March 2008
March 19, 2002
Interracial Dating, Wednesday, 9pm, McDonel Hall Black Caucus Room
An open discussion about dating on the exterior of your race. Beverages and Food Will Be Served!!
March 22, 2008
Thai Food and Culture Night, Saturday, 6pm-8pm, East Lansing High School Thai Student Association is organizing the third Thai Food and Culture Night. There will be tons of Thai foods as well as some other Asian foods catered from Thai restaurants around Greater Lansing area. We also have many dazzling performances such as Thai traditional dances, fashion show, and Thai karaoke. Besides, we have a variety exhibitions and activities. Door opens at 6pm but performances start at 6:30pm. Kids are welcome.It is a FREE admission event.
However, foods and beverages will be sold in the event and all profits go to donation for rural Thai student in remote area.
March 27-29, 2008
2nd Biennial African American and African Studies Conference: "The Black Scholar and the State of the Black World", Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
The Black Scholar and the State of the Black World Conference will:
- Confront current issues with regards to methodology and best practices in African American and African Studies;
- Create a forum for dialogue on Black Studies programs and the future of the discipline;
- Explore the issue of Black studies' commitment to the African American community as espoused in the original vision of Black Studies.
Proposal topics from a broad range of themes will be considered, but we are particularly interested in papers from interdisciplinary perspectives that reflect one or more of the following sub themes:
- Arts and Culture
- HIV/AIDS in the 21st Century
- Reparations Movement (Domestic and International)
- State of Black Women in Black Studies
- State of Black Youth throughout the Diaspora
Registration Fee
Non-MSU - Registration fee is $50 per person. This includes entrance to all sessions, luncheons and receptions.
MSU faculty, staff and students – Registration and receptions are complimentary. However, luncheons are $16 per lunch or $30 for two luncheons.
Registration Deadline is March 3, 2008. After this date please register on-site.
For additional information, contact 517-432-0869 or e-mail msusankofa@gmail.com
January 15 - May 15, 2008
QUILTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Main Floor Gallery "Quilts and Human Rights" is an exhibition exploring the role that quiltmakers have played in raising awareness of human rights issues around the world and the power of textiles to communicate important ideas and information. The exhibition will feature inspiring and often provocative quilts made to document and express transgressions of human rights, to educate others about human rights issues, and to pay tribute to leaders of human rights movements. A special component of the exhibition is being developed in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha, South Africa and will focus on human rights champions Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela. "Quilts and Human Rights" and related programs are partially supported by funds from the MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Michigan Quilt Project Endowment. This exhibition is part of a special human rights theme for 2007-2008.