A
student-led effort across facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue, awareness,
and action on international development.
CUPID
organizes and co-sponsors events at Columbia covering a variety of
international development topics, with speakers of diverse expertise
and background. These events are advertised on this website and
on CUPID’s email list.CUPID is happy to support organizations and individuals in promoting discussion of issues in international development. For more information or to partner with CUPID on an event, please contact Janna Metzler or Taylor Conger.
PAST EVENTS
November 30, 2010
CUPID & ICAP World AIDS Day Event
October 28, 2010
The Price of Stones
Doesn't Add Up: Human Rights monitoring, Databases and Knowledge
January 28, 2010
Immigration Conference: Listening to the Voice of Immigrants
December 5, 2009
World AIDS Day Event: TWO MEN TALKING
December 1, 2009
In Johannesburg, a teacher asks two rival schoolboys to tell each other a story. Decades later, they meet by chance in New York and begin a lifelong friendship. Part story telling and part conversation, Two Men Talking is an unscripted performance that shares their real stories of harassment, homophobia, racism, and HIV/AIDS. Audience members are invited to share as well.
Hosted by ICAP and Rockafellar Foundation
Children on the Front Line: An Evening With Ishmael Beah
November 18, 2009
Columbia University’s UN Studies Program Working Group with the Human Rights Working Group invites you to an event on child soldiers and children in armed conflict. The event celebrates the passage of Security Council Resolution 1882, which addresses the continued use and abuse of children in armed conflict globally, urges all parties to conflict to respect the rights of children and further calls on states to end impunity and prosecute those who are responsible for the egregious crimes committed against children.
"Microfinance, Social Enterprise, and the Law" Symposium
November 17, 2009
As part of a 2-day collaboration with NYU’s Law & Social Entrepreneurship Association, social entrepreneurs, lawyers from Chadbourne & Parke, Latham & Watkins, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and students will discuss microfinance from a legal point of view. These professionals will describe their experiences and debate the merits of microfinance. Wine and cheese will follow.
This Symposium is co-hosted by the CSIL, CUPID, the Reynolds Program, Career Services, CBLA, InSite, and Student Senate.
Improving Maternal Outcomes in Tibet
October 26, 2006
On Monday morning, October 26, the Department of Epidemiology and CUPID had the pleasure of introducing Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen and his work to the Columbia community at the Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Gyaltsen is a Tibetan medical doctor, Buddhist monk, and leader in Tibetan rural development.
"Gender, Peace, and Security" Conference
October 23, 2009
At this critical time, with conflict on the rise, there are growing concerns over how gender is being considered, or sometimes overlooked, in issues of global peace and security. As this October marks the 9th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325, it is nearly a decade since the participation of women in peacebuilding and negotiation has been formally and internationally recognized and encouraged. The hosts and sponsors of the conference on "Gender, Peace, and Security" feel that it is timely and important to mark this important anniversary with an event addressing the changes that have been made as well as those that have yet to be addressed involving both the inclusion of women and gender minorities and the inclusion of gender-related issues into the foreground in the field of peace and security.
Anti-Trafficking Policy and its Effects at Home and Abroad
October 19, 2009
Dr. Ditmore will be discussing US funding policy on trafficking and HIV, the Traffic in Persons Report, examples of US pressure on other countries and their responses, and the consequences for sex workers and people in extremely abusive working conditions in a variety of industries.
Panelists also include:
Clara Sommarin- Child Protection Specialist - Exploitation and Violence at UNICEF headquarters in New York.
Anke Strauss-Liaison Officer to the Office of the IOM Permanent Observer to the UN
Hosted By: The Migration Working Group and Gender Policy Working Group of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
Sponsored By: The Urban and Social Policy and Economic and Political Development Concentrations at SIPA; The Asian Pacific Affairs Council and Human Rights Working Group at SIPA; CUPID.
Deutsche Bank Microcredit Development Fund
November 30, 2006
Deutsche Bank has joined with progressive clients of its private bank to establish the Deutsche Bank Microcredit Development Fund as a financial tool to fuel the growth and reach of microfinancing programs around the world. The fund provides loans to non-profit microfinance institutions or non-profits that are evolving into regulated entities. David Gough will speak about the Fund’s progress, the promise of microcredit and the importance of corporate social responsibility.
Co-sponsored by CUPID, the Responsible Economic Development Group, Barnard EARTH, and Engineers Without Borders
Official Investigators Speak on UN Oil-for-Food Scandal
November 29, 2006
Mark Califano and Jeffrey Meyer co-led the official investigation of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme and co-authored a recently released book on the findings, entitled Good Intentions Corrupted: The Oil for Food Scandal And the Threat to the U.N.
Come hear the story of how a program meant to provide humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people ended up enriching Saddam Hussein instead, and learn what this scandal means for the United Nations.
Co-sponsored by CUPID and the Columbia Society of International Law
Globalization & Labor: Campesino Leaders from around the World To Discuss the Effects of Trade and Immigration
November 27, 2006
Come hear leaders of agricultural communities from Brazil & Mali discuss how subsidized agricultural imports and immigration impact them. CUPID is hosting this event in partnership with the Global Grassroots Leader in Residence Program at Rutgers University, which aims to forge links between these grassroots leaders, the academic community, and student and community activists.
Environmentally Responsible Business: A View from the Trenches
October 10, 2006
Mr. Lawrence D. Malizzi, P.G.
Director, WSP Environmental Strategies
How do environmental concerns affect the bottom line for industry? In what ways are businesses exposed to environmental liability? What solutions exist to minimize risks and mitigate damage? What does it mean for the private sector to provide responsible stewardship of natural resources, and to what extent is global industry doing so? What career opportunities exist for individuals to promote environmentally responsible business practices?
