Visiting the Hill this week

MONDAY
"Costa Rica's Vision on Sustainable Development and Climate Change"
Details: Ambassador Jairo Hernandez Milian (F '90), permanent representative of Costa Rica to the UN, will discuss Costa Rica's goals for international environmental policy.
When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Cabot 206
Sponsored by: Tufts Energy and Climate Forum, the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Tufts Institute of the Environment, Department of Economics

TUESDAY
"Word or Image: Lexicography, Factography and the Visual Culture of Stalinism"
Details: Anna Wexler Katsnelson (LA ‘99), a Mellon postdoctoral fellow, will speak about her research on Stalin.
When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Center for the Humanities, 48 Professors Row
Sponsors: Center for the Humanities at Tufts

"Mixed and Asian - A discussion about identity, assumptions and all of the politics"
Details: Jen Chau, founder of Swirl, Inc., an organization that confronts society's ideas about race, will speak about multi-racial identities. The event is followed by a free reception dinner at the Start House.
When and Where: 6 p.m. to7 p.m.; Pearson 104
Sponsored by: Asian American Center

WEDNESDAY
"Can President Obama Avoid War with Iran?"
Details: Juan R. I. Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan, who has worked for years chronicling the relationship between the West and the Muslim world, will speak about the future of relations between the United States and Iran.
When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; ASEAN Auditorium
Sponsors: The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, the International Security Studies Program

"Guantanamo Bay, National Security and Immigration in the Courts"
Details: Lee Gelernt, (LA ‘84), deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project, will speak about the changing role of a public defender in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks and his time as a public defender at the ACLU.
When and Where: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Braker 001.
Sponsors: Experimental College, Peace and Justice Studies Program, Department of History, International Relations Program

THURSDAY
"Sixth Annual Debate on Energy and Climate"
Details: William Moomaw, professor of international environmental policy, and Bruce Everett, adjunct associate professor of international business, will discuss climate change and clean energy in an annual debate.
When and Where: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; ASEAN auditorium
Sponsors: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy