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Upcoming Event: Collective Memory at Canada’s Prison for Women by Lisa Guenther on April 17

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Presented by the Department of Humanities

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

GREAT LAKES RESEARCH CENTER 202

In her talk, Lisa Guenther will reflect on this question as a supporter of the P4W Memorial Collective, a group of women who did time in the Kingston Prison for Women (P4W). The prison closed in 2000, and it is now owned by a private developer who is turning it into luxury condos and a retirement home. In the midst of this development, the Collective is creating a memorial garden and outdoor gallery in honour of those who died in the prison, and those who continue to live and die in prisons across so-called Canada. The aim of this memory work is not only to preserve the past, but also to change the future, so that people will never again die in the name of justice.

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Upcoming Event: Mosaic For Earth on April 20

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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024 | 7:30 PM

ROZSA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Tech Choirs celebrate Earth Day with a presentation of Dwight Bigler’s Mosaic for Earth. The new 14-movement work celebrates the wonders of nature and explores humanity’s impact on the environment and our responsibility towards it.

For more information, visit the Michigan Tech Events Calendar.

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IPEC Social Event: March 21, 4:00-6:00 PM

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Save the date for this semester’s IPEC Social Event! We welcome returning, new and prospective members to join us.

When: March 21, 2024 from 4:00-6:00pm

Where: Walker 139, IPEC Office

What: A general meeting to welcome members to the updated IPEC office space.

We will provide light refreshments during the event.

Contact Director Stefka Hristova, shristov@mtu.edu, for more information.

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This Week’s IPEC Programming

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This week, IPEC is co-sponsoring the event Speaking Truth to Power: Poets, Writers, Resistance and Resilience

Event Details

PRESENTER | Michigan Tech Art
VENUE | East Reading Room, Van Pelt and Opie Library
WHEN| February 1, 2024 | 12-1 P.M.

Free, light refreshments will be available.

Leading up to the Rozsa Art Gallery exhibition, Simple Machines: Poetry, Letterpress, and the Art of the Little Magazine, please join special guest, Ukrainian poet, Yuliya Musakovska for a poetry reading followed by a panel discussion with Musakovska and Michigan Tech professors Richard Canevez, Stephanie Carpenter, and M. Bartley Seigel. This event is free and open to the public.

CONTENT GUIDANCE | strong language, war, poetry, activism, small press, publishing, printmaking

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This Week’s IPEC Programming

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We have two great events scheduled this week!

  1. Guidance for (Land) Acknowledgement Statements in Ojibwa Homelands
    • CANCELED Thursday, November 30 from 5:00-6:30pm in Walker 120A
    • See event page for more information.
  2. Algorithmic Culture Brown Bag with Stefka Hristova and Soonkwan Hong
    • Friday, December 1 from 12:00-1:00pm in Peterson Library (Walker 3rd Floor)
    • Description: The sheer presence of algorithms poses existential questions about how deeply computational mechanisms have come to permeate everyday life. Join IPEC’s Director and Associate Director in discussing biases and unintended consequences of algorithms and AI.
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This Week’s IPEC Programming

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Cayuse Training, 11/14 9-10:00 AM, Library Room 242

Join us tomorrow from 9-10:00 AM in Library Room 242 for Cayuse Training! Register for the session to attend.

Research Proposal Writing Workshop, 11/16 6:30-7:30 PM, Walker 107

On Thursday, we’re collaborating with the Graduate Student Government and Ecosystem Science Center for a Research Proposal Writing Workshop, geared toward Graduate Students. Visit GSG’s website for more information about the event.

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This Week’s IPEC Programming

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Dr. Jason Archer’s Guest Appearance on IPEC’s podcast streams tomorrow, November 7! In our third episode, host Kendall Belopavlovich and Jason discuss his research in human machine communication, haptics, and sensory studies. Check out our podcast page for more.

On Thursday, the Graduate Student Government will be facilitating a 3 Minute Thesis competition. The finals will be held from 6-8:00pm, November 9, at the Great Lakes Research Center.

Finally, Friday is set to see IPEC members Charles Wallace and Susanna Peters facilitate a Computer Science Colloquium from 3-4:00pm in Rekhi 214. This event is also available as a webinar. See the event page for more details!

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This Week’s IPEC Programming

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Another Body (2023)

Join us at the 41 North Film Festival for two panels featuring our members!

Time Bomb Y2K: November 2, 7:00 PM

Following the film Time Bomb Y2K, there will be a panel discussion/Q&A with Steven Walton, Associate Professor of History, Charles Wallace, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and Jason Archer, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Technologies.

Another Body: November 5, 3:30 PM

A panel discussion will follow the film Another Body, featuring Stefka Hristova, Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture; Susanna Peters, Social Sciences, Reid DeVoge, Public Safety and Police Services; and Laura Putwen, Academic and Community Conduct.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month Workshop Event

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Event Details

Thursday, November 30, 5:00-6:30PM in Walker 120A

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Guidance for (Land) Acknowledgements within Ojibwa Homelands

Abstract

Honoring Land and Life within Ojibwa homelands is the shared responsibility of all peoples, including Michigan Tech community members. In this November’s national celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage, we center the spotlight on the Keweenaw’s history and landscape to learn more about the original stewards, the Anishinaabe Ojibwa, and their long-held and contemporary practices, as they have done since time immemorial. In this workshop, we will engage participants in ways Michigan Tech community members can be active in our responsibilities to honor land and life. Specifically, we will share information and resources on local history and tribal nation communities, as well as how to practice acknowledging our place within the Keweenaw as informed and respectful community members. We’ll also hear from students, staff, and faculty about their experiences in practices of acknowledging, share stories of personal growth, and provide space to address participant thoughts and questions in a good way.  All are welcome to join this timely dialogue in celebration of Indigenous heritages and our shared commitment to Keweenaw lands and livelihoods.

Refreshments will be provided!

Sponsored by Institute for Policy, Ethics and Culture, Great Lakes Research Center, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the Van Pelt and Opie Library

Contact Kendall Belopavlovich, kybelopa@mtu.edu for more information.

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