Organizations in Solidarity Publication Series: Advancing Equity Series
OrgsinSolidarity is excited to invite you to the first session in the long-awaited OiS Publication Event Series! This series will be an interactive forum in which partners and members will have the opportunity to engage with OiS publications in a meaningful way with support from experts on event topics. Each of the following publications will have a dedicated meeting time to have interactive discussions and workshops on the relevant subject matter.
The first in the events program will be Advancing Equity in Mentorship. In this segment of the series, we will discuss mentorship, the impact of mentorship—particularly on people of color—and how to elevate equity-focused mentoring within the fields of peace, security, and foreign policy.
What You Can Expect
Inspiring Speakers: We have gathered a diverse group of experienced experts to share their insights and experiences on advancing equity through mentorship. You'll hear from individuals who are making a difference in their communities and industries.
Interactive Workshop time: Engage in hands-on workshops designed to provide you with actionable tools and strategies to promote equity and inclusion in your personal and professional life.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded individuals who are equally passionate about advancing equity. Share ideas, collaborate, and build meaningful relationships.
Q&A Sessions: Have your questions answered by our panel of experts, ensuring you leave with a deeper understanding of the issues at hand.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with OiS publications, attend workshops, and engage with knowledgeable practitioners. We look forward to your participation in this event.
WPSR 2023 Health Justice Gala
Save Friday, September 22nd for Washington PSR’s annual gala! Join friends and colleagues to celebrate our wins and raise funds for the work that still needs to be done. Save the date and help us protect Washington from the gravest threats to health.
Mark your calendars for this event and stay tuned for event information. See you there!
Invisible Devastation: The Global Legacy of Uranium
A discussion in neocolonialism, narrative setting, and racial inequity in the nuclear enterprise.
REGISTER NOW: https://psr-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zvz3-SnVRPyyIZl45PlTYg#/registration
OiS August Full Partnership Meeting
OiS Full partnership meetings are an opportunity for partners to discuss DEI challenges, successes in a safe space.
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ldOyoqToqG9weZbFHBWhUT_h4YF_FO-09
WCAPS/ Gin & Atomics Happy Hour
This event is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with other professionals in foreign policy and the nuclear sector. If you're in Washington DC and want to connect a person to a Zoom box for OiS folks (including me) and meet some lovely WCAPS folks drop by!
Details:
When: August 10, at 6 pm Eastern Time
Where: Hook Hall, Washington DC
To RSVP, please be sure to complete this form.
2023 Summer Conference
The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2023 Summer Conference at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on July 26 and 27. PONI is now soliciting applications for the conference. Public registration for attendees is forthcoming.
The conference will provide an opportunity for rising experts in the nuclear field to share their research with mid-career and senior stakeholders at one of the nation’s preeminent nuclear laboratories. PONI seeks presentation proposals from emerging nuclear experts on topics related to arms control and non-proliferation, including:
The future of arms control
The Non-Proliferation Treaty and paths ahead
Allies and proliferation
PONI will equally consider presentation proposals on other arms control and non-proliferation-related subjects.
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and U.S. national nuclear laboratories
APSIA Online Graduate School Fair I - July 2023
Thinking about Grad School? Searching for an international career in the private, public, or non-governmental sector?
Whether you’ve just started your search or have a shortlist in mind, representatives of APSIA's top international affairs and public policy graduate schools can help you navigate the admissions process.
Register today and answer your questions about:
application requirements,
curricula and joint degrees,
financial aid, and
career opportunities.
Go beyond what you read on a website - leave with new information and personal connections to admissions staff.
By registering you agree to share your information with APSIA and its members*
Cooking With Gas: Health Harms from Gas Stoves (My Green Doctor)
My Green Doctor is partnering with Physicians for Social Responsibility to provide MGD members with a free, CME-accredited webinar entitled Cooking With Gas: Health Harms from Gas Stoves.
In recent months, gas stoves and their associated health effects have been shoved into the limelight and Culture War. No matter how you feel about gas stoves, the fact remains that whether they are on or off gas appliances like gas stoves emit dangerous concentrations of air pollutants while also combusting fossil fuels, driving climate change further and further.
Join us on Thursday July 13th at 12pm, 1pm, or 2pm ET to learn about the harmful air pollutants produced by gas stoves, what they do to the human body, and what you can do to reduce your, your family’s and your patients’ risk of exposure. Physician CMEs and Nursing CEUs will be provided free-of-charge. Register here at any of the links included at the page below.
Diversity in Voiceshare of Nuclear Weapons Media Coverage
For the past several years, ReThink Media’s research and analysis team has tracked gender and race data in nuclear reporting. We will share this year’s data on who is being quoted in media coverage on nuclear weapons and arms control issues, and reflect together on how our community can continue to bring underrepresented voices to the forefront of coverage and analysis on our issues.
ReThink is thrilled to be joined by Laura Kelly, Foreign Policy Reporter at The Hill, one of a handful of journalists raising the bar in the nuclear reporting space by uplifting diverse sources in her reporting.
The Everyday Feminist: The Key to Sustainable Social Impact - Driving Movements We Need Now
Please join the CSIS Economics Program and the Project for Prosperity and Development for an event with Global Fund for Women’s President Latanya Mapp Frett on her new book “The Everyday Feminist: The Key to Sustainable Social Impact–Driving Movements We Need Now.”
