Past Events: 2022-06

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 12:30pm

Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce - Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 12:30pm

Join us virtually on June 29, 2022 at 12:30 PM EST for the third webinar in a new series co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau and Cornell ILR Worker Institute. Equity in Focus: Building a Diverse, Inclusive Clean Energy Workforce will explore how the U.S. can tackle the climate crisis and create high-quality union jobs for women and frontline communities of color that suffer the most from climate change, pollution and historic inequities.

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the U.S. will need to transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. This...

Friday, June 24, 2022 - 3:00pm

Monkeypox: Responding to an Emerging Outbreak - Friday, June 24, 2022 - 3:00pm

 

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A new virus is, once again, spreading in the U.S., making people in vulnerable communities ill and challenging our public health system. While the number of confirmed monkeypox cases is currently low, the true number of cases is likely far higher. Community-based organizations, public health agencies, and individuals can play an important role in raising awareness, accelerating time to diagnosis and care, and understanding how to prevent infection. Join us for this virtual panel...

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 12:00pm

Roe v. Wade: Health, Inequality, and Democracy - Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 12:00pm

A reversal of Roe vs. Wade by the United States Supreme Court has implications for individual and population health, health equity, and norms of democracy and law in the United States and globally. Protection of reproductive rights is a key indicator of health outcomes and health equity for women and children around the world. Restricted access to reproductive health services disproportionately affects low-income populations and people of color.

This webinar brings together a cross-...