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Double Header: Activist Scholars and Social Unionism and Academic Freedom, Due Process, and Rights at the University of Maine (online)

"Activist Scholars and Social Unionism: The Meaning of the Walsh-Sweezy Case at Harvard University, 1935–1938," presented by Nathan Godfried, Professor of History, The University of Maine and "Academic Freedom, Due Process, and Rights at the University of Maine," presented by Lisa Neuman, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies, University of Maine. Godfried will […]

Family Surveillance (Note: Zoom lecture, Monday, 6 p.m.)

Dorothy Roberts, University Professor of Law, Sociology, Civil Rights, and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania Acclaimed scholar of race, gender and law, Dorothy Roberts will deliver annual Howard B. Schonberger […]

Socialism in 2022 (Zoom Panel)

Sonja K. Birthisel, Director of the Wilson Center, The University of Maine Ian M. Mette, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, UMaine Doug Allen, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, UMaine Go to […]

The End of Policing (online)

Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center and author of "The End of Policing" will be the webinar presenter. The webinar will be facilitated by Brian Pitman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMaine. There will be five diverse responders. There are 10 co-sponsors of this significant program.   Go to umaine.edu/SocialistAndMarxistStudiesSeries for the […]

With So Much Violence in the United States and the Contemporary World, How Can Nonviolence be Relevant and Effective? (online)

The latest entry in the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series for Fall 2022 is set for Thursday, Nov. 3 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom.   The panel discussion is titled "With So Much Violence in the United States and the Contemporary World, How Can Nonviolence be Relevant and Effective?" Panelists include: Tamra Benson, student Core Organizer […]

A New Chapter in Latin America’s Pursuit of Sovereignty: Gustavo Petro’s Vision for the Future of the Americas (online)

Tamara Benson, student Core Organizer of UMaine Climate Action Ilaria Bardini, student President of the Maine Peace Action Committee Sonja K. Birthisel, Director of the Wilson Center, The University of Maine Doug Allen, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, UMaine Go to umaine.edu/SocialistAndMarxistStudiesSeries for more information about the Fall series. 

A New Chapter in Latin America’s Pursuit of Sovereignty: Gustavo Petro’s Vision for the Future of the Americas (online)

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Stefano TIjerina, Lecturer in Management, Maine Business School, UMaine The vision of Colombia's new President Petro emphasizes Latin American cooperation, self-determinism, sustainable economic and environmental values, social justice and challenges to the status quo imposed by the United States.  Go to umaine.edu/SocialistAndMarxistStudiesSeries for more information about the Fall series. 

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