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5th Annual Diversity Week - October 4-10, 2009

Monday, October 5th

10AM – 11AM
Opening Remarks
Adams Library, Reinhardt Room
By Nancy Carriuolo, President, Rhode Island College
An invitation to join President Carriuolo for coffee & tea as she speaks about the growing diversity of the Rhode Island College community.

3 – 5PM
“That’s So Gay!”
Presented by Youth Pride RI
An interactive workshop with strategies for identifying and reducing trans/bi/homophobia. Discussion of the discrimination, social stigmatization & isolation of LGBTQQ students including facts and statistics
Unity Center - (DDC lower level)

6 – 8PM
Festival of Praise: a Song & Dance Celebration
Sponsored by Women of Color & Hispanic Heritage RI
Featuring Aris Garcia, Trompetista Cultural & worship music from various religious denominations
Gaige Hall Auditorium

8 – 10PM
Meet Your Campus Queers
Sponsored by RIC Rainbow Alliance
Meet, greet, relax, converse
Student Union 307

Tuesday, October 6th

10:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Diversity Week Open Classes
Location: Horace Mann 183
Early Childhood Education 423: The Importance of Using GLT Friendly Picture Books with Young Children
Professor Elizabeth Rowell, Department of Elementary Education

12:15 – 1:15PM
First in Her Class: A Page from the Archives
Presented by: Marlene Lopes, College Archivist Fortes Room Adam Library 409
When did the first person of color graduate from Rhode Island College? A search through the College’s archives for the answer to this deceptively simple question.
Adams Library 409, Fortes Room

4 – 6PM
What to do When Stopped by the Police
Sponsored by NABLEO
Presented by Officer Charles Wilson
Q&A with Attorney Mike Fontaine
Discussion: Gates vs. Crawley the Cambridge arrest
Alger 110

6 – 8PM
Film: John Trudell
Sponsored by ELED & L.I.F.E.
Story of the Indian justice activist/artist who became one of the FBI’s most wanted. The film illuminates the civil rights struggles during the 1970s at the height of the American Indian Movement.
Unity Center

Wednesday, October 7th

12:30 -2PM
2nd Annual International Attire Day
Sponsored by Student Union
Represent your traditional heritage or culture of choice by wearing fashions or accessories from around the world
Refreshments
Reception in Student Union Ballroom

Multicultural Gathering & Exchange
The perfect event to showcase your international attire!
Sponsored by L.I.F.E. (Live Inspire Fight Educate)
Students and faculty share their cultures through music, dance, songs, and story-telling.
Light Refreshments
Student Union Ballroom

Chainsaw sculpture
Environmental Artist Michael Higgins
Sculpts a gift for the Unity Center
Sponsored by Student Activities
On the Quad

Thursday, October 8th

9 – 11AM
BYOB – (Break Your Own Bread)
At the Unity Center
Bring your culture’s favorite bread (& spread) enough to share
Complimentary coffee & tea

11AM – 1PM
Volunteer Expo
Sponsored by the Feinstein School of Education and
Human Development
Myriad community service agencies present
opportunities for volunteerism & civic engagement
On the Quad (Ballroom if it rains)

4:10 – 6PM
“Potty Talk” understanding the need for unisex bathrooms
Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Rowell
Film: Toilet Training
Adams Library 409, Fortes Room

6:00 - 7:30PM
"Come Let Us Build A New World Together": Africana Studies & the Fate of the Humanities
Sponsored by OASPA & the African and African American Studies Program
Presented by Corey D.B. Walker, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Africana Studies, Brown University
Alger 110

7:00 - 9:30PM
The Links Within the Fabric: A Dialogue on Race
Sponsored by Harambee and L.I.F.E.
Students, staff, faculty, administrators and community members are invited and encouraged to join this open forum discussion of diversity with a focus on racial justice and its intersections with other forms of oppression.
Student Union Ballroom

Friday, October 9th

BYOB (Break Your Own Bread)
Henry Barnard School
Book signing with Norah Dooley
Author of Everybody Bakes Bread,
Everybody Cooks Rice & Everybody Serves Soup

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Universal Design for Learning: A Faculty Workshop
Friday, October 9
Presented by – Mark Gunning, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
Deborah Abruzzini ’80, Master Teacher, Sherlock Center on Disabilities

