Through the Center for Latin American Studies' interactions with the various clubs on campus, we've seen the need to create a space where student groups can discuss common issues, collaborate on finding solutions, and achieve mutual goals. The purpose of the Student Club Coalition is to give clubs related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diasporas, an opportunity to be officially related to and involved with CLAS, providing mutual support for student engagement. The Student Club Coalition is designed to help students develop a voice for what's important to them, to assist them in that endeavor, and to help them acquire funding for those projects and goals. The member clubs work together to support each other and their goals, and to build friendships and community along the way.
Events in UCIS
Monday, January 22
Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)
COUNTRY: Germany
DIRECTORS: Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens Mühlhoff
A documentary highlighting success in the fight against climate change. The film, based on 360-camera footage by journalist Steffen Meyn, follows the struggle to save the ancient Hambach Forest from big coal's bulldozers. It begins with tragedy but culminates in triumph. The setting is an activist community thirty meters above the ground in the treetops of the Hambach Forest. Meyn documented these activists in their successful struggle against the destruction of nature over a period of two years. When he fell from a tree during a police eviction and died Meyn’s friends Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl and Jens Mühlhoff took up his footage. The film is a testimony that also includes interviews with activists who talk about how the experiences in “Hambi” have left their mark. How far, they ask, does activism need to go? And how far should it go? Questions we need to ask for our future.
HARRIS THEATER
809 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
https://trustarts.org/pct_home/visit/facilities/harris-theater
Faculty, staff, and students of the University of Pittsburgh may attend for free by showing a Pitt University ID at the door.
Attendance
Public: 5
University Affiliates: 2
Join the French Club for conversation hours, on Mondays & Thursday at 5-6 pm during Spring 2024, for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.
COUNTRY: Netherlands
DIRECTOR: Kaweh Modiri
Iranian-Dutch director Kaweh Modiri hits it home with his second feature film. This thriller is an adaptation of his novel by the same name. Is it her? Scientist Haleh isn’t certain. Still suffering from the trauma of her daughter’s execution in Iran 37 years ago, Haleh has never actually seen Leyla, the woman who betrayed her daughter, but that voice... Opportunity arises for Haleh to avenge her daughter’s execution. How reliable are memories of traumatic events? And how sweet or useful is revenge? Modiri sows doubt in viewers while stubborn Haleh is convinced, she is right. Played by the acclaimed actress Jasmin Tabatabai, will Haleh find the truth and resolution? Mitra is based on Mordiri’s own life: his sister Mitra was executed before he was born.
HARRIS THEATER
809 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
https://trustarts.org/pct_home/visit/facilities/harris-theater
Faculty, staff, and students of the University of Pittsburgh may attend for free by showing a Pitt University ID at the door.
Attendance
Public: 6
University Affiliates: 3