2009

Fall Calendar of

Sponsored Cultural Events

September | October | November | December  

September

ALL Semester Latino/Chicano Heritage Celebration

Friday September 4,5,6th

Duluth-Superior Gay Pride Festival at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN

(Free Admission to RUPAUL on Saturday at 6pm)!!

Monday, September 6th

Bulldog Bash Workshop  to select, 1:00 pm look in your schedule for "Join the QASU Party”,

 to become involved in the Queer and Allied Students Union.

(Presented for and by Students)!

Tuesday, September 15th

12-2pm, KSC 273 TV Room

Film: TBA

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association

Friday, September 18th

12-4pm, 270 KSC Multicultural Center

Multicultural Center Open House

Sponsored by the Office of Cultural Diversity

Wednesday, September 23rd

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 268

A Closer Look: Psychological Disabilities

Sponsored by:  Access For All  

Thursday, September 24th

11-2pm, In front of UMD Bookstore

Fundraiser: Bubble Tea Sale

Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Association

Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27
At Camp Ihduhapi!

GLBTA Leadership Retreat for UM students

Tuesday, September 29th

12-2pm, KSC 273 TV Room

Film: "Viva La Causa: More than 500 Years of Chicano/Chicana History"

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association

Wednesday, September 30th

12 noon, KSC 273B

WRAC Open House.  Come learn about WRAC! 

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

Wednesday, September 30th

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 273B

Train Your Brain:  Sybil

Sponsored by:  Access For All

October

All month, Queer History Month

ALL Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center

www.d.umn.edu/mlrc/wrac

Monday-Thursday, October 5th, 7th, 9th

10am-2pm, KSC Outside of Bookstore

QASU tabling for National Coming Out Week

Sponsored by: Queer and Allied Students Union

Tuesday, October 6th

10-2pm, Kirby Terrace

"Come Out, Cookout," fundraiser for QASU, with hotdogs, chips and soda pop!

Sponsored by: Queer Allied and Students Union

Wednesday, October 7th

12 noon, KSC 268

WRAC Brown Bag: Culture of Rape: Acquaintance of Date Rape on College Campuses presented by PAVSA

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

Wednesday, October 7th

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 273B

Train Your Brain:  A Little History Worth Knowing

Sponsored by: Access For All

Thursday, October 8th,

12-1, UMD Kirby Ballroom

Join us for the 4th Annual National Coming Out Day Luncheon at UMD, Kirby Ballroom

Free and Open to the Public.

Sponsored by GLBT Services.

October 9th- October 31st

Bus Station in Kirby Plaza

Clothesline Project Display

Brought to UMD from CASDA

Sponsored by: Women's Resource and Action Center

Monday, October 12th

12-2pm, KSC 273

Film: Maid in America, A film by Anayansi Prado

Sponsored by:  Latino/Chicano Student Association

Monday, October 12th

7:00pm, Duluth Playhouse, 506 W. Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55802

"The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later," One Night Only!  Tickets $10 suggested at the door.  Doors open at 6pm.  Pick up tickets before 6:45 or they will be released.

Sponsored by Duluth playhouse, GLBT Services and Together for Youth

Tuesday, October 13th

12-1:20pm, KSC 273 B

Film: "Jim in Bold:" 8,000 miles through one boy's soul, produced by Equality Forum.

Sponsored by GLBT Services and Queer and Allied Student Union

Wednesday, October 14th

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 273B

Train Your Brain:  Radio

Sponsored by: Access For All

Tuesday, October 20th

12-1:30pm, KSC 273 B

Film: "Left Lane," on the road with Folk Poet Alix Olson.  A Film by Samantha Farinella.

Sponsored by GLBT Services and Queer and Allied Student Union

Tuesday, October 20th

12 noon, KSC Garden Room

"Sharing Hardship, Sharing Hope." Presentation & Dialogue from Jubilee House, Center for Development in Central America. 

Craft Sales from 10am-1pm, in Kirby Student Center on October 20th-21st

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association

Wednesday-Friday, October 21st-23rd

10:00am-3:00pm, Kirby Student Center, in front of UMD Bookstore

Femicide Awareness Display

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center

Wednesday, October 21st

12 noon, KSC 268

Men’s Group Brown Bag:  Be Part of the Solution: What Men Can Do to End Violence Against Women

Presented by Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism (CHAMPS)

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

Wednesday, October 21st

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 273B

Train Your Brain:  Living with Learning Disabilities

Sponsored by: Access For All

Thursday, October 22nd

11-2pm, In front of UMD Bookstore

Fundraiser: Bubble Tea Sale, Come try various flavors!  Watermelon, Mocha, Coconut, Chocolate, and more!  Free samples also! 