Location – President’s Dining Room, Donovan Dining Center
Breakfast included - RSVP by Friday, October 2nd to Elaine Sollecito, Data Management Specialist esollecito@ric.edu

12 – 2PM
National Coming Out Day:
Because the Closet is a horrible place to hide!
Celebrate the 30th year of the Rainbow Alliance
On the Quad

Closing Ceremony
3:30 – 5:30PM
SU Ballroom

INFUSION EXPERIENCE - Free concert
Original music with a flamenco Afro-Cuban
flair. On the Quad (4-5:30pm)

Open Classes

Monday & Wednesday October 5th & 7th
11AM – 12:20PM Gaige Hall 211
Professor: David Thomas
History 340
Muslim World from the age of Muhammad to 1800

Tuesday, October 6th
10:30 – 11:40PM Horace Mann 183
Professor: Elizabeth Rowell
ECED 423
The importance of using GLT Friendly Picture Books with Young Children

5:15 – 6:40PM Horace Mann 183
Professor: Elizabeth Rowell
ELED 261
One Man’s Quest for Disability Rights in a non-Western Country

Wednesday, October 7th
5:15 – 6:40PM Horace Mann 183
Professor: Elizabeth Rowell
ELED 509
Using Transgender and GL Picture Books with Young Children

Tuesday & Thursday October 6th & 8th
2 – 3:50PM Gaige Hall 211
Professor: David Thomas
History 266
Globalization in Historical Perspective Since 1500

September 2009

2009 Providence Latino Community Celebration

September 15 - October 15, 2009
Visit www.hispanicheritageri.org for information & events.

April 2009

BOOK DRIVE in cooperation with Better World Books

April 27th through May 11th
Collection Bins located in the Student Union & the Adams Library. Book Drives for Better Lives - DONATE

March 2009

"Freestyle the Art of Rhyme" film & discussion

Monday, March 16th
Documentary about the freestyle culture of hip-hop Improvisational rapping as an art form and language medium. Directed by Kevin Fitzgerald. @ the Unity Center 7-10PM

Women's Dinner sponsored by Harambee

Thursday, March 19th
This evocative event will be held March 19 from 6:30-9:00PM in the DDC Faculty Center. Bring your opinions and questions for a challenging discussion about the advent of women in the 21st century. Dinner included.

"BOMB IT" film & discussion

Monday, March 23rd
Documentary about graffiti and street art directed by John Rice explores the proliferation of quality of life laws against the backdrop of the broken window theory. @ the Unity Center 7-10PM

DIY Women's Household Repair Workshop

Thursday, March 26th
Instructor Terry Monroe with Pittsburgh Paint representative Eric Perloca demonstrate some Do It Yourself ideas for handywomen. @ the Unity Center 4-6PM

Movie night at the Unity Center

Monday, March 30th
Feature film "The Secret Life of Bees" based on the best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd starring Queen Latifah, Dakota fanning and Jennifer Hudson.

Black History Month February 2009 – Heritage 365

The Unity Center invites the campus community to join the celebrations of Black History Month in February 2009. If your office or department is planning an event that you would like included on our calendar or for more information please contact us at 456-8791 or agomes@ric.edu, Antoinette Gomes.

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Blood Pressure & Diabetes Screening

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 4th from 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Location: Unity Center
In recognition of Black History Month 2009, Health Services and the Unity Center will host a program about health issues affecting the African American community. The entire campus community is invited to participate in the screenings and take advantage of important information provided by the RI Department of Health, Office of Minority Health. This event will take place on February 4th from 12:00 to 2:00 PM in the Unity Center. Director of Health Services, Lynn Wachtel, will be on hand to answer questions.

Newport's Buried History Walking Tour

Date/Time: Sunday, February 8th
Location: Student Union Loop at 11:45 AM
Student Activities sponsored trip to the Newport Historical Society for an African American history walking tour entitled: Newport�s Buried History walking tour. The bus will be leaving the SU Loop at 11:45AM Sunday, February 8th and the tour will start at 1:00pm. The ticket price for RIC students is $5 and the ticket price for non-ric guests is $10. Anyone interested must purchase there ticket at the welcome and info center in the Student Union. Tickets will go on sale by Monday, January 26th.

