Special Events and Receptions

  • 2/21 PCUC Social Justice Event: Countering Intolerance

    The Pakistani Community at UConn presents Jibran Nasir; a Pakistani civil liberty activist, and lawyer, who will be flying in from Pakistan to speak on the topic of ‘Challenging or Countering Extremism and Intolerance in Society'. 

    Jibran Nasir is regularly found engaging the youth on topics of extremism and social taboos and has spoken at a total of 40 national and international Universities such as LUMS, IBA, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia etc. He was noted by Foreign Policy Magazine amongst the three Pakistanis making considerable effort against sectarian violence. 

    PCUC is very excited to start its first series of talks and discussions of social issues that penetrate our society, and empower to youth to be able to counter these problems.

    The Program will be held in Alumni Center 2384 Alumni Drive, Unit 3053 (Storrs, CT 06269-3053). Guests are requested to arrive by 6:30pm as the talk will begin promptly at 7:00pm, followed by a discussion and Q/A session with Jibran Nasir. 

    (FOOD will be served too!)

    If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact: 
    Zoya Dhakam at 518-772-7912 or uconnpcuc@gmail.com 

     

    For more information, contact: UCONN PCUC at uconnpcuc@gmail.com