SMC ANNOUNCES FALL 2014 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS LECTURES

Series Starts Sept. 25 with “The New Era of Globalization”

Santa Monica College is pleased to announce the lineup of the Fall 2014 Global Connections Lecture Series starting Sept. 25 with “The New Era of Globalization: Some Causes and Consequences,” by Dr. Jane Bayes.

The lecture series is FREE and seating is on a first-arrival basis. All lectures are at 11:15 a.m. on the main SMC campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica.

Bayes is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of Gender, Globalization and Democracy at California State University, Northridge, and also Director of the International Social Science Council’s Research Network on Gender, Globalization and Democratization (ISSC-GGD). She will discuss her research findings on the effects of globalization. The lecture will be held in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165.

The remaining lineup in the Fall 2014 Global Connections Lecture Series is:

• Oct. 9 – “La Corona Screening and Talk,” featuring SMC’s National Hispanic Heritage Month speaker Isabel Vega, the filmmaker who made the Oscar-nominated documentary with Amanda Micheli. Vega will screen and discuss the film, which explores the lives of women in prison in Bogotá, Colombia, through a unique beauty pageant. Though accused as criminals, the women arealso victims who face extreme poverty and abuse. The screening and talk will be held in Art Lecture Hall 214.

• Oct. 28 – “Global is the New Local,” by Jennifer Ferro, General Manager of NPR-flagship station KCRW, President of the KCRW Foundation, and the leader of the station’s team to build a new studio facility scheduled to open in 2015 at SMC’s Academy of Entertainment & Technology (AET). She will talk about the latest developments at KCRW and in public radio. The lecture will be held in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165.

• Nov. 18 – “Working Together to Support Civilians Affected by Violent Conflict,” featuring SMC’s International Education Week speaker Zahra Ismail, Program Officer at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. She has worked abroad extensively with nongovernment organizations (NGOs) supporting community level mediation, international development, human rights, and conflict resolution, and will talk about what she has learned from her experiences. The lecture will be held in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165.

The series is sponsored by the SMC Global Citizenship Council, SMC Office of Public Programs, and the SMC Associates (www.smc.edu/associates), with additional sponsorship by the SMC Latino Center/Adelante Program and the SMC English Department for La Corona screening and talk. Seating is strictly on a first-arrival basis. For information, call(310) 434-4003.