Screening of the Animated Series "Boondocks" with Giveaways

Date/Time: Monday, February 9th from 7 - 9 PM
Location: Unity Center
The RI College student organization OASPA - Organization of African Students & Professionals in the Americas is sponsoring a screening of the animated & controversial television series "Boondocks" with giveaways of (10)Boondocks comic collections &(2) box sets of BOONDOCKS season II on Monday, February 9th from 7-9PM in the Unity Center.

What To Do When Stopped By The Police

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 11th from 4 - 6 PM
Location: Alger Hall Room 110
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INC. in conjunction with the Rhode Island College Campus Police & the Unity Center presents “What To Do When Stopped By The Police” an honest, informative & enlightening look at citizen’s and official’s rights when interacting with each other. To be presented with candor on Wednesday, February 11th from 4-6PM in Alger Hall Room 110.

Screening of the Documentary: Brother Outside the Life of Bayard Rustin

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 17th from 7 - 9 PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
Celebrated Sundance Film Festival documentary Brother Outsider the Life of Bayard Rustin will be screened on Tuesday, February 17th from 7:00-9:00PM in the Student Union Ballroom. This event is sponsored by the RIC Rainbow Alliance call 456-8121 for more information.

Mass Media & the African American Experience

Date/Time: Thursday, February 19th
Location: Alger Hall Room 110
A lecture presented by Dr. Jared Ball of Morgan State University. Dr. Ball is an assistant professor of communication studies with research interests including the interaction between colonialism, mass media theory and history as mechanisms of social movements and political organization. Additionally, he is well known as the host of mid-day Jazz & Justice on Washington DC�s WPFW 89.3 FM. Campus wide lecture to be presented - Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Alger Hall Room 110. Sponsored by OASPA, The Unity Center, and the Committee on College Lectures.

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity hosts "Past, Present & Future"

Date/Time: Saturday, February 21st
Location: Student Union Ballroom
A Black History Month 2009 � Heritage 365 banquet to be held on Saturday, February 21, 2009 in the Rhode Island College Student Union Ballroom. The program�s focus will be Remembering/Honoring Our PAST and acknowledging its impact on the PRESENT while looking ahead to the FUTURE. Dinner from 6-9PM.

History of Negro Baseball in RI and its Players - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 24th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: Fortes Room/Adams Library
The Rhode Island College History Department presents “When the Cheering Stops: Black Rhode Islanders and Professional Negro League Baseball” a look at the history of Negro Baseball in RI and its players. Lecture and discussion led by department chair, Dr. Robert Cvornyek, with commentary by, Gladys Thomas, wife of notable player and activist the late Charles Thomas. This presentation is open to the public and supported by the Unity Center, African and African American Studies the Adams Library - Tuesday, February 24th from 3:30-5:30 PM in the Fortes Room/Adams Library.

Third Annual Journey to the Motherland

Date/Time: Thursday, February 26th from 7 - Midnight
The RI College student organization, Women of Color, hosts the third annual Journey to the Motherland event on Thursday, February 26th from 7PM until 12 midnight. This year's theme is "Storytelling." The program includes, food, speaker, vendors and music & dancing. Tickets are $8.00 for RI College students, $10.00 for the general public and tables (10) are $70.00 available through the Unity Center.
Contact tarseh94@yahoo.com for more information.

Black History Month Blackout Dance Party

Date/Time: Friday, February 27th from 9:30 PM - 1 AM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
Black History Month Blackout dance party sponsored by RI College student organization, HARAMBEE. Date: Friday, February 27th in the Student Union Ballroom door open at 9:30PM (no admittance after 12 midnight) party 'til 1:00AM. Students with college identification only! RIC students $3, non-RIC students $5.

December 2008

Kwanzaa Dinner (sponsored by Harambee)

Thursday, December 4th 2008
7pm - 9pm; doors open at 6:30pm
FREE (Donations for the breast cancer foundation appreciated)
For more information contact Harambee in SU 418 (456-8085)

Presentation on LGBTQ health issues by Lynn Wachtel

Tuesday, December 9th 2008; 12pm - 2pm
This event will be held in the Unity Center
Lynn Wachtel, Director/Nurse Practitioner of RIC College Health Services, will be speaking about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health issues. There will be pizza as well as a discussion following the presentation. Please sign up for the event at either the RIC Women�s Center or The Unity Center, both located in Donovan Dining Center.

