3.  Panel Discussion and Viewing Party at Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

Image from Rosa Luxemburg New York

If you are interested in the politics behind the 2018 Winter Olympics, head to the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on February 15 for a 6pm panel discussion, where a group of experts will discuss current geopolitical tensions, including issues of race and gender, rising military tensions involving North Korea and accusations of corruption against the International Olympic Committee.

The featured speakers include Jules Boykoff (Pacific University, Professor; Author of Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games), Amira Rose Davis (Penn State University, Professor; Author of “Can’t Eat a Medal”: The Lives and Labors of Black Women Athletes in the Age of Jim Crow), and Minky Worden (Human Rights Watch; Director of Global Initiatives), with Stefanie Ehmsen, the co-director of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office. Following the panel discussion, a viewing party will take place with snacks.