We are seeing a wave of women’s rights rollbacks – from the repeal of Roe v Wade in the US to systematic rights violations in Afghanistan. At the same time grassroots feminists are loudly standing up like never before, joining the protests in Iran or saying “me too.” worldwide. Research shows these grassroots feminist activists and movements are the most effective levers against rising gender inequality as well as other social issues—but they and their work are often overlooked.
Countering AAPI Discrimination and its Intersections with U.S. Foreign Policy
Since the early history of the United States, America has been engaged in Asia and home to Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The arc of the United States’ history is filled with legacies of both rising opportunity for and deepening discrimination toward AAPI communities that often intersected with shifting tides in U.S. foreign policy toward Asia. As the United States emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic—and the spike in AAPI hate crimes that came with it—and adopts a more assertive foreign policy towards China, how can the U.S. foreign policy community further counter AAPI hate and discrimination?
Please join CSIS to commemorate AAPI Heritage Month with a keynote address by Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative and Co-Chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), and a panel discussion exploring ways to counter AAPI hate and discrimination and its intersections with U.S. foreign policy in Asia.
This event, hosted by the Center’s Asia Program, Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs (DLIA) Project, and the staff-led Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Employee Resource Group (ERG), builds on an event held in 2021, “Countering Asian and Asian American Discrimination as a Dimension of Foreign Policy.”
A networking reception for in-person guests will follow the expert panel.
Chinese Assessments of Countersanctions Strategies
The financial sanctions implemented by the United States and its key allies and partners in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been unprecedented in their scale and scope. How are Chinese scholars and policymakers assessing the effectiveness of these sanctions, and what debates are unfolding about strategies and approaches Beijing might develop to counter or circumvent similar U.S.-led action in the future?
Please join the Interpret: China project and the CSIS Economics Program for a panel discussion of this important topic, drawing on recently translated primary source documents. The expert panel will feature Martin Chorzempa, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Barry Naughton, So Kwan Lok Chair of Chinese International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California San Diego, and Maria Shagina, Diamond-Brown Senior Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The discussion will be moderated by Gerard DiPippo, senior fellow with the CSIS Economics Program.
APSIA's Spring 2023 Virtual Open Houses
Interested in a specific topic of study or want to learn more about fields within International Affairs? Attend our virtual open houses throughout the months of May and June! Hear from a few schools that offer topic-focused programs in a more intimate setting. Learn what YOU can do with an APSIA degree!
Attend any of the following themed open houses:
Development and Conflict Resolution - May 10 at 4:00PM ET
Diplomacy and International Cooperation - May 16 at 4:00PM ET
Women, Peace, and Security - May 18 at 12:00PM ET
National Security and Global Threats - May 23 at 2:00PM ET
Global Communications - May 25 at 4:00PM ET
Human Rights, Social Justice, and Law - May 31 at 2:00PM ET
Energy, Sustainability, and Climate - June 6 at 4:00PM ET
Sign up for any and all of the topics you want to explore! Participants will receive a link 24 hours before the event. Please note: these sessions will be recorded.
*By registering you agree to share your information with APSIA and its members for the purpose of sharing graduate school information and related events.*
2023 OiS Virtual Career Day
OrgsinSolidarity is very excited to announce that the OiS Career Day is back in 2023! This day stands on the 12 commitments outlined in our Solidarity Statement “Standing against Racism”.
This event connects candidates from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about starting a career in peace, security, and foreign policy with employers working to diversify their networks.
OiS Full Partnership Meeting
The OrgsinSolidarity Full Partnership meeting occurs on the third Thursday of each month from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This time is reserved for individual and organizational partners to convene to discuss the landscape, challenges, and ongoing efforts and best practices with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in their respective workplaces.
This meeting also serves as a forum to discuss working group and project updates.
Mentorship Hub Launch
To change the narrative and improve the accessibility and quality of mentorship across the fields of peace, security and foreign policy, OrgsinSolidarity is launching an online community and resource platform the OiS Mentorship Hub!
OrgsinSolidarity created its Mentorship Hub to welcome, connect, and support its members and allies in making mentorship more accessible across peace, security, and foreign policy disciplines, especially for people of color. Through the resources, forums, events, and opportunities featured on the Hub, we encourage organizations, individuals, and program managers to crave equity-focused mentoring opportunities.
On this online community and resource forum, you will be able to find:
Research and strategies related to effective diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives;
Highlights the impact of mentorship on individuals and organizations, especially women and people of color;
Recommended practices and tools for mentors and mentees;
A space for resource and idea sharing among practitioners who share our vision; and
Proactive mentoring connections between practitioners.
Join us for this event to learn more and hear about new, exciting publications from the Mentorship working group!
OrgsinSolidarity Monthly Full Partnership Meeting
The OrgsinSolidarity Partnership meets on a monthly basis to confer, share progress, and discuss our work.
OrgsinSolidarity Monthly Full Partnership Meeting
The OrgsinSolidarity Partnership meets on a monthly basis to confer, share progress, and discuss our work.
Breaking Into the Field: Building Your Professional Network in Peace and Security
A strong network is essential to any job in peace and security. Join the Forming the Future Working Group for the fourth installment of our Breaking into the Field Series where we'll discuss how to build a network and advance your career!