Holiday Concert

Tuesday, December 9th 2008 at 7:30pm
Event to be held in the Student Union Ballroom on the 2nd Floor
Rhode Island College Praise Ensemble Gospel Choir presents �Come Let Us Adore Him�

Diversity Week 2008: October 5th - 10th

Diversity Week is a collaborative initiative by the Unity Center, NAACP RIC Chapter, Rainbow Alliance, Women's Center, Career Development Center, Bannister Gallery, Student Union, and the departments of Anthropology, Disability Services, Educational Studies, Music, Theater and Dance, and Psychology.

Wednesday, October 6th

October 6th - 30th
Exhibition: Eva Sutten's Dark Dream
Bannister Gallery.
Opening Reception is Thursday, October 8, 5pm - 8pm
(lite refreshments provided)

Tuesday, October 7th

10:00 AM
UMass Amherst Anthropology Program
-Admissions Visit
Fortes Lounge (Adams Library�4th floor).
Sponsored by the Anthropology Department

10:00 AM
Helping children w/ same sex parents feel included in school.
183 Horace Mann (open class)
Discussion led by Dr. E. H. Rowell.

5:00 PM
Discussion: Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination
CL 152 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. Joan Rollins.

7:00 PM
5th Annual Word is Born
Student Union Ballroom
Free for RIC students, $2 for non-RIC students
Free T-shirts given to first 100 guests.
Sponsored by NAACP RIC Chapter

1:30 PM
Film: Beyond Belief
A documentary of two women who lost their husbands in 9-11.
Women's Center, DDC lower level.

4:30 PM
Helping children born with facial deformities in developing countries
CL 105 (open class)
Discussion led by Dr. E. H. Rowell

5:00 PM
The Outspoken Playaz from Youth Pride
Learn support strategies for the LGBTQ community.
Sponsored by RIC Rainbow Alliance

Wednesday, October 8th

1st Annual International Attire Day
Rhode Island College students, faculty, staff and administrators are encouraged to support Diversity Week by wearing fashions or accessories from around the world to campus on Wednesday, October 8th. Represent your traditional heritage or culture of choice. Those who participate are welcome to attend a special reception in the President�s Dining Room, Donovan Mezzanine Level, during the FREE PERIOD on that day to showcase their selection, socialize among attendees and have photos taken. Light refreshments will be served. For planning purposes, please RSVP 456-8034 or email lgoff@ric.edu. This event is sponsored by the Student Union and Office of Student Activities.

5:00 PM
Discussion: Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination (open class)
CL 152 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. Joan Rollins.
Sponsored by the Psychology department

5:30 PM
Helping children w/ same sex parents feel included in school.
HM 183 (open class)
For more information, contact Dr. E. H. Rowell.

8:00 PM
Lecture: Hasani Pettiford, author of Black Thighs, Black Guys & Bedroom Lies
Student Union Ballroom (Free).
25 copies of author's book will be given away.
Sponsored by NAACP RIC Chapter.

Thursday, October 9th

2:00 PM - 3:50 PM
See the Movie �Skin Deep�
Forman Center Classroom B
It is a movie about 23 college students that come together to explore the ways in which �race� has figured in their lives. Sponsored by the Educational Studies Department

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
See the Movie �Trudell�
Unity Center - Free
Viewing and discussion follows led by Dr. Maria Lawrence.

Friday, October 10th

8:00 PM
Concert: Black and Blue
Sapinsley Hall.
Sponsored by the Music, Theater and Dance Department

Black History Month 2008

Black History Month 2008
The Heritage of Change

Click here to download the poster in pdf format.

Iron Ladies of Liberia

Wednesday March 5,2008

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VDAY - Reclaiming Peace 2007

LGBTQQ Summit

Friday, December 1
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Student Union, room 307

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Safe Zone Seminar

Develop a greater understanding of the issues and how we can improve the campus climate. Pick up a resource guide and a RIC Safe Zone sticker. Hear results from the LGBTQQ Summit at RIC. Please confirm your participation in one of the following session as soon as possible: