Events

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Nov 2024
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US Election Brunch at C.IAS with Lonnie Johnson

Center for Inter-American Studies (Elisabethstraße 59/II, 8010 Graz)

Join us on Wednesday, November 6, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for our US Election Brunch at the Center for Inter-American Studies (CIAS), featuring insights from Lonnie Johnson. This event will provide a scholarly space for participants to engage in a critical reflection on the outcomes of the US elections, examining their potential implications for international relations and inter-American affairs.

Accompanied by bagels and drinks, the brunch will be a space to foster meaningful discussions on the election's broader impact. Faculty, students, and scholars are encouraged to attend and contribute to the conversation!

* 14 *
Oct 2024
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Amerika läuft, Europa hinkt: Diagnose und Rezept für den Standort Europa

Haus für Musik und Musiktheater(MUMUTH) der Kunstuniversität Graz (Lichtenfelsgasse 14, 8010 Graz)

Event of the Geist&Gegenwart series, organized by Land Steiermark – Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Wissenschaft und Forschung, Club Alpbach Steiermark, Kleine Zeitung, promoted by ÖAG Steiermark.

Datum: Montag, 14. Oktober, 2024

Uhrzeit: Beginn, 18:00 Uhr

Angesichts der Anfang November bevorstehenden US-Präsidentschaftswahlen ist für Europa die Frage der künftigen Beziehungen und Verbindungen zur immer noch bedeutendsten Volkswirtschaft der Welt, den USA, von großer Bedeutung. Es freut mich daher sehr, dass es uns gelungen ist den führenden deutschen Publizisten und langjährigen Herausgeber der ZEIT, Josef Joffe als einen der besten Kenner der transatlantischen Beziehungen als  Referenten zu gewinnen.

Wir sehen daher am Montag, 14. Oktober 2024 um 18:00 Uhr einem spannenden Vortrag mit anschließender Diskussion entgegen.

Programm:

  • Begrüßung und Einleitung, MMag.a Barbara Eibinger-Miedl (Landesrätin für Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Regionen, Wissenschaft und Forschung)
  • Grußworte, A.o. Univ.Prof. Dr. Georg Schulz (Rektor der Kunstuniversität Graz)
  • Amerika läuft, Europa hinkt: Diagnose und Rezept für den Standort Europa, Dr. Josef Joffe (Publizist)
  • Diskussion, Moderation: Mag. Stefan Winkler (Mitglied der Chefredaktion der Kleinen Zeitung)  

 

 

* 05 *
Oct 2024
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IWA Annual English Book Fair

Kaiser-Josef-Platz 8 (Kaiser-Josef-Platz 8, 8010 Graz)

The International Women's Association of Graz (IWA, www.iwagraz.org) will hold its amazing Annual English Book Fair.

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Event organized by the International Women's Association of Graz, Austria, promoted by ÖAG Styria.

We will have a large selection of English literature, ranging from non-fiction novels to fiction texts and children's literature.
 
As a non-profit organization based in Graz since 1994, the profits of the Book Fair will go this year to our chosen charity for 2024 (still to be chosen, see www.iwagraz.org/charity/ for charities we have supported in the past).
 
English books in good condition can be dropped off ahead of time at Kaiser-Josef-Platz 8 on Friday, October 4. Please contact iwagraz@gmail.com to request more information.
* 25 *
Sep 2024
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20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Kiz RoyalKino (Conrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße 10, 8010 Graz)

Event organized by the U.S Embassy in Vienna, supported by ÖAG Styria.

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Time: starting at 18:00

Duration: 94 minutes

Join us for an exclusive screening of a film by Pulitzer Prize-winning Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov, winner
of the 2024 Academy Award® for “Best Documentary Feature Film.”

Admission is free; registration is mandatory.
Tickets are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by Monday, September 23, 2024

Following the film, we will host a discussion featuring:

Barbara Stelzl-Marx, Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War and
Professor for Contemporary History at the University of Graz,
Olena Kharytonova, Istanbul Convention Action Against Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
Olha Volynska, Journalist, Writer, Documentary Filmmaker.

Moderation: Xandi Egginton, Co-Director, this human world, International Human Rights Film Festival

REGISTRATION: viennaprograms@state.gov

* 26 *
May 2024
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ÖAG Sommerfest 2024

Propeller (Zinzendorfgasse 17, 8010 Graz)

Date: May 26, 2024

Time: starting at 16:00

Join us for an afternoon of free drinks, live music, and the chance to win great prizes in our raffle! It’s a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow members of the Austro-American Society for Styria and enjoy a wonderful gathering with friends and family.

We are thrilled to announce that the event is being organized in collaboration with the Fulbright Austria Alum Chapter Styria.

RSVP by May 15 to contact@oag-stmk.at and let us know you're coming! Bring your friends, bring your family, and let’s make this a memorable day!

* 23 *
Apr 2024
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Lecture & performance: The Songs Of Greenwich Village

Universität Graz (Merangasse 18/ Tiefpaterre)

April 23 - 15:00-17:00

Lecture and Performance by Rod MacDonald & Mark Dann

A historical presentation and performance of the historic songs of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Simon & Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Buffy St Marie and more.

This event is a collaboration between ÖAG and the Center for Inter-American Studies of the University of Graz.