In April 2023, civil war erupted in Sudan. To mark the second anniversary of the ongoing humanitarian crisis, “From Sudan to Seattle” will provide space for local Sudanese to share their stories of survival and migration, acknowledge the conflict’s connections to local African and Sudanese populations, and offer insights on the current state of US-Sudan relations. This event is co-hosted by the UW Center for Human Rights, Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Department of Geography, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures Program, and the Law, Societies and Justice Department.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 12^th from 9am to 12pm PST in HUB 250 and online. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be provided. The event will provide space for local Sudanese to share their stories of survival and migration, acknowledge the conflict’s connections to local African and Sudanese populations, and offer insights on the current state of US-Sudan relations. Learn more and register here.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

• Mubarak Elamin is a Sudanese community organizer and member of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound.
• Dr. Ushari Khalil is a human rights advocate who focuses on the rights of internally displaced populations and children affected by armed conflict in Sudan. A former Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law, Dr. Khalil has worked with UNICEF and is the recipient of a Human Rights Watch Monitor Award.
• Dr. Khidir Haroun is a former Sudanese Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Haroun currently serves as a Dean of Faculty at the International University of Africa.
• Dr. Christopher Tounsel is an associate professor of History and Director of the African Studies Program at the University of Washington. Dr. Tounsel has written two books on Sudan (Chosen Peoples and Bounds of Blackness) and has provided commentary on Sudanese affairs for Al Jazeera, BBC, and NPR.
• Dr. Mehari Worku is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington. Dr. Worku’s research focuses on Christianity in Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia.
• Yasir Zaidan is a PhD Candidate in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. His research focuses on the Middle East’s growing influence in the Horn of Africa, and his commentaries have appeared in Foreign Policy, African Arguments, and World Politics Review.
• Samira Mohamed is a Sudanese pharmacy student and mother who escaped from Khartoum to Port Sudan when the war began in April 2023.

The Biological Anthropology Seminar Series will meet next Tuesday, 4/8/2025 at 3:30 pm in Denny 313. Dr. Taylor van Doren, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alaska will speak on her research: “Biodemographic dimensions of the 1918 influenza pandemic and tuberculosis in Alaska.”

This meeting will be hybrid, and you can also choose to join via Zoom. Refreshments will be available for in-person attendees.

CSDE will be hosting its annual “PAA 2025 Practice Talks” during our regular seminar time on Friday, April 4th from 12:30-1:30 in 360 PAR. This is an in-person only event. This event is co-sponsored by the Population Health Initiative.

This year’s event will feature 3 CSDE Trainees representing Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Sociology giving Oral or Flash presentations this year! Please come listen to their practice presentations and offer them your good feedback and wisdom! Your time and insights will be appreciated!

The latest version of our seminar series poster can be found here and you can always check our seminar schedule here.