Please join us for a roundtablke discussion on women in leadership. Our guest is the distinguished Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, former Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth.
The Pan African Graduate & Professional Student Union at the University of Pittsburgh
Presents the 1st Africa Leadership Lecture Series:
Africa’s War On Poverty: Strides and Setbacks
Keynote Speaker:
Ambassador/Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atlanta, the Honorable Geoffrey Teneilabe
Special Guests:
Ambassador of the Republic of Angola, the Honorable Agostinho Tavares Da Silva Neto
Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana, the Honorable Joseph Henry Smith
Please join us for our event during International Week! We will be serving food from each of the five regions of Africa. There will also be music and pictures so we can have fun and educate ourselves at the same time!
October 16th
Director: Christian Petzold, 2013
Popcorn and drinks provided
Wings of Desire (Himmel über Berlin)
October 2nd
Director: Wim Wenders, 1987
Popcorn and drinks provided
The Annual Commemoration of Kristallnacht
Testimonies of Kristallnacht read by Pitt Students, video excerpts from eyewitnesses and survivors, Music by Susanne Ortner-Roberts, clarinetist
Dr. Mark Karnes was drawn back to Africa— the continent where he spent five years fresh out of medical school—after retiring from a 25-year OB/GYN career in Michigan. He now lives and works in Ethiopia. He will talk about life as a doctor in rural Ethiopia, the chasm of health issues faced by women in Africa compared to America, and the struggles and joys he and his wife face living cross-culturally. Discussion and questions will follow.
Polishfest is an annual event featuring Polish folk music and dance, food, and arts and crafts. Funds raised help to support the Polish Nationality Room Scholarship fund.
Two films will be screened:
* Who Is Vaclav Havel? (1977) Czech with English subtitles, 11 min.
* The Power of the Powerless (2009) English, 78 min.
A panel discussion will follow the films. Panelists include:
* John Allison, Sunday Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
* Dr. Jay Ball, Assistant Professor of Theatre at Central Washington University
* Dr. Steven E. Sokol, President of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Two Films at 3:00 – 5:00 PM
* Joseph Killian aka A Person to Be Supported (1963) Czech with English subtitles, 38 min. Directed by Pavel Juracek
* A Report on Party and Guests (1968) Czech with English subtitles, 71 min. Directed by Jan Nemec
Two Films at 6:30 – 9:00 PM
* The Uninvited Guest (1969) Czech with English subtitles, 22 min. Directed by Vlastimil Venclik
* And the Beggar’s Opera Again (1996) Czech with English subtitles, 60 min. Directed by Olga Summerova
