April 2024

 

Greetings,


Welcome Spring! March was a busy month as we kicked off the Africa Series and welcomed Kivu Ruhorahoza for a screening of his film Grey Matter. We were also joined by Rwandan human rights activist, Esther Mujawayo for a lecture. Along with warmer weather, the month of April will also bring some exciting programs to campus that we are looking forward to.


Please review our newsletter for information regarding the upcoming programs. For more information on our programs or for information regarding the Center for the Study of Democracy, please visit our website or send us an email.



I also encourage you to follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.


Warm regards,


Antonio Ugues Jr., PhD

Director, Center for the Study of Democracy

 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 10

Aməricas Dialogue Series

KÜNÜ: A Space for Dialogue

Film Screening

Cole Cinema, 7:30 pm


April 11

Aməricas Dialogue Series

Public Lecture and Discussion

with Francisco Huichaqueo

Blackistone Room, 11:15 am-12:15 pm


April 11

Primary Election Candidate Forum

Lexington Park Library,

5:00 pm


April 13

National Civics Bee Competition

Cole Cinema,

10:00 am-2:00 pm


April 18

Voter Registration Drive

Second Floor Hallway,

Campus Center,

11:00 am-2:00 pm

 

Aməricas Dialogue Series

KÜNÜ: A Space for Dialogue


Mapuche filmmaker Francisco Huichaqueo joins us for a screening of Künü (2023), which was produced in collaboration with Imaginaria Audiovisual, a film production group based in Concepción, Chile. Künü is a one-hour documentary that captures the collaborative efforts of 80 Mapuche communities to reclaim part of their ancestral lands from a large transnational forestry company in Chile, in the Araucanía-Loncoche region. After the screening, there will be a Q&A conversation.


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Public lecture and discussion with Francisco Huichaqueo


Mapuche Curator Francisco Huichaqueo will deliver a presentation on non-Western approaches to museum curatorial practices.



Francisco Huichaqueo is a Mapuche filmmaker, artist, curator, and a professor at the School of Visual Arts of the University of Concepción. His films have been showcased in various Chilean and international venues, including the Mother Tongue Film Festival at the Smithsonian, ImagineNATIVE in Toronto, Museo Reina Sofía, and the 11th Berlin Biennale. His video installation, documentary film, and essay films center on his Mapuche lineage and the Mapuche worldview. He also intervenes in colonial spaces with tangible and intangible heritage, such as archaeological collections in museums within Chile and abroad.

The St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to host a first-of- its- kind civics competition that encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Participating 6th, 7th and 8th graders will flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prize


Finalists will be invited to Washington, DC to compete in the inaugural National Civics Bee national championship in Fall 2024.


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