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February 15 - 21, 2016
Each week Crossroads provides a list of upcoming opportunities to engage diversity at UA.
If you are interested in having your event included,
please contact the UA Crossroads office at 348-6930
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For details on the African American History Month calendar of events, go to the Crossroads website.
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* NOTE: UA African American Heritage Tour
with Dr. Jason Black on February 19
has been canceled.
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Tuesday, February 16
6:30 pm
Open to ALL students!
Free coffee and snacks!
3rd floor Ferguson Center at the "Source space" in front of the Source and UA Crossroads.
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Black History Month
Kick Off Celebration
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 pm
Presidential Village One, 7th floor Community Room
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African American Heritage Month Trivia Night
Thursday, February 18
7:30 pm
Mellow Mushroom
Register here: AAHM Trivia Night
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Film Screening of Pelo Malo
Wednesday, February 17
6:00 pm
ten Hoor 125
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Diversity Inclusion Justice,
A Poetry Reading with
Treasure Shields Redmond
Thursday, February 18
8:00 pm
Green Bar, Downtown Tuscaloosa
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First Year Writing & the
#socialjusticeeducator
with Treasure Shields Redmond
Friday, February 19
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
ten Hoor 109
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Dr. Ethel Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration,
Speaker: Dr. Clinton Dye
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Friday, February 19
12:00 pm
Little Hall 223
Dessert and Coffee Reception with Dr. Clinton Dye
Friday, February 19
1:30 pm
Little Hall Student Lounge
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ON-GOING AND UPCOMING EVENTS AT UA
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Monday, February 22
5:30 pm
Russell Hall 159
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African American Read-In
Monday, February 22
6:00 pm
Gorgas Library 205
Students, faculty, and staff may contact [email protected] to volunteer to read a poem, passage, etc. This will be an evening to celebrate African American Women's contributions to literature.
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Living Thinkers:
An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower
Wednesday, February 24
6:00 pm
Lloyd Hall 120
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Black History Month Guest Speaker, Elliot Spillers
Wednesday, February 24
5:00 pm
Gorgas Library 205
Progluck
Wednesday, February 24
7:00 - 9:00 pm
The Highlands Community Center
The potluck, or progluck, as we like to call it, is an informal networking event hosted by The Mallet Assembly.
Come share and eat some delicious food and get to know the members of other progressive groups on campus in a relaxed setting!
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Black on Film
Photography Exhibit
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The exhibit Black on Film will show archival images of significant moments on UA’s campus from the University of Alabama’s school newspaper, The Crimson White.
Alongside these photos, pictures from St. Louis photographer Adrian O. Walker of the 2014 Ferguson protests from his recent publication,
My Lens, Our Ferguson will be featured.
The exhibit will run February 4 - 29, 2016.
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International Spouse Group
The International Spouse Group (ISG) meets every Tuesday throughout the Spring 2016 semester from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Global Cafe's new location at Capital Hall on the Bryce Lawn Campus (Bldg 3419, 270 Kilgore Lane).
The ISG is specifically designed to provide interaction and support for the spouses of international scholars, students, faculty, and staff, as well as American spouses who are interested in making international friendships.
Babysitting services are available for those spouses who wish to bring their children, and parking is readily available at the site. For any questions or general interest, please visit the ISG page at http://is.ua.edu/programs-activities/international-spouse-group/ or contact Ozgur Ozlem Dogru at [email protected] or Capstone International Services: [email protected], 205-348-5402.
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International Coffee Hour
Capstone International Coffee Hour is held on Fridays during fall and spring semesters from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in Room 121 B.B. Comer Hall. Come and enjoy free coffee, tea, snacks, and conversation with our friends from around the world. All international and American students, scholars, faculty, staff and friends are welcome.
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Alabama Students Without Borders Presents: Chats with Coffee, Spanish Conversation
Hour
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Every Thursday from 4:00 - 5:00 pm at the Ferguson Center Starbucks. Drop in for an hour, enjoy a cup of coffee, and practice your Spanish.
The table will be marked with a Latin American Flag.
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Discover Diversity at UA Crossroads
The Crossroads Community Center is an initiative of the Division of Community Affairs. Crossroads provides leadership in cultural programming and intercultural education by:
- building relationships across campus cultures through innovative programs and dialogue initiatives
- engaging students, faculty, and staff in collaborative cultural programming
- serving as a resource for organizations addressing intercultural issues on campus and in the broader community
- conducting engaged scholarship through creative activity designed to increase knowledge for today's global society
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