$3 for 1 or $5 for 2.

Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Association

Thursday, October 22nd

6-8 pm, UMD Kirby Ballroom

Rick Landman featured speaker in the UMD Kirby Ballroom.  Click on Rick Landman to get to his site. He will also be speaking in individual classrooms/lecture halls.

Sponsored by the UMD Queer and Allied Students Union and others (TBA).

Sunday, October 25th

2:00pm, MPAC

Interpreted Performance: "Sugar"

Sponsored by: Access For All

Tuesday, October 26th - Friday, November 6th

Multicultural Center, located on the 2nd floor of Kirby Student Center

Exhibition Display “Dia de Los Muertos,” Day of the Dead

The 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

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association

Tuesday, October 27th

12-1:30pm, KSC 273 B

Film: "Looking for Langston"  A film in memoriam to Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance as reconstructed from a black gay perspective.

Sponsored by GLBT Services and Queer and Allied Student Union

Wednesday, October 28th

3:30-5:00pm, KSC 273B

Train Your Brain:  I am Sam

Sponsored by: Access For All

Wednesday, October 28th

4-5pm, UMD Ballroom

damali ayo will give the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Student Leadership Conference. Her “I Can Fix Racism” guide and presentation gives ten practical solutions people can do to improve the state of race relations in our culture by enhancing our personal interactions. Presented simply, directly and with her signature sense of humor and intimate stories, ayo’s approach to race relations is simply unforgettable.

Info:. damali ayo

Sponsored by Kirby Leadership Institute, African American Student Programs, and Diversity Commission

Thursday, October 29th

Time, Place: TBA

WRAC Speaker: Chuck Dery, from Minnesota Men’s Action Network

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center

Friday, October 30th

12-6pm, KSC 273 TV Room

Halloween Movie Day

Sponsored by Black Student Association

November

Saturday, November 7th

7pm, UMD Kirby Ballroom

QASU's Fall Drag Show. Call 218.726-7041 for info.

Sponsored by: Queer Allied Student Union

Wednesday, November 11th

12 noon, KSC 268

WRAC Brown Bag: "Teaching and Living in Kurdistan, Iraq" presented by Micca Leider

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

November 10th & 17th

6pm-8pm, Room: Sports and Health Center 135

Women’s Self Defense Workshops

With Kim Mattevi of On-Alert Self Defense

Sponsored by: Women's Resource and Action Center

Nov 13-15, 2009
Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference (MOCC) 2009
McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul

Wednesday, November 11th

3:30-5:30pm, KSC 268

A Closer Look: Visual Impairments

Sponsored By: Access for All

Friday, November 13th 

7:00 PM , BOH 90

"A Look in the Mirror - The Memoir of a Deaf Performer"

Written and Performed in ASL by: Nic Zapko, created in collaboration with Zaraawar Mistry

Interpretation into English by Patty Gordon

Description: Born Deaf, and raised in a family of Deaf and hearing people, Nic Zapko grew up in an environment of tolerance, acceptance and understanding. But after the death of her mother, when Nic was still a young teenager, her family fell apart and became estranged from each other. Nic herself fell into a cycle of poverty, neglect and isolation. But a chance encounter with a theater company gives her renewed hope and an opportunity to build a new family. Told with humor and compassion, her hard-hitting true story of loss, despair and redemption is performed in ASL. (Recommended for ages 13+. Run Time is 90 minutes with no intermission).

Sponsored by Access for All, Office of Disability Services and Resources and the Northeast Service Cooperative

Saturday, November 14th

7-11pm, Kirby Ballroom

SALSA Dance, $3 for students, and $5 for general public

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association

Saturday, November 14th

2:00-4:00p.m., 301 West St. Marie Street

International Taste of UMD at Hope United Methodist Church.

Come and try various international foods from all over the globe, prepared by students from UMD, including international students!

Sponsored by the International Club

Sunday, November 15th

6:00pm-8:00pm, Kirby Lounge

International Film Series:  The Class (2008), French

"Taking on a class comprised of a melting pot of modern-day French society, a teacher pushes and prods her pupils while striving to gain their respect."

