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- Apr 712:00 PMInternship SymposiumBuilding: Alumnae Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, 40 Talbot Ave., Medford Wheelchair Accessible: No Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Undergraduate) Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program and the Office of Sustainability Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/academics/internships This event features around 25 student internship experiences, including internships at a wide variety of organizations and the Sustainable Solutions Fellow projects that focus on on-campus projects. This is a great event to get to know different environmental internship opportunities that environmental studies students participated in and to meet new people.
- Apr 712:00 PMTisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Seth MoultonBuilding: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Distler Performance Hall Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Public Service/Government Event Sponsor Details: Tisch College with support from Department of Political Science, Tufts ACTION, and the Tufts Democrats. Speaker Name: Congressman Seth Moulton RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-seth-moulton Admission/Cost: Free Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-seth-moulton Join a dynamic conversation with U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA6). First elected to Congress in 2015, Rep. Moulton serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China. He is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition, a center-left group of 110 pragmatic House Democrats who work across the aisle and across the Capitol to advance innovative, inclusive, and forward-looking policies. A proud Marine Corps veteran, Rep. Moulton served four tours in Iraq where he led a frontline infantry platoon in the first Marine company to enter Baghdad. He later worked to establish a free and independent Iraqi media, and served as a liaison to senior Iraqi military and political leaders for General Petraeus. Prior to his time in Congress, Rep. Moulton was managing director of Texas Central where he worked to build America’s first high-speed rail line.
- Apr 75:30 PMFrom Homes to the Streets: Women Domestic Workers' Organizing Practices in India and South AfricaBuilding: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 703 Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor Details: Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Speaker Name: Dr. Sonal Sharma (Tufts) RSVP Information: No Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Tom Guan Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 512-645-6416 Link: https://tufts.box.com/s/q1xl5r9ee6zoe7sf5jkk7mzbbngnv4pk Sonal Sharma (Tufts) will explore women domestic workers' organizing practices in India and South Africa in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
- Apr 8All dayHanna Matsuri: Buddha's Birthday (East Asia)Event Type: Multifaith Observance April 8 is the day to celebrate the birth of Buddha. It is said that sweet rain poured from the sky at his birth, so the celebration involves pouring Amacha for the Buddhist statue in Hanamido. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Apr 10All dayMahavir JayantiEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Celebrates the birthday of Lord Mahavira. Born with the name Vardhamana in ca. 599 BCE, he was later given the titles of honor, Mahavira ("Great Hero") and Jina ("Conqueror" or "Victor"), a title applied also to the other Tirthankaras.
- Apr 1012:00 PMManifestations of Korima in the U.S.-Mexico BorderlandsBuilding: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement,Social Justice/Human Rights,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gHJ_O6nMT0Ckix_Qzqu_1A This lecture examines how the Rarámuri people of Chihuahua, Mexico sustain their cultural identity and resist assimilation through korima, a principle of reciprocity that emphasizes mutual care and interconnectedness between people and the natural world. Traditionally practiced in the Sierra Madre mountains of western Mexico, korima has been adapted by urban-dwelling Rarámuri in border cities like Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez. Amid challenges like industrialization and marginalization, the Rarámuri manifest korima in urban spaces through practices such as dressmaking, running, resource sharing, and preserving traditional ecological knowledge. These efforts transform Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez into sites of cultural resistance and ecological stewardship. By exploring these adaptations, the lecture highlights the role of korima in addressing social and environmental injustices, offering insights into how indigenous frameworks of reciprocity can inform sustainability and resilience in urbanized contexts.