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Date: Apr 13, 2020 12:28 AM
Subject: Fwd: Re: {casr-in-action} Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19
Update
To: Awa <awam...@yahoo.com>
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From: "Adjoa Linda Fletcher" <belriv...@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 11, 2020 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: {casr-in-action} Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update
To: "casr-in-action" <casr-in-act...@googlegroups.com>
Cc:
It seems that we usually find out about Webinars from email groups.
On Apr 11, 2020 4:20 PM, "'Iman Hameen' via CASR in action" <
casr-in-act...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Thx, Linda and Nick.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Adjoa Linda Fletcher <belriv...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Now is the time to participate in Webinars, it is part of our virtual
> future.
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> From: "Nick Andres" <djembebeat2...@gmail.com>
> Date: Apr 11, 2020 5:56 AM
> Subject: Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update
> To: "Linda Fletcher" <belriv...@gmail.com>
> Cc:
>
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> From: "Safwan M. Masri" <evp.glo...@columbia.edu>
> Date: Apr 10, 2020 6:03 PM
> Subject: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update
> To: <djembebeat2...@gmail.com>
> Cc:
>
> View this email in your browser
> <https://mailchi.mp/columbia/safwan-masri-letter-from-amman-columbia-global-centers-covid-19-update?e=b071ffe087>
>
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> *Letter from Amman: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update*
>
>
> <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6f&id=ab1a00378b&e=b071ffe087>Dear
> colleagues,
>
> I write to you from my home in Amman, Jordan, where I have been following
> shelter-in-place directives to stop the spread of COVID-19. The city has
> been in lockdown since March 18th, and I must say that it’s fascinating to
> experience
> <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6f&id=b1c4a263d3&e=b071ffe087>
> a large, global crisis from the perspective of a small country like Jordan.
>
> In my calls with the Global Centers’ teams across the world, before we
> turn to the business at hand, we share intimate stories of the creative
> ways our respective neighborhoods are coping and supporting one another.
> The irony of this pandemic is how, in these efforts, we feel strongly
> connected with so many others, yet have never been so alone.
>
> Much of what I do is to globally connect people, institutions, and ideas,
> always with a full schedule of international travel. Now, with COVID-19, my
> challenge (and everyone’s challenge) is doing so from within four walls.
> How extraordinary that we live in an age where that is actually possible.
>
> With this pandemic, in every country and at every level, our collective
> leaders’ cri de coeur must be adaptability, global cooperation, and shared
> solutions. Although we have not yet reached the apex of this pandemic's
> devastating impact, I am convinced our community will emerge stronger
> because these are the very values that Columbia University, under the
> leadership of President Lee C. Bollinger, embraces. These values are why
> President Bollinger founded the Columbia Global Centers in 2009, and why
> the Centers have grown to become an essential part of the University’s
> identity.
>
> With the Global Centers located in nine countries and on four continents,
> and with ten years of on-the-ground, embedded work globally, we are
> uniquely positioned to bring to the Columbia community, and vice versa, our
> extensive assets and working partnerships with many of the world’s top
> leaders, experts, and institutions. And just as important, by being on the
> ground, we are able to identify and partner with the emergent groups and
> people doing the cutting-edge work of tomorrow, today.
>
>
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>
> As of now, all the Global Centers are working remotely, with the exception
> of the Beijing Center, which has been transitioning back to the office
> after working remotely since January. We have pivoted to developing online
> programming that builds on the critical value of our unique global network
> and its attendant ability to appeal to worldwide, regional, and Columbia
> community audiences.
>
> The possibilities for what the Centers can bring to Columbia and the world
> are unbounded; we are creating content and experiences around critical,
> timely issues of concern, tapping into University resources and global
> expertise. This week, our Istanbul Center hosted a webinar
> <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6f&id=1e35c00419&e=b071ffe087>
> on COVID’s impact on emerging markets with one of Turkey’s leading business
> experts, and our Rio and Santiago Centers hosted a discussion
> <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6f&id=7fe78a0b10&e=b071ffe087>
> on COVID’s impact on the US Presidential election. Next week, on April
> 15th, our Tunis and Nairobi Centers, in partnership with ICAP
> (International Center for Aids Prevention at Columbia University’s Mailman
> School of Public Health) will host a webinar on COVID’s impact on Africa
> <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6f&id=7c06e49a8c&e=b071ffe087>.
> In addition, our Centers are working together, developing integrated,
> global programming, such as an upcoming, network-wide event on domestic
> abuse, which is of rising concern worldwide.
>
> There is a lot more to come, and I look forward to all the ways we can
> share great programming and opportunities with all of you.
>
> Let me end by saying that I am inspired by the empathy and concern many
> have expressed for our Centers and their teams, some of whom are working in
> locations with limited resources to mitigate the virus’s impact. I want to
> thank you for your continued support, and for the advice, perspective, and
> enduring commitment we receive from so many of you. I also want you to know
> that you and your families are on our minds, and that we wish you safety
> and good health.
>
> Warmly,
> Safwan
>
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> Africa: Confronting COVID-19
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>
> *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 2 pm (GMT)*
> This webinar is hosted by the Columbia Global Centers in Nairobi and Tunis
> along with ICAP at Columbia University. Speakers from across the continent
> will provide regional perspectives on how Africa is confronting COVID-19.
> *RSVP
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>
> *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 3 pm (GMT)*
> Dr. Özge Karadağ Çaman, senior staff associate at the Center for
> Sustainable Development with The Earth Institute, will discuss the impact
> of COVID-19 on our daily lives and how it will determine our new "normal"
> in public health. *RSVP here*
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> The Impact of COVID-19 in the Brazilian and the World Economy
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>
> *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 10 pm (GMT)*
> John Welch, executive director of the Brazilian American Chamber of
> Commerce, with Thomas Trebat, director of Columbia Global Centers | Rio de
> Janeiro, will discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the Brazilian economy amid
> an expected global recession in 2020. *Webinar here*
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> Responding to COVID-19 in Latin America: Science, Expertise, and State
> Capacity
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>
> *Thurs, April 16, 2020 - 7 pm (GMT)*
> The Rio and Santiago Centers are hosting a webinar on the COVID-19 crisis
> in Latin America. Guest speakers will be Lemann Professor of Brazilian
> Public Policy and International and Public Affairs, Rodrigo Soares, and
> Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and
> Environmental Biology at Columbia University, Maria Pilar Fernandez. *RSVP
> here*
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> *Wed, April 8, 2020*
> Tayfun Bayazıt, Chairman of Marsh McLennan Group, Turkey & Bayazıt
> Consulting Services, in conversation with Ipek Cem Taha, Director of
> Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul. *Watch here*
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> Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 in US Presidential Race
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>
> *Mon, April 6, 2020*
> Robert Y. Shapiro, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University,
> discussed the effects that the current crisis has had in President Trump’s
> chances for reelection. *Watch here*
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> Public Management in Times of Severe Stress
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>
> *Wed, April 1, 2020*
> Professor William B. Emicke from Columbia's School of International and
> Public Affairs to discuss Public Management in Times of Severe Stress:
> Lessons to Date from the COVID-19 Response. *Watch here*
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> Webinar Series III:
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> *Thurs, March 26, 2020*
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> provided best practices and approaches of PTSD interventions. *Watch here*
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> Adieu Middle East: The Consequences of American Abdication - A Talk by New
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> *Sat, March 14, 2020*
> Under President Trump, the United States has walked away from serious, as
> opposed to frivolous, involvement in the Middle East. Other actors, notably
> Russia, have moved in. Roger Cohen discusses the consequences of American
> abdication. *Watch here*
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