The week is brimming with arts, music, dance, film and other activities and features such crowd-pleasing favorites as the Poetry Slam, the Diversity Video and Film Festival, the Pangaea Roots Music Series, dozens of workshops and more. Some of the events have been so well-attended in recent years, live broadcasts are planned. Most events are free and open to the public.
A few of the week’s highlights include:
The week’s activities get underway at noon on Monday, Sept. 27, with a Fiesta de Diversidad at the Multicultural Center. The Center will be buzzing that afternoon and evening with workshops such as Diversity on the Web, a new panel discussion on diversity in the classroom and the 5th Annual Graduate Student Symposium on diversity. The premier Annual Multicultural Center Poetry Slam and Open Mic at 8 p.m. in the Hardge Forum will close out the day.
On Tuesday, the 8th Annual Diversity Video and Film Festival will shine with an array of video offerings from 9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. at the Multicultural Center including “The Politics of Love in Black and White,” which explores inter-racial relationships and “Who Defines the Other?” a photographic and educational presentation. The day closes with the Multicultural Center’s co-sponsorship of the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Honors Colloquium speaker, Anuradha Mittal, who is an internationally renowned expert on trade, development, human rights and agriculture issues. Mittal will speak about “The New Human Rights Movement: Linking Ecology with Equity.”
On Wednesday, workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union. The workshops are arranged under four themes: Storytelling; Peace Building/Uses of Power; Social Justice; and Wellness. Some of the more than 20 talks include: “Fantastic Tales: A Focus on Families and Friends around the World”; “Peace Building and Colombia” and “Alternatives to The War on Terror”; “Careers for Queers: Gay-Friendly Jobs and How to Find Them”; and “Belly Dance: An Expressive and Emotional Middle Eastern Art Form,” and more. An “Open Discussion on Latinos and the Social and Political System in Rhode Island” will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.
On Thursday participants will enjoy several different programs from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in celebration of art and music including A Film Documentary on French Rap Music, a performance by the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Chorus and more.
On Friday, the week’s celebrations come to an end with more activities and the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Pangaea Roots Music Series’ presentation of Rokia Traore, a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Mali at 8 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium.
For a complete schedule of the week’s activities, visit the .