{"id":1429,"date":"2018-04-06T23:39:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T03:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2018-04-06T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T03:40:08","slug":"stetsons-first-annual-global-citizenship-symposium-starts-friday-april-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/stetsons-first-annual-global-citizenship-symposium-starts-friday-april-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Stetson\u2019s first annual Global Citizenship Symposium starts Friday, April 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Immigration270.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Immigration270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Immigration270-200x133.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"227\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">WORLD: The David and Leighan Rinker Center is excited to present Stetson\u2019s first annual Global Citizenship Symposium, beginning Friday, April 6, through April 17.\u00a0 The Symposium was developed with the goals of providing education, support and opportunities for activism around topics of global significance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This year\u2019s theme is <em>Immigration<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a global and local phenomenon, immigration is not only the topic of highly charged political debates, but also the site of crucial struggles for human and civil rights. This year\u2019s Symposium offers many opportunities for conversations, debates and direct actions that highlight the importance of these struggles, especially in relation to education, economy and business, identity and the immigrant experience.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Symposium-schedule.pdf\">schedule of events<\/a>\u00a0is available online. Cultural credit and food will be offered at most of the events.\u00a0 We invite the community to join us for interdisciplinary panels, workshops, exhibits, film screenings, and hands-on activities, and learn how immigration impacts Stetson and nearby communities.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about the symposium, please email <a href=\"mailto:world@stetson.edu\">world@stetson.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013<\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em>Paula Hentz<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Director of International Learning<\/em><br \/>\n<em>World: The David and Leighan Rinker Center for International Learning<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD: The David and Leighan Rinker Center is excited to present Stetson\u2019s first annual Global Citizenship Symposium, beginning Friday, April 6, through April 17.\u00a0 The Symposium was developed with the goals of providing education, support and opportunities for activism around topics of global significance. This year\u2019s theme is Immigration. As a global and local phenomenon, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/stetsons-first-annual-global-citizenship-symposium-starts-friday-april-6\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stetson\u2019s first annual Global Citizenship Symposium starts Friday, April 6&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,24,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-conferences-symposiua","category-outreach"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1431,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429\/revisions\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}