Please join the International Week Committee and University Center for International Studies for the opening reception of the Displacement(s) film series. Refreshments will be provided prior to the first films in the series beginning at 6pm.

Come join us for our 3rd annual Global Trivia Night! Compete with groups of up to five undergraduate students, and test your knowledge in global categories like Global Current Affairs, World Culture, World History, Geography, and more. Prizes include Apple Watches, Beats headphones, and Chipotle gift cards. Free food and beverages will be provided! Registration will close on Tuesday, October 17th at 11:59 PM, or once capacity is reached. Teams can register at https://goo.gl/forms/5FRcQYsInhiHEeBl1.

This course is designed to help practitioners working in the K-12 environment strategically plan for educational opportunities that will enable students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become not only competitive and successful workers in the global marketplace, but also informed and responsible citizens able to address complex global issues. The course is open to and welcomes teachers at all levels (with greater emphasis on practices for grades 9-12), and from all departments.

In this talk, Dr. Moses Ochonu, Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, will historicize the political, theological, and economic events and anxieties that produced the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. He will deploy, as a structuring analytical device, the theological and polemical construct of munafunci (or hypocrisy). Munafunci is a recurring trope in the rhetorical claims of Muslim reformers and other critics of political and religious orthodoxies in Northern Nigeria.

Genocide has evolved over time since the Holocaust. But the variables going into genocide have remained the same: targeting people on the basis of their identity. The biggest symbol of hope on the horizon regarding efforts to counter genocide is the growing people's movement to stop it from happening. John Prendergast will discuss about how social movements are the force that has changed the course of history in the past in response to terrible atrocities, and will do so again with regard to genocide.

Exploring Educators Preparedness to Discus Topics of Race in the Classroom
Presenter: Adam J. Alvarez
A Comparative Study of Ethnic Minority-Serving Higher Education Institutions in China & the United States
Presenter: Weiyan Xiong

At the Summer Teacher Institute entitled War in the Pacific at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Michael-Ann Cerniglia of Sewickley Academy delved into the museum’s immense physical and digital collections. These resources are designed to be used as the definitive WWII educational resource in classrooms across the country. Now, she is able to share individual copies of this curriculum guide with teachers in the Pittsburgh area. This workshop is a unique opportunity for anyone teaching World War II. In this workshop, participants will:

The 11th annual CMU International Film Festival will run from Thursday, March 23 to Sunday, April 9. This year focuses on creating conversations about race, sexuality, gender, and ethnicity through the theme of "Faces of Identity." Opening night on Thursday, March 23 features a 2016 film "I, Daniel Blake" followed by a moderated Q&A session with Pitt Professor Roger Rouse.
Please see a brief version of the schedule below. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the website.

Chicago human rights lawyer Standish Willis, founder, Black People Against Torture, and chair of the Chicago Chapter of The National Conference of Black Lawyers, will discuss his recent successful defense of the rights of victims of police torture in Chicago and its implications for human rights. His work speaks to larger questions about the translation of international law to local contexts, about the use of law to fight institutionalized racism against communities of color, and about the practice of law and the realization of human rights in communities.

Interested in global public health issues? Join us as we hear from Sarah Angel Markwardt and Miriam (Mimi) Frisch from Magee Womancare International and Partners in Health respectively.