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Wealth and Poverty Week on Immigrants, Feb. 1-8

Wealth and Poverty Week on Immigrants, Feb. 1-8

The Wealth and Poverty theme presents the Ohio University Week on Immigrants, Feb. 1-8 Immigration is a significant political issue across the world. An estimated 258 million people worldwide live in a country other than their country of birth. Nearly 50 million now live in the United States.  The Wealth and Poverty Week on […]

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February 1, 2019 at 11:45 pmEvents

Wealth & Poverty | Glass House: Anchor Hocking and Lancaster, OH, Feb. 20

Brian Alexander

The Wealth and Poverty theme presents a public lecture by Brian Alexander on “Glass House: Anchor Hocking and Lancaster, OH” Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Walter Hall Rotunda. Watch on A&S TV. The iconic Anchor Hocking Glass Company, once the world’s largest maker of glass tableware, was the base […]

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February 1, 2019 at 7:15 pmEvents

Wealth and Poverty | Spring 2019 Kicks Off with Week on Immigrants

Wealth and Poverty | Spring 2019 Kicks Off with Week on Immigrants

  The Wealth and Poverty theme presents the following events for Spring 2019. All events are free and open to the public. Wealth and Poverty Week on Immigrants Immigration is a significant political issue across the world. An estimated 258 million people worldwide live in a country other than their country of birth. […]

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December 20, 2018 at 2:55 pmEvents News

Wealth & Poverty | OUCAMS and W&P Students Raise Food Donations for Good Works

Nicholas Snider, Steven Weinstein, Kyle Bussard, and Peter Hein at the Kroger donation station.

Celebrating the United Nations’ World Food Day to help end hunger, the Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and Wealth and Poverty Certificate students together raised 14 boxes of food donations for Good Works Inc., a local charity organization that offers hot meals to Athens’s most underprivileged communities. Several […]

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November 2, 2018 at 11:20 amNews

Wealth & Poverty | Slavery and Its Legacies, Nov. 19

Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo

The Wealth and Poverty theme at Ohio University presents Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo discussing “Slavery and Its Legacies: Comparative Approaches in Memory and Reparations” on Monday, Nov. 19, from 3 to 4 p.m. at Walter  Hall Rotunda. Araujo is Professor of History of Howard University. Her research explores the history, memory, and […]

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November 1, 2018 at 7:30 pmEvents

Wealth & Poverty | Farm Labor Relations in South Africa, Nov. 28

Dr. Tarminder Kaur

Wealth and Poverty hosts a research talk by Dr. Tarminder Kaur, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Alden 319. The talk is titled “Farmers Are Not ‘That’ Rich; Farm Workers Are Not ‘That’ Poor: an […]

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November 1, 2018 at 5:15 pmEvents

Wealth & Poverty | World Food Drive Includes On-Campus, Kroger Drop-Offs

Wealth & Poverty | World Food Drive Includes On-Campus, Kroger Drop-Offs

Under the motto “Ending Hunger Starts with OHIO,” the Wealth and Poverty theme hosts its annual World Food Day food drive throughout October. The United Nations’ World Food Day is Oct. 16, “a day of action against hunger” involving people from around the world. OHIO collection sites for non-perishable items for Good […]

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October 4, 2018 at 3:30 pmNews