The Guinea-Bissau Community in the USA and

the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies

cordially invite you to the book launch of

Quando Desistir Não é Uma Opção

by Bissau-Guinean author, jurist and activist Sana Canté.

Sponsored by:

The Guinea-Bissau Community in the USA and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College

We hope that you will join us!

Thank you for your kind attention,

Dr. Sílvia Oliveira, IPLWS Director

Soliveira@ric.edu | (401)456-8496

Statements in support of the maintenance of the

Portuguese major at Rhode Island College

As Rhode Island's first public institution of higher education, we've been preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow since 1854. We are a regional comprehensive public college serving over 6,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students across five schools. We offer in-demand programs, providing pathways to career success, taught by professors who truly know you. https://www.ric.edu/

Established in 2006, the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies supports the Portuguese Studies academic program at Rhode Island College, bridges the connection between Rhode Island College and the Lusophone community, and pursues scholarly and cultural research in the areas of the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures. For more information, visit: https://www.ric.edu/academics/our-schools/discover-arts-and-sciences/institute-portuguese-and-lusophone-world-studies

Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College