Where: University of Oregon, Lillis 182

Please join us for a special screening of Brave Miss World. This film follows the life of Miss Israel, Linor Abargil, from her abduction in Milan, to her crowning as Miss Israel and through her crusade to fight for justice and break the silence.

Where: University of Oregon, 110 Willamette Hall

Judaic Studies welcomes Shoshanna Nambi for a multimedia presentation and discussion. Shoshanna is an active Jewish learner and leader in her congregation and an activist in women's and community health issues.

Where: University of Oregon, 150 Columbia Hall

Northwest PeaceJam presents Forgiveness: the Triumph of the Human Spirit. Eva Kor will discuss her journey from Auschwitz to forgiveness.

Students attend for free. Admission is $5 for the public.

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The University of Oregon (UO) will host the 6^th "Engaging with Vietnam - An Interdisciplinary Dialogue" Conference, Nov. 6-7. The two-day international conference promotes the study of Vietnam and dialogue between diverse communities of Vietnam scholars.

This annual event has been held for five times since 2009 in Vietnam, Australia, and the U.S., co-sponsored by Monash University, Vietnam National University, and University of Hawaii. The Sixth Conference will be held for the first time at the UO.

Where: Multiple Locations

Join experts in a multidisciplinary discussion of the issues and challenges facing women in a globalized world at the 2014 Globalization, Gender and Development Conference at the University of Oregon.

Where: EMU Oak Room

Where: 201 Villard Hall

Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Where: Many Nations Long House

Where: Grassroots Garden

Where: Jaqua Academic Center Room 101

Three years after the Arab Spring, the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa still grapple with many questions about who will rule, and how. The civil war in Syria drags on; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict endures without resolution; and governments in many countries and regions face popular challenges to their authority. This symposium engages the University of Oregon and Eugene communities in a vibrant discussion of these and other critical issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.