Come hear an experienced environmental consultant share his knowledge and stories from helping global industry address these issues. He will also discuss careers in environmental consulting.
Lawrence Malizzi, a professional geologist, has over sixteen years experience in due diligence, insurance underwriting and claims support, oil spill response management, and Natural Resource Damage Assessment. He has managed projects across a wide range of disciplines -- from groundwater and soil remediation to major oil spills to hazardous waste management -- for clients in the insurance, property development, industrial, maritime, oil and gas, and financial sectors. He has lived and worked in both the US and Europe.
Co-sponsored by CUPID and the Environmental Law Society.
An Introduction to International Development at Columbia
September 14, 2006
Targeted at students new to Columbia, this event provides an introduction to the University’s wide-ranging resources in international development and how one can take advantage of them.
Professors from several graduate schools at Columbia will discuss the University's research, activities, and resources in international development. Learn about how you can get involved with CUPID and international development at Columbia!
Speakers include:
Gauri Bhattacharya, Social Work
Josh Friedman, Journalism
Geoffrey Heal, Business
Anne Paxton, Public Health
Katharina Pistor, Law
Louise Rosen, Earth Institute
Sheila Chanani, IGERT
Shari Spiegel, CU Initiative for Policy Dialogue
Josh Friedman, Journalism
Geoffrey Heal, Business
Anne Paxton, Public Health
Katharina Pistor, Law
Louise Rosen, Earth Institute
Sheila Chanani, IGERT
Shari Spiegel, CU Initiative for Policy Dialogue
A happy hour will follow!
China Blue: A night of film, food, discussion, and action…
April 26, 2006
China Blue (2006, 87 minutes), shot clandestinely in China, is the inside story of a blue-jeans factory where workers are trying to survive the harsh working environment. The film paints a nuanced, tender and ultimately moving portrait of the daily lives of the young workers, mostly rural women, who make clothes for multinational retail corporations. The film brings the complex issues of globalization to the human level.
“China Blue makes a stronger case against worker exploitation than any news item could.” – Variety. China Blue won the Amnesty Human Rights Award at the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam.
Post-screening discussion and how you can get involved, featuring:
Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor; Chair, Department of Political Science, Columbia University; Board Member, China Labor Watch and Human Rights in China.
Christine Clarke, China Program Coordinator, National Labor Committee.
Moderator: Sara (Meg) Davis, China Action; Author of Song and Silence: Ethnic revival on China’s southwest borders (Columbia University Press).
Co-sponsored by the Columbia University Corporate Social Responsibility Network, China Action, Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID), and the Human Rights Working Group.
HIV/AIDS and Economic Development
March 27, 2006
A Lecture By
Mr. Stephen Lewis
UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World
Introduction By
Dr. Allan Rosenfield
Dean, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
Joseph R. DeLamar Professor of Public Health and Obsterics and Gynecology
Co-sponsored by Barnard-Undergraduate Public Health Society (BCUPHS) and CUPID.
Human Rights and Social Justice Issues in China Discussion Series: The Role of the US in dealing with Censorship in China
March 21, 2006
Panelists:
Ben Liebman, Professor, Columbia Law School
Sharon Hom, Executive Director, Human Rights in China
Hou Wenzhuo, Executive Director, Empowerment and Rights Institute
George Lian, Research Scholar at Columbia Journalism School, former Chinese Senior Editor
Moderator:
Sara (Meg) Davis, Author, Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders, China Researcher for Human Rights Watch for 3 years.
Co-sponsored
by CUPID, the Human Rights Working Group,
and Partners.
International Women's Day
Women Engaged: Powerful Multipliers in US Human Rights Organizing
March 6, 2006
Roundtable in Celebration of International Women’s Day and the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
CSW meeting attendees, Columbia graduate and undergraduate students and faculty, women’s groups and other activists are cordially invited to the Columbia University campus for a presentation and to join in a discussion of human rights organizing and women’s issues in the United States. Refreshments served.
Bringing the momentum of "rights-based" organizing grounded in international treaties to bear on traditional so-called "women's issues" in the United States – status in employment, in the home and in the power structure, inadequate family support, gender-based violence, and the marginal living conditions of many women. The power and challenges of organizing in solidarity under CERD, CEDAW and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Do women have special insights, analyses, aspirations and skills to contribute to grow the movement?
Presenters:
Laura Roskos, Advancing Human
Rights/CEDAW Committee, Women’s International League for Peace
and Freedom US, Moderator
Tonya Williams, Women & Katrina Project, US Human Rights Network
Ejim Dike, New York City Human Rights Initiative, Urban Justice Center
Marilyn Clement, HealthCare Now!
Tonya Williams, Women & Katrina Project, US Human Rights Network
Ejim Dike, New York City Human Rights Initiative, Urban Justice Center
Marilyn Clement, HealthCare Now!
Co-sponsored by The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US, MassCEDAW, and CUPID.
Lawyers in International Development
February 20, 2006
Jeffrey Avina, UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director for Country Operations for Western and Central Africa, spoke about his career that has ranged from private legal practice to international development in Bhutan, Laos, Honduras and Africa. Mr. Avina answered questions from the audience and talked about career strategies and opportunities for lawyers interested in international development, as well as the global fight against poverty.
Mr. Avina holds a JD from Harvard Law School, MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, MA in International Development Education from Stanford University, and BA in International Relations & Latin American Studies from the Catholic University in Peru.
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Society of International Law (CSIL) and CUPID.
Displaced Persons in Colombia
October 28, 2005
Margarita Muñoz (Colombia) has worked extensively with vulnerable populations in Colombia, especially women and children displaced by the armed conflict in Bogota and Cartagena. As the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom’s Colombia Project Coordinator she has worked to develop and promote women, peace and security advocacy tools.
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