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Climate Crisis, Utopian Practice, and the Elemental City
Richard Widick, Noa Cykman and Somak Mukherjee speak on the work of the Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Studies research cluster Richard Widick Speaks at the EJ/CJ Orfalea Research Cluster Presentation On April 14th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its second research

“Potty Politics,” Covid Oral Histories, and the Downwinders
Tina Guirguis, Surojit Kayal, and Tina Cordova present on the works of the Future Infrastructures: Water, Energy and Justice research cluster On April 21st, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its third research cluster gathering, featuring presentations from our Future Infrastructures: Water, Energy

Queer and Trans Zines in Pandemic Times
The Global Genders and Sexualities research cluster presented on Queer and Trans zines acting as archives of life-making during the pandemic, and led the audience through a zine making workshop On March 17th, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, began a series of presentations, featuring

Global Carceral States and the “War on Terror”
Lisa Hajjar, Leila Zonouzi and Alejandro Prado present on the works of the Transnationalizing the Study of the United States research cluster Director of the Orfalea Center, Paul Amar, gives opening remarks On April 28th the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Prof. Paul Amar, hosted its finale