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Join the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation’s Future of Democracy initiative and program on Climate Change and Security, together with the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego, for a talk with Sherri Goodman, a globally recognized leader in environmental and climate security, on November 4, 2024 from 5 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Goodman will discuss her new book, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security, a compelling exploration of the intersection between national security, climate change, and global stability. Drawing from her experience as the Pentagon’s first Chief Environmental Officer and as a leading expert in environmental security, Goodman will unpack how the U.S. military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change; and will explore what climate change might mean for the future of democracy.Sherri Goodman, senior fellow at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Polar Institute, and secretary general of the International Military Council on Climate & Security, is credited with educating a generation of U.S. military and government officials about the nexus between climate change and national security, using her famous coinage, “threat multiplier,” to fundamentally reshape the national discourse on the topic. Sherri serves as vice chair of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and on the EXIM Bank’s Council on Climate. A former first deputy undersecretary of defense (Environmental Security) and staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Goodman has founded, led, or advised nearly a dozen research organizations on environmental and energy matters, national security, and public policy.ModeratorsRichard Matthew, IGCC research director for climate change and international decurity and professor of urban planning and public policy, at UC IrvineEmilie Hafner-Burton, IGCC research director for democracy studies and professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Department of Political Science at UC San DiegoAbout the Elizabeth H.L. Bonkowsky Memorial Lecture SeriesThis lecture series was established by the Bonkowsky family at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy in 2023 in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Leitch Bonkowsky. The series promotes public understanding and advocacy of democratic and human rights work across the globe. Dr. Bonkowsky was a diplomat whose numerous award-winning works while at the U.S. State Department were key for statehood and independence of democratic Kosovo. She also helped to increase democracy and human rights work in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia and in former communist East Germany. Dr. Bonkowsky completed graduate work at Columbia, Harvard and Boston University and served as president of the UC San Diego Oceanids and as a leader in many church and civic activities. She was a history professor at the University of Massachusetts and earlier taught in New York City’s public schools.Visit: The Elizabeth H.L. Bonkowsky Memorial Lecture Series Presents: Climate Change, Security, and Democracy: A Conversation with Sherri GoodmanIGCC on Instagram

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Does Soul Food Need a Warning Label?”, with James Beard Award winner Adrian Miller, at 10:30 a.m. October 19, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd.Miller will enlighten and entertain us with his extensive knowledge of soul food. What soul food is, and its surprisingly long and fascinating history, origins, misconceptions and delights will all be explained in full.Adrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, Miller served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. Miller went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American, and the first layperson, to hold that position. In 2018, Adrian was awarded the Ruth Fertel “Keeper of the Flame” Award by the Southern Foodways Alliance, in recognition of his work on African American Foodways. His first book Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, won the James Beard Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on Presidents Day, 2017. Adrian’s third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, appeared in 2021.The event is free and open to the public. A Q &A and tasting will follow Adrian’s presentation.Visit: Culinary Historians of San DiegoCulinary Historians of San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Join the Greater San Diego Music Coterie for a post-summer musical journey. Music includes Mendelssohn’s Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt, Haydn’s Sailor Song, Delibes’ Bell Song and Flower Duet from Lakmé, and Copand's Appalachian Spring.The Greater San Diego Chamber Orchestra, directed by Dr. Angela Yeung, is joined by Soprano Emily Ortlieb and Mezzo-Soprano Martha Jane Weaver.All Saints Episcopal Church offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Registered audience will receive directions to free parking. Please limit to one registration per email address.Free-will donation at the door. Donation via Venmo, Zelle, or by check can be tax deductible.Visit: Happy Sails and Safe Travels

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

Syrian rebels have swept through the country at lightning pace, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee. But who are they and what are their aims?

KPBS found six San Diego-based artists who are emerging into the comic industry and are either selling, signing or schmoozing in or around the convention.

Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as "The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search.

Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.

Morning Edition visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant for a behind the scenes look at how defense manufacturing contributes to the economy of northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Spring Valley Community Alliance (SVCA), in partnership with New Seasons Church, is pleased to invite the community to attend a Candidate Forum for the 79th State Assembly District candidates, Colin Parent and LaShae Sharp-Collins. The event will take place on Monday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at New Seasons Church, located at 2300 Bancroft Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977.This Candidate Forum will provide the community with a vital opportunity to hear from both candidates on the issues that matter most to the residents of Spring Valley and the broader 79th District. The forum is open to the public, and both candidates will participate in a moderated debate, sharing their visions for the district's future. A segment of the forum will be opened up to questions from the audience.