Firstly, apologies for the late upload…. Dissertation proposals had us somewhat preoccupied. However, we hope to make this up to you with the fantastic variety of events that we have selected for you this week which include everything from second-hand clothes sales, a careers fayre, workshops and a multitude of interesting talk ranging from happiness to climate grief. As always if you have any events that you think your fellow geographers would like then please drop us a message!
Cambridge Careers Fair; Friday 14th February 2020; 10:00-14:00:
Hosted by: The UK Careers Fair
Venue: The Cambridge Hotel, Granta Place, Mill Lane, CB2 1RT Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
About the event: The Cambridge Careers Fair will offer candidates from all backgrounds, experience and education level the opportunity to speak to an abundance of local employers, all in one place. No pre-registration is required.
A Lot On Our Plate: Global Food Security in the 21st Century; Friday 14th February 2020; 12:30-17:30:
Hosted by: Charly Pressdee
Venue: Palmerston Room, Fisher Building, St. John’s College, Cambridge.
About the event: The 2020 Lady Margaret Beaufort Intellectual Connections Conference, which will focus on food security, uniting academics, technology start-ups and NGO representatives to discuss how we can ensure that a growing global population can be sustainably fed.
A Workshop on Climate Grief with Sustaining All Life; Friday 14th February 2020; 18:00-19:30:
Hosted by: Ethical Affairs in Cambridge and Decolonise Sociology.
Venue: Keynes Hall, King’s College, Cambridge.
About the event:The Sustaining All Life Collective, with Dr Monica Figueroa will lead a workshop on climate grief. “Sustaining All Life, a project of the Re-Evaluation Counseling Community, offers tools of mutual support, engaged listening, and a process that frees people from the effects of the hurts and oppression. We can also use these tools to remove many of the difficulties of working together. This personal work heals the emotional damage and, as a result, people are able to think more clearly about the environmental crisis, build and strengthen alliances, and fully enjoy working together to set the world right. This healing work also builds courage and stamina, and the confidence that we can create a just, sustainable future for everyone.”
Cambridge International Development Conference 2020; Saturday 15th February 2020; 10:00-16:00:
Hosted by: Cambridge International Development Conference.
Venue: Palmerston Room St. Johnʼs College, Cambridge.
About the event: This year, our speaker panels and workshop focuses on ‘Rising Tides – Inequality in an Age of Climate Change’ and will bring together students, academics and leading NGO practitioners. Go to hear, meet and learn about careers in international development from people at the forefront of making change.
Clothes Swap – Fitz Ethical Affairs x The Nu Wardrobe; Sunday 16th February 2020; 12:00-15:00:
Hosted by: Fitz Ethical Affairs, The Nu Wardrobe Cambridge and SolidariTee National.
Venue: Upper Hall 1, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
About the event: There’ll be groovy garms, classy clothes, awesome apparel and much more, so make sure to bring along some pre-loved clothes to exchange. Rejecting fast fashion is one of the best ways to reduce your environmental impact every week, 11 million items of clothing are sent to landfill in the UK alone.
Resisting the Far Right: The Threat of Eco-Fascism Workshop; Sunday 16th February 2020; 17:00-19:00:
Hosted by: Ethical Affairs in Cambridge.
Venue: Keynes Hall, King’s College, Cambridge.
About the event: Eco-fascism is a cynical co-optation of ecological anxiety by the far right to increase border violence, harden state repression, and blame the environmental crisis on the communities that have contributed least to it. Any movement for climate justice will need to be equipped to combat these ideas in the years ahead.Come for an interactive discussion with members of the Green Anti-Capitalist Front and London Anti-Facist Assembly that will explore what eco-fascism is, where it stems from, and how we can build communities and movements to resist this growing threat.
Mr Rory Landman – How the Financial System works; Tuesday 18th February 2020; 18:00-20:00:
Hosted by: Trinity College Economics Society.
Venue: OCR, Trinity College, Cambridge.
About the event: Mr Landman, Trinity College’s Senior Bursar, will be delivering a talk about how the financial system works to deploy capital. This talk will be valuable both to those considering careers in the financial services sector, and those who want to understand how their savings and pensions might be invested!
Middle East: Political economy of lost opportunities, chaos and uncertainty; Tuesday 18th February 2020; 17:00-18:30:
Hosted by: Cambridge Forum on Geopolitics.
Venue: Bateman Auditorium, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
About the event:The Middle East has entered a phase of political chaos unprecedented since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Yemen, Libya, and Syria have turned into failed states, while Iraq and Lebanon face deep political crises. This has created profound misery for the general populace whose social grievances have escalated with widespread unemployment and outmoded developmental models. Shrinking fiscal base and rising public debt have limited the options of regional governments to restructure their economies. Geopolitical uncertainty will only make matters worse and force the region into greater instability.
Daniel Zamora on Foucault and the end of politics after 68; Wednesday 19th February 2020; 17:30-19:00:
Hosted by: Reading Marx Seminar at Cambridge
Venue: McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
About the event: Daniel Zamora (Université Libre de Bruxelles) will speak about his most recent publication with Lux (2019), and will address how Foucault’s work relates to the anti-Marxism of his time. Please note that Daniel’s book is only available in French for the moment being, but that it is forthcoming with Verso under the title “The Last Man Takes LSD. Foucault After 68”.
Can we be happier? Could economics help?; Wednesday 19th February 2020; 17:30-18:30:
Hosted by: Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism
Venue: Room 3, Mill Lane, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge.About the event: Lord Richard Layard (LSE) will discuss his new book – his vision of a happier society and how better economics could help produce better public policies. Using his own concept of social welfare, he’ll show how the science of happiness provides enough evidence to select better policies – and what those policies are.