In 1980, the University of Notre Dame became the first major university to boycott Campbell Soup products in support of Midwestern farmworkers represented by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, Ohio). In a few short months, a small and dedicated cohort of students tapped into a growing movement and convinced the campus to act in solidarity. This exhibit was created in conjunction with Somos ND, a campus-wide initiative to honor the history and legacy of Latino and Hispanic contributions to the University. It is curated by Emiliano Aguilar, assistant professor in the Department of History. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends  

Edgar TaylorKellogg Institute Visiting FellowLecturer in the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Makerere University This book project charts the entangled fates of racial populism and electoral democracy in the public life of Uganda’s urban centers between the developmental colonialism of the late 1940s through the economic dependency and stagnation of the 1970s. It uses previously inaccessible archives, historical newspapers and interviews to illuminate how urban populism was informed by deep historical conversations over authority and reciprocal obligation among elites and commoners anchored in a Luganda conceptual vocabulary. The project also shows how activists inhabited changing infrastructures — of media, urban commerce, residential segregation, and legal paternalism — to uphold and subvert democratic ideals. The book will be anchored in African social history but will contribute to debates over democracy and racial populism in the wake of colonial violence among political historians and anthropologists of the state. More information here

The impacts of extreme climate and weather events pose a greater threat to communities in politically fragile settings. Join Halvard Buhaug, research director and research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), for a conversation focused on the importance of investing in peace, justice, and strong institutions for mitigating risk and successfully adapting to a changing climate. Register to Attend via Zoom About the Speaker Halvard Buhaug Research Director and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO); Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); and Associate Editor of the Journal of Peace Research   Much of his research concerns security dimensions of climate change, which has received funding from the European Union, the World Bank, the US Department of Defense, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Research Council of Norway. He is the recipient of the 2015 Karl Deutsch Award; principal investigator for two ERC projects (Consolidator Grant 2015-2021; Advanced Grant 2022-), and chapter Lead Author in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (2022). Originally published at pulte.nd.edu.

The early vocal music vocal ensemble will present Gregorian chant from medieval manuscripts, early polyphony, and organ works. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.