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Event Series Spanish Table

Spanish Table

Williams Hall, Rm. 207 University of Maine, Orono

Language Tables will run through the Spring 2022 semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes […]

What If The Moon Didn’t Exist? (online)

Online

The University of Maine Alumni Association presents a talk by Dr. Neil Comins.  Without the moon, Earth would be significantly different from what it is today. Renowned scientist and author Dr. Neil Comins will explain the evolution of the Earth-moon system and the Moon's profound effects on our planet and life as we know it. […]

Occupation and Cooperation: Strategies for Socialism in Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement

Bangor Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

Bruce Gilbert, Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Arts, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec Marxist politics has often focused on seizing state power through revolutionary or electoral means, producing mostly failures of great bloodshed and violence, coup d'états and weak social democratic policies. In Brazil, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) has adopted a different strategy to build […]

The Intersection of Local Campaigns and National Politics: Reflections on Political Reporting in Maine

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium and online

 On Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium (and remotely via Zoom), the Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist Program presents a talk by Bangor Daily News politics editor Michael Shepherd titled “The Intersection of Local Campaigns and National Politics: Reflections on Political Reporting in Maine.” This event is sponsored […]

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