Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. via Zoom
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Sponsored by the UA Women and Gender Resource Center
This event will involve a mix of Jackbox games, Latinx trivia, and Latinx cultural education. Register as an individual or as a team to receive a link in a calendar invitation to the game night events.
Thursday, Sept. 24, at noon via Zoom
Sponsored by the UA Women and Gender Resource Center. Read more about the WGRC Book Clubs.
Thursday, Sept. 24 Film screening at 7 p.m. | Discussion: 8:30-9 p.m. via Zoom
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Sponsored by the UA Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies and the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The evening features a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary “Border South” and post-film discussion of U.S.-Mexico border and immigration politics. Every year hundreds of thousands of migrants make their way along the trail running from southern Mexico to the U.S. border. “Border South” reveals the immigrants’ resilience, ingenuity and humor as it exposes a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.
Friday, Sept. 25 Discussion: 3:30 p.m. | Q&A with Director: 4 p.m. via Zoom
Register by visiting https://tinyurl.com/y3wxa999.
Sponsored by the UA Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies and the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Join the discussion about the launch of the Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibit prior to a special Q&A session with Border South Director Raúl O. Paz Pastrana and director of the Undocumented Migration Project Dr. Jason De León.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7-9 p.m. via Zoom
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Sponsored by the UA Women and Gender Resource Center, the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the UA Department of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, and the University of North Florida
“Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado” is a 2020 documentary film about the life and career of Walter Mercado, one of the most influential and important astrologists in Latin America and the world. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix on July 8, 2020.
Presenter: Dr. Carlos Alemán, deputy director, Hispanic Interest Coalition of AlabamaMonday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. via Zoom
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Sponsored by the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Prior to joining ¡HICA!, Alemán was a professor of Latin American history at Samford University. He serves on the board of directors for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Red Mountain Park, and the Literacy Council of Central Alabama. In August, he was elected to the Homewood, Alabama City Council. A first generation immigrant from Nicaragua, Alemán grew up in San Francisco. He received his BA in History and Latin American/Latino Studies from UC Santa Cruz and his PhD in History from Michigan State University.
EveryStudent Book Club: ‘Shadowshaper’ by Daniel José OlderWednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. via Zoom
Sponsored by the UA Women and Gender Resource Center
