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Date and time: June 7, 18:00 - 19:00
Since Fifa named Qatar the host nation and organizer of the World Cup for men in 2022, there have been reports of migrant workers being exploited and falling victim to modern slavery during the preparations. There are reports of migrants who are both without pay and do not get breaks during their startlingly long work shifts. Now, with about 6 months left to […]
Date and time: 31 May, 17:30 - 18:30
Join The Hunger Project and The Swedish development forum (FUF) for an After Work at Whippet Lab - Social justice Club, to listen to Irene Naikaali Ssentongo who is in Sweden this week for the Stockholm + 50 conference from Uganda. Irene works with a focus on empowering women in Uganda and her work has ranged from […]
Date and time: 10 May, 18:00 - 20:00
Information in English below. Women and girls are affected by the horrors of war in other and often worse ways than men. They are at greater risk of harassment and violence in refugee camps. Sexual violence increases and when the war is over, violence against women lingers. What is the situation for girls and women in war-torn countries? […]
May 4, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 17 May, 17:30 - 19:00
The waiting for you to get your passport renewed in Sweden has never been this long, now the restrictions are over, the Swedes want to go out and travel and start spending their money again. Covid-19 is already starting to feel like a thing from the past and the economy is recovering rapidly in high-income […]
Date and time: 5 May, 18:00 - 20:00
With the help of Birgitta Essén and Camilla Orefjärd, FUF's local group Stockholm Södra can present an event that provides an overview of honor and female circumcision from a global perspective and the connections to migration. Why is female circumcision and how is it linked to honor? What is meant by the myth of virginity and what does the problem of honor look like in […]
April 28, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 11 May, 17:30 - 19:30
To register »Welcome to a conversation about how you can find your dream job! During the evening, people who work in various ways with international development and rights issues will discuss how one can increase their chances of getting an international job, a trainee position or an internship after their studies. You will also have the opportunity to meet […]
Date and time: 18 May, 12:00 - 13:30
Welcome to a lunch seminar with EU Minister Hans Dahlgren, Hanna Nelson's policy director at Oxfam and Hans Alldén, diplomat and former head of the EU Commission's representation in Sweden! Rarely has cooperation in the EU been so important and developed as rapidly as in recent crises. The pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine weld the EU together, but what happens to […]
Date and time: 26 Apr, 18:30 - 20:00
After decades of colonization, imperialism and exploitation, how is the relationship between western European countries and Africa? With the help of Dr Amzat Boukari-Yabara and Jesper Bjarnesen this event will open up for new perspectives and ideas surrounding international relations with Africa, more specifically West-Africa. The panelists Dr Amzat Boukari-Yabara is a committed scholar specialized […]
April 26, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity, Webcast
Date and time: 21 Apr, 18:00 - 19:00
Are you interested in an internship at an embassy? Or perhaps interested in questions concerning democracy and equality in the Middle East and Northern Africa region? FUF Uppsala and Sensus Studieförbund invites you to a lecture in English with Sida Alumni Omran Nedal Khasawneh who shares his experiences from being an intern at the Swedish [...]
April 13, 2022, English, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 19 Apr, 17:00
Are you interested in global development matters? Have you ever thought about how arbitrarily drawn borders affect people and their livelihoods? Then join us for a conversation café with the theme of borders! We will have the opportunity to talk about the impact that borders have on our lives, and network with like-minded students while […]
April 6, 2022, English, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity