WCSU Events

Danbury Walk Audit

DANBURY WALK AUDIT: Join us for a walk audit where we evaluate the walkability of Danbury! We will be meeting at the Danbury Train Station at 1:30 p.m. This event is hosted by WCSU’s Public Anthropology Class in collaboration with Read More »


Gender & Parenting Among Undocumented Families

GENDER & PARENTING AMONG UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES: The UndocuAlly Task Force and WCSU Beyond Borders joins the Department of Social Sciences and the Kathwari Honors program in welcoming Dr. Joanna Dreby from SUNY Albany. Dr. Dreby’s tireless research documents the complexities Read More »


White Nationalism & the Multicultural Far-Right

WHITE NATIONALISM AND THE MULTICULTURAL FAR-RIGHT: The Department of Social Sciences presents the acclaimed independent media journalist, Arun Gupta, who will discuss his many interviews with White Nationalist and other far-right activists such as the Oathkeepers, The Proud Boys, and Read More »


Women, Migration and Domestic Work

WOMEN, MIGRATION AND DOMESTIC WORK: The Social Sciences Speakers series in conjunction with the Kathwari Honors Program, WCSU International Center, UndocuAlly Task Force and the Racial Justice Coalition will host USC Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Dr. Rhacel Salazar Read More »


Social Movements in American Politics

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN AMERICAN POLITICS: In sponsorship by the Office of Diversity and Equity, Professor H. Howell Williams will host Dr. Deva Woodly of the New School for Social Research to discuss her new book on Black Lives Matter Matter Read More »


Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy

CONVERSATIONS: TRUTH, MYTH & DEMOCRACY – AN EVENING OF DISCUSSION: The Mark Twain Library and the Redding League of Women Voters will present the third installment of the series “Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy” with Dr. Yuval Levin of the Read More »


JGC Permaculture Lecture/Demonstration

JANE GOODALL CENTER PERMACULTURE LECTURE/DEMONSTRATION: Come join Garden Guru Ashley Kenney for a discussion and demonstration about permaculture at noon on the Science Building lawn. She will use our garden as her lecture hall! Kenney has years of experience as Read More »


“Águilas” film and discussion

“AGUILAS” FILM AND DISCUSSION WITH FILM CO-DIRECTOR MAITE ZUBIAURRE, UCLA:  At 6:30 p.m. on Zoom Pre-registration required here: https://wcsu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsde2hqDIpHNUWMqq0Yw1_0c6G61k18Kda The film is 15 minutes long and may be previewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Kduui1Lag or here: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-grim-compassion-of-searching-for-missing-migrants-in-the-desert‘   This event is part of Read More »


Community Read Discussion

COMMUNITY READ DISCUSSION WITH MARIA HINOJOSA: WCSU and the Danbury Public Library have partnered in a community read and LIVE discussion with NPR journalist and author Maria Hinojosa on her recent book, “Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Read More »