University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute

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White Stag neighborhood, Portland UO Campus
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The University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute for Conflict-Sensitive Reporting and Intercultural Dialogue launched at the University of Oregon in 2013 with offices at the School of Journalism and Communication Turnbull Center in the White Stag block in Portland and on the University of Oregon campus.

World Press Freedom Day

WPFD23 Team at the UN Headquarters
At the UN
Every May, members of the University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute participate events surrounding World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).

This year, the Crossings Institute will participate in events that mark the 30 years since the UN General Assembly’s decision proclaiming an international day for press freedom. This anniversary edition of World Press Freedom Day will include a full day of activities at the UN Headquarters on May 2.

News & Events

Hope: A Human Right Art Exhibition – (February 4 – March 4)

The Chair is pleased to publicize The UO Prison Education Program's art exhibition, Hope: A Human Right. This is a creative exhibition of artwork that will be on display February 4th through March 8th at the Adell McMillan Gallery. These pieces were created by...

Israel, Palestine, and America Forum – December 10 Event

Tomorrow, December 10th at 2:00 PM PST, The Chair will speak at the Israel, Palestine, and American Forum held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene. This event will bring together people from various ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds to share...

UPCOMING UNESCO Seminars on Harnessing New and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa

The Chair is pleased to help publicize two upcoming UNESCO online seminars on Harnessing New and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa. These seminars are part of the series on Transforming Knowledge for Africa's Future and will be held via Zoom...

Theater for Empathy and Understanding in the Israel-Palestine Conflict – November 27 Event

Next Monday, November 27th, at 6:30 PM PT, in the EMU Redwood Rooms, please join The UNESCO Chair at the upcoming co-sponsorship event, Theater for Empathy and Understanding in the Israel-Palestine Conflict, with the University of Oregon's Division of Global...

Hostages and Missing Families Forum – October 31 Event

Tomorrow, October 31st at 3 PM ET, via Zoom, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum is hosting a special webinar intended solely for academics and legal scholars to hear, first-hand, from families whose loved ones have been kidnapped by Hamas. Today, hundreds of...

UPCOMING Windfall Reading Series (Sept 20th, 2023)

The UNESCO Chair Dr. Steven Shankman and Jana Zvibleman will be reading from their works at the Downtown Eugene Public Library on September 20th, 2023 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM PDT. The reading series will take place live at the Downtown Eugene Public Library or online...

Social Media in the Middle East

Professor Damian Radcliffe has been producing annual studies on social media use in the Middle East since 2012, the year after the Arab Spring, an event that put the potential potency of social media in the region on the geo-political map. Since 2017, these reports have been co-authored with University of Oregon students Hadil Abuhmaid (2019-2022), Peyton Bruni (2018), and Amanda Lam (2017).