All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, November 7

Activity

Association for Women in Science Luncheon

A Nebraska Research Days Event

Date:
Time:
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Wick Alumni Center
Dawn Tilbury, head of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering, will deliver the keynote at this event celebrating AWIS, a group that aims to increase the participation of women in the science, technology, engineering and …
Debate/Panel Discussion

Legal Interventions for MMIW: A Panel of Experts

Addressing MMIW Program

Date:
Time:
12:00 pm
Location: Nebraska College of Law
A majority-Native panel of experts from the legal and law enforcement communities, moderated by Interim Dean Anna Shavers, will convene to discuss ways that the legal and criminal justice system can address violence against Native women, and the many …
Social Event

Native Women’s Stories

Addressing MMIW Program

Date:
Time:
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Community members, including Native women, will gather to share stories about contemporary and historical violence against Native women, as well as to share Native stories that have deep cultural meaning. This story-telling session will be …
Activity

Department of Anthropology: Dr. Karen Kramer

Food, Fertility, & Cooperation: The Evolutionary Story of Human Population Growth

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Burnett Hall Room: Room 115
One of the characteristics that defines humans is our demographic success compared to other closely related species. The capacity for population growth has profound effects on people’s lives today, but it is also one of the remarkable stories of …

Ongoing Events

Activity

Addressing MMIW: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

UNL Human Trafficking and Migration Initiative

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: Nebraska Union
University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs (HRHA), along with other UNL partners will host a week of MMIW human rights activities inviting UNL faculty, students and community to participate.
Exhibit - Artifacts

Native Quilt Exhibit

Addressing MMIW Program

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: International Quilt Study Center & Museum
The International Quilt Museum will show a few Native American quilts from their collection. Many Native women raise awareness of MMIW through textiles, and this exhibit contextualizes the importance of textiles to the MMIW movement within the …