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Sep
14
Batten Hour: Scott Skinner-Thompson
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 12:00 PM
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Please join us for Batten Hour, featuring Scott Skinner-Thompson. In his book Privacy at the Margins, Skinner-Thompson highlights why privacy is of acute importance for marginalized groups. He will speak to how examining limited privacy can enrich and enhance our lives at the margins in material ways and more. 

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Apr
27
Virtual Batten Hour: Yoga with Mandy Connock
APRIL 27, 2020 12:00 PM
Online via Zoom

Join us for a special Batten Hour featuring yoga with Mandy Connock. Mandy, a UVA alumna class of 2014, is a certified fitness instructor. She discovered her passion for teaching group fitness several years ago and has since taught over 700 classes. When not instructing, Mandy works as a Project Management Consultant and enjoys spending time with her husband and dogs. No previous yoga experience necessary – all are encouraged to attend!

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Apr
20
Virtual Batten Hour with Sarah Hughes, author of Repowering Cities
APRIL 20, 2020 12:00 PM
Online via Zoom

Join us for a special Earth Week Batten hour as we hear from Sara Hughes, author of Repowering Cities. City governments are rapidly becoming society's problem solvers. As Sara Hughes shows, nowhere is this more evident than in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto, where the cities' governments are taking on the challenge of addressing climate change. Tune in as Hughes discusses the policy agendas city governments develop for reducing GHG emissions and the governing strategies they use to implement these agendas.

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