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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: A teach-in

March 17, 2023 @ 12:00 pm 1:30 pm

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The Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship at Johns Hopkins University presents a panel discussion on the Turkey-Syria Earthquake, featuring scholars and community organizers from the region.

Since February 6, 2023, there has been widespread destruction and loss of life across Southeastern Turkey and Syria. One month on, this panel will discuss the political and economic dynamics of the earthquakes, the aftermath and the conditions on the ground, the needs of the affected, the politics of humanitarianism and solidarity, and ways to support ongoing relief efforts.

Location: This is a hybrid event
Mergenthaler 366
Zoom

The discussion will include comments from:

  • Hişyar Özsoy, Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
  • Ronay Bakan, PhD candidate in Political Science at JHU
    currently organizing relief efforts in Diyarbakir
  • Hazal Hürman, PhD candidate in Anthropology at Princeton
    currently organizing relief efforts in Gaziantep
  • Rim Turkmani, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Syria Conflict Research Program, LSE
  • Zeynel Gul, PhD candidate in Anthropology at JHU