Sponsored by International Club

Monday, November 16th

Kirby Lounge, 6pm-8pm

Film: "Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai"

Part of International Education Week Film Series

Sponsored by: Women's Resource and Action Center, International Education Office, International Club, and Forrest Justice

Tuesday, November 17th

4:30pm-6:00pm, 4th Floor Library Rotunda

"Iraq Today: an Eyewitness Report," by Sami Rasouli, Founder and Director of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams.

Rasouli is an Iraqi-American who left Iraq in the late 70s and returned to Iraq to help rebuild his country in 2004. 

Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Public Policy, Department of Political Science, and UMD Students for Peace

Tuesday, November 17th

6:00pm-8:00pm, Kirby Lounge

International Film Series: "Freedom from Fear (2009), Burma"

A groundbreaking feature documentary that chronicles Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi's story and the struggle for human rights, democracy, and freedom in Burma.

Sponsored by UMD Amnesty International

Wednesday, November 18th

12 noon, KSC 273B

WRAC Brown Bag: “Body Love, Size Acceptance & Health At Every Size,” presented by Linda Gokee-Rindal, UMD student

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

Wednesday, November 18th

3:30-5:30pm, KSC 268

Train Your Brain: At First Sight

Sponsored By: Access For All

Wednesday, November 18th

3:30p,-5:00pm, Life Science 185

Promoting Cross Cultural Awareness in a Post 9-11 World: "Demystifying Arab Muslim Culture,"

by Maryam al Sheroogi, Social Worker in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Mary Coons, Author & President of Pen and Ink Communications, & Brenda Butterfield, Professor of Psychology

This workshop will focus on demystifying some of the aspects of Muslim culture worldwide by specifically exploring Arab Muslim culture as practiced in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

Sponsored by the Department of Psychology and the College of Education and Human Service Professions

Wednesday, November 18th

5:00pm, Kirby Rafters

Visit South Africa and Botswana through pictures and stories, by Helen Mongan-Rallis, Trish O'Keefe, & Paula Pedersen

Sponsored by International Education Office

Wednesday, November 18th

6:00-8:00pm, Kirby Lounge

International Film Series:  "Marmoulak (The Lizard, 2004), Iran,"

Although a comedy, the film makes serious points about the clergy, religion, society, and life in general Iran.

Sponsored by International Education Office, International Club

Friday November 20th is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. See link for history

December

Tuesday, December 1st is World AIDS Day

Tuesday, December 1st

11am-2pm, Kirby Rafters

UMD Student Health Fair

Sponsored by UMD Health Services

Wednesday, December 2nd

12 noon, KSC 268

WRAC Brown Bag: “Healthy Choices, Period,” presented by WRAC Intern, Mary Cowen

Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women’s Studies Department

Thursday, December 3rd

7:00 p.m. MonH 70

 “Why We Leave: A firsthand account of migration to the U.S.”  Presented by Nelly Oritz from Mexico Solidarity.

Nelly Ortiz is a leader from MSN's Autonomous Center in Albany Park, a largely immigrant neighborhood on Chicago's north side.  Nelly worked in a Coca Cola bottling plant in Cuenca, Ecuador before moving to Chicago in 1995.  Currently she is involved in organizing Cleaning Power, a women's housecleaning cooperative. 

Sponsored by Latino Chicano Student Association and Latino/Chicano Student Programs

Sunday, November 6th

2:00pm, MPAC

Interpreted Performance: "Sausage"

Sponsored By: Access For All

Wednesday, December 9th

7pm, Kirby Student Center Rafters

"Diversity in Outdoor Recreation," An evening with author and photographer, Dudly Edmondson.

Sponsored by the UMD Office of Cultural Diversity, Recreational Sports Outdoor Program, and Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Thursday, December 10th

6:00 p.m., Weber Music Hall

Presentation from Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing,” which addresses the residual impacts of trauma on African Descendants in the Americas. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal. In brief, Dr. DeGruy presents facts, statistics and documents that illustrate how varying levels of both clinically induced and socially learned residual stress related issues were passed along through generations as a result of slavery.

Sponsored by Kirby Program Board, African American Student Programs, and Black Student Association

Saturday, December 12th

6-9pm, Kirby Ballroom

Kwanzaa, Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Black Student Association