Date and time: 9 Apr, 18:00 - 19:30
Without metals and minerals, our cell phones, computers or cars would not work. But where do these metals come from, and what role does extraction play in war-torn countries such as the Congo? "Conflict minerals" has become the name for minerals and metals whose extraction supports and contributes to conflicts. What is the life like for the more than a million children who work in mines around the world, including Congo, and why is there a risk that your mobile phone has brought income to warlords? As a researcher at the organization Swedwatch, Therese Sjöström has visited mines in Congo, Zambia, Colombia and Myanmar, among other places. We have invited Therese for an armchair talk about conflict minerals. Come and learn more about the reality behind many of our electronic products, in terms of their impact on people and the environment.
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March 27, 2019, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 9 Apr, 16:00
April 4, 2019, Events, Internal link, Calendar
Date and time: 26 Mar, 18:00 - 19:30
What security risks can be linked to climate change? What are context-based vulnerabilities, and what basic concepts can help us understand them? And what can the international community really do? We have invited Karolina Eklöw, who works on SIPRI's program for climate change and risks, to an armchair talk about climate and security.
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March 8, 2019, Events, Calendar, Webcast
Guillermina Kuno Huanca, indigenous leader from Bolivia, and Luz Dary Molina, smallholder leader from Colombia. Photo: The Latin American groups.
Date and time: 21 Mar, 18:00 - 19:30
Despite headwinds, Latin American women are fighting hard to be heard, to demand and to defend their rights. Two of these women are the indigenous leader Guillermina Kuno Huanca from Bolivia and the smallholder leader Luz Dary Molina from Colombia. They come to Sweden to talk about the situation for rural women in each country and about their organizations' work to strengthen women's participation in society and politics. FUF and the Latin American groups welcome you to a conversation about land, power and rights. The conversation is led by Marlene Sosa Mercado, program manager at the Latin American groups, and is interpreted from Spanish to Swedish.
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March 8, 2019, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Author and researcher Evgeny Morozov and journalist Karin Pettersson talk about the internet and democracy on 6 March.
Date and time: 6 Mar, 18:00
We no longer control our own information flows, those that give us news about politics, economics and the situation in the world. Most people agree that the internet and social media also feed a polarized society, but what does it do to our democracy - is it in real danger?
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February 8, 2019, Events, Calendar
Date and time: 27 Feb, 18:30
Welcome to the preview of the Oscar-nominated Capernaum. After the film, there will be conversations where we, together with guests, turn and turn on real challenges that the world faces today.
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February 6, 2019, Events, Calendar
Date and time: 11 Feb, 18:00 - 20:00
What could the role of the EU be in a rapidly changing global order with increasing trends towards anti-multilateralism? How to build a stronger political Europe-Africa partnership beyond the North-South aid relationship of the past? How to stimulate more inclusive policies that can tackle the growing inequalities and frustrations of the younger generations? Welcome to a seminar with Geert Laporte, Deputy Director of the European Center for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) in Brussels.
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January 14, 2019, English, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 7 Feb, 18:00 - 19:30
In Sweden, 270 Nicaraguans sought asylum last year. That is three times more than last year. One of them is Gabriela Pichardo, a university student who was involved in organizing the protests against the regime in April last year. She was later arrested and subjected to degrading and illegal interrogations for several days before being released and fleeing the country. Now she visits FUF to tell about how the protests began, what they are about and why people are fleeing.
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January 24, 2019, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 29 Jan, 18:00 - 19:30
On 11 March, the Agenda 2030 delegation will submit proposals to the Government for further implementation, thereby concluding its mandate. So where do we stand today? How does the delegation view the continued work of implementing Agenda 2030? Does the delegation have a role in the future? Katarina Sundberg, Secretary General of the Agenda 2030 delegation, will visit FUF on 29 January.
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January 11, 2019, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 21 Jan, 18:30 - 20:00
In our globalized world, modern communication technology is playing an increasing role and is now an essential part of our daily lives. But how can it be used to achieve global equality together? How can the role of women be strengthened with the help of digital tools? On the theme of digitalisation and gender equality, we invite you to an armchair conversation with Katja Sarajeva from the organization SPIDER.
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January 11, 2019, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
