This talk offers a historical critique of the Great Green Wall Initiative of the Sahel and the Sahara (GGW) – an audacious project to stop the southern encroachment of the Sahara Desert by constructing a wall of trees across the continent. From the start, the initiative attracted scrutiny from ecologist and climate scientists who argue, rightly, that the GGW was based on the notion of a universally advancing desert border.

A celebration of culture and ethnicity. Her Excellency, Ambassador Mmasegkoa Masire-Mwamba of Botswana to the Kingdom of Belgium provided brief remarks about the value of diplomacy and cultural intelligence.

Start of semester lunch for African students, faculty, and staff!

In response to the devastating earthquake that struck the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Pitt community, as well as our neighbors affected by this event, will gather together in the Global Hub. Together, we will share stories about and connections with this beautiful country and unite in compassion. Moroccan tea, pastries, and dates will be offered.

Join Pitt Business and the Center for African Studies as we welcome Ambassador Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, Executive in Residence of the African Business Initiative. With over 30 years of senior-level experience in business, development, and multilateral diplomacy, Masire-Mwamba is Botswana’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and mission to the European Union. She is also an accomplished Katz Graduate School of Business alumna. Learn about the history of business in Botswana and the Ambassador’s work and ask questions at the end.

Light refreshments will be served!

Join Dr. Marcia Chuva (Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro), Dr. Leila Bianchi (UniRio), Dr. Aline Montenegro (Ipiranga Museum), and Dr. Vanicleia Ribeiro (UPenn) to discuss their research on slavery and memorialization in Brazil.

Zoom link here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrd-GsqT0tE9LWZVwZteRQQvCa5Z6azFjt

The Whitney Plantation is a former indigo then sugar plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The site is now open to the public as a museum with a total focus on slavery. As a site of memory and consciousness, the Whitney Plantation Museum is meant to pay homage to all the people who were enslaved in Louisiana and everywhere else in the United States.

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 :)

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 :)

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 :)