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Item Aliento: Transforming Trauma into Hope + Action (2020-03-18)(2020) Montoya, Reyna; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionReyna Montoya is the founder and CEO of Aliento, a community organization for immigrant youth and migrant families. Learn about her journey from being isolated to using her voice for advocacy, action, and reaching across differences to center migrants' stories and strategies.Item Art and Heritage in Urban Renewal: The Seaside Town of Folkestone, UK (2019-10-31)(2019) Henderson, William; University of Minnesota Duluth. Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionUsing the seaside town of Folkestone in the U.K., former Alworth Institute Director, Dr. Willie Henderson, will illustrate the connections amongst the Triennial Festival, the heritage of the Great War, and the successful establishment of a vibrant Creative Quarter, for the significant changes of perception of Folkestone, both within the town and nationally. The development of the once decayed Harbour area has something in common with the regeneration of Canal Park in Duluth, though the methods are different. Art works by international artists such as Yoko Ono, Spencer Finch, and Antony Gormley, remain as part of the legacy of previous Triennial Festivals.Item Black History Month: Events and Films (2022-02)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and Inclusion; University of Minnesota Duluth. Black Student AssociationWednesday, February 9, 2022, CHEM 200, 4:00 pm, Documentary: MLK/FBI, A discussion and Q&A will follow after the documentary, Sponsored by UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion and UMD Black Student Association. Saturday, February 19, 2022, Ballroom, 5:00 pm, Annual Soul Food Dinner, Join the Black Student Association for the 30th annual Soul Food Dinner, Ticket Information: Students (Dinner and Show)-$10, General Public (Dinner and Show) - $15, Children Under 5 - Free (if child need a chair, then tickets are $7.00), Sponsored by UMD Black Student Association. All month of February, UMD Multicultural Center, CJMM Art Exhibit, "The Life, The Work, The Fight: Black Duluth in History," Sponsored by UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion amd Clayton, Jackson, MCGhie Memorial. Tuesday, February 22m Griggs Center, 6:00 pm, Documentary: Dr. King's Words into Actions: Black Empowerment Across the Generations, The viewing will be followed immediately by a discussion and Q&A from committee chairs of the Duluth Branch of the NAACP. Sponsored by UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion, UMD Black Student Association, and Duluth Branch of NAACP. Monday, February 28, Griggs Center, 12 Noon, Documentary: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, 120 minutes, 2019, Sponsored by UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Women's Resource and Action Center, and Black Student Association.Item Called to Action: An Educational Experience for College Students Centered around Creating Social Change (2022-03)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionDuring the experiences, attendees will: - Reflect on their vision of change - Discuss concepts and ideas related to power, privilege, history and oppression - Connect with others interested in social change - Map out plans for working toward their vision of changeItem Called to Action: An Educational Experience for College Students Who Care about Social Justice (2023-03)(2023) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem Community Conversation - Community Impact: Minneapolis in the Aftermath (2021-04-01)(2021) Redmond, Leslie; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionFeaturing civil rights Leslie Redmond; this will be a virtual community conversation centered around the reactions, responses and ongoing efforts in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis.Item The Cultural Outreach & Retention Effort: Ambassadors (2022?)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem The Cultural Outreach & Retention Effort: Mentoring (2022?)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem The Cultural Outreach & Retention Effort: Tutoring (2022?)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem Dia de los Muertos Exhibition Display (2021)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionThe Day of the Dead is a tradition which dates back to the Aztec civilization. The Aztecs believe that the soul of the Dead returns home to the world of the living.Item Express Your Selfie Week 2020 (2020-04)(2020) University of Minnesota Duluth. Queer and Allied Student Union; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionInteract with the QASU community! Wear the corresponding color each day, Post on Facebook or Instagram with the Hashtag #EYSW2020 ! Monday, April 20th = Red/Orange; Tuesday, April 21st = Yellow; Wednesday, April 22nd = Green; Thursday, April 23rd = Blue; Friday, April 24th = Purple/PinkItem Fact-Checking Feminism (2020-10-27)(2020) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionWhat is it about? The history of the women’s suffrage movement, its inaccuracies and the missing voices of Indigenous, Black, and other Women of Color. While the 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote, voter suppression laws continue to this day. Learn more about the speaker at https://sallyroeschwagner.com/ Select titles of Dr. Roesch Wagner’s books are available at the UMD Store.Item Framing Solidarity (2019-09-19)(2019) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionA panel discussion around showing solidarity & working together to create lasting change among various fields, featuring: Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow, Rev. Kathy Nelson, Rev. Charlotte Nelson & more!Item The Free Black Women's Library: A Roundtable with Creator Olaronke Akinmowo (2022-02-09)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem GAYSL: A Crash Course in LGBTQ American Sign Language & Intersectionality (2019-11-13)(2019) Kristal, Hayden; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionHayden Kristal is a Brooklyn-based former zookeeper who gave up a lucrative career in salamanders to pursue comedy and public speaking. Speaking on the topics of diversity and intersectionality Hayden has spoken for colleges and organizations across the country. Join Hayden on Wednesday Nov. 13 at 6PM in Griggs Center for GAYSL: A Crash Course in LGBTQ American Sign Language & Intersectionality, a highly interactive, variable & interactive workshop that teaches its participants LGBTQ-related American Sign Language signs while fostering a group discussion about Deaf culture, intersectionality, accessibility and more!Item GAYSL: A Crash Course in LGBTQ American Sign Language & Intersectionality (2021-12-01)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Queer and Allied Student Union; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionItem Hailing Cesar film screening (2022-10-06)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Latinx/Chicanx Student Association; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionAfter the film there will be a Q&A with Eduardo Chavez, Director and grandson of Cesar ChavezItem Invisible Cities: Indigenous Resistance in Urban Colombia (2020-04-22)(2020) University of Minnesota Duluth. Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and Inclusion; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of World Languages and Cultures; Witness for Peace; Quiscue, Maria Violet MedinaFeaturing Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, Coordinator of the Committee of Indigenous Peoples Victims of the Armed Conflict in Bogota; The speaker, Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, is General Coordinator for the Mesa de Pueblos Indigenas Victimas del Conflicto Armado en Bogotá (Committee of Indigenous Peoples Victims of the Armed Conflict in Bogota), a grassroots organization representing 16 Indigenous groups currently living in conditions of forced displacement in the city of Bogota, Colombia. The committee works to protect the rights of Indigenous people affected by the Colombian armed conflict through preservation of traditional education, healthcare, psycho-social support and human rights advocacy at the national and international level.Item Latino Americans Film Series (2021-10)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionOctober 1, 2021 - Foreigners in Their Own Land; October 8, 2021 - War and Peace; October 15, 2021 - Prejudice and PrideItem Latinx Heritage Events (2022)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Latinx/Chicanx Student Association; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Diversity and InclusionFilm Series 2022: "The New Latinos," September 28, 2022 - Wednesday, 5:00 PM Griggs Center; "Hailing Cesar," October 6th, 2022 - Thursday, 6:00 PM Montague Hall 70; Other Events: Dia de los Muertos Exhibit, October 24 - November 4, 2022, Multicultural Center; Latinos in Minnesota & Access to Education, Speaker Katya Zepeda, October 18th, 2022, 12:00 PM, Zoom
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