International Week

"Il y a longtemps que je t'aime"

Subtitle: 
International Film Series
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 19:00

Come to room 114 in the O'Hara Student Center from 7-9 pm to watch a free showing of "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime" (I've Loved You So Long). It is a French film that follows the life of a woman after being in prison for fifteen years and how she reconnects with her family. Check out the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2iSfhlNXZk

Location: 
114 O'Hara Student Center

"A Separation"

Subtitle: 
International Film Series
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/15/2012 - 19:00

Come to room 114 of the O'Hara Student Center between 7-9 pm to view a free showing of the movie "A Separation." This is an Iranian movie about a couple that is forced to make a difficult decision about their future. Watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Sswx_vrWk

Location: 
114 O'Hara Student Center

The Iran We Do Not Yet Know

Presenter: 
Anahita Firouz Radjy
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 14:00 to 15:30

Come meet Iranian novelist Anahita Firouz Radjy, a gifted writer and astute commentator on contemporary cultural politics. It is a chance to discuss contemporary Iran, exchange views on cultural politics, and talk about the challenges we all face as writers and scholars. Anahita Firouz Radjy will read brief excerpts from her novel, "In the Walled Gardens". Refreshments and good conversation guaranteed.

Location: 
156 Cathedral of Learning, Croghan-Schenley Ballroom
Cost: 
Free

Roundtable: The Afro-Cuban Movement

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 16:30

Participants: Gloria Rolando, Roberto Zurbano, and Tomas Fernandez Robaina
Moderator: Kenya Dworkin (Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, Carnegie Mellon University)

Location: 
Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136, Carnegie Mellon University
Cost: 
Free to the public
Contact Person: 
Alejandro de la Fuente
Contact Email: 
fuente2@pitt.edu

Film Screening and Discussion Gloria Rolando's documentary

Subtitle: 
1912: Breaking the Silence
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 11/12/2012 - 18:00

A documentary about the 1912 racist massacre against the Partido Independiente de Color—this year marks the centennial of the massarcre
Panel: Gloria Rolando (Afro-Cuban filmmaker), Roberto Zurbano (editor of Movimiento, Casa de las Americas), and Tomas Fernandez Robaina (archivist, writer, and activist