CU Denver School of Public Affairs strives to be an educational resource by offering a number of timely and relevant events each year. Community members, students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are invited to learn more about current topics and participate in ongoing discussions involving the fields of public administration, local governance, environmental sustainability, education and criminal justice. Consider joining us as we host subject experts and take a deeper look into the issues and opportunities facing local, state and national leaders. If you have questions about any of our events, please contact us at spa.events@ucdenver.edu.
Freedom of Expression for Democracy: Lunch with Dmitry Muratov, Russian Journalist & Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CU Denver
Photography credit: Cass Letson Images
Freedom of Expression for Democracy: An Event with Dmitry Muratov, Russian Journalist & Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Presented by the Herrick Roth Community Seminars on Democracy, a series of the Center for Policy and Democracy at the CU Denver School of Public Affairs
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CU Denver
Photography credit: Cass Letson Images
Presented by: The Center on Domestic Violence, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Title: Why do we need culturally specific services for Black women survivors?: A history of violence against Black women in the United States, Black Women domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) survivors’ unique contemporary needs, and culturally specific responses.
Featured Presenter: Alana C. Brown, JD
This workshop will discuss why culturally specific services for black women survivors of gender-based violence are needed. Ms. Brown will describe how to go about developing programing that effectively addresses the negative impact on black women who sit at the problematic intersection of gender-based violence, race/ethnicity, and social-economic status. A history of black women’s experience of violence in the U.S., contemporary concerns of survivors, and cultural responsiveness will be examined.
When: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Workshop is from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
A one-hour break for lunch will be taken from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
**Zoom Webinar. A link to the workshop will be sent upon registration.
Presented by: The Center on Domestic Violence, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Title: Why do we need culturally specific services for Black women survivors?: A history of violence against Black women in the United States, Black Women domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) survivors’ unique contemporary needs, and culturally specific responses.
Featured Presenter: Alana C. Brown, JD
This workshop will discuss why culturally specific services for black women survivors of gender-based violence are needed. Ms. Brown will describe how to go about developing programing that effectively addresses the negative impact on black women who sit at the problematic intersection of gender-based violence, race/ethnicity, and social-economic status. A history of black women’s experience of violence in the U.S., contemporary concerns of survivors, and cultural responsiveness will be examined.
When: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Workshop is from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
A one-hour break for lunch will be taken from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
**Zoom Webinar. A link to the workshop will be sent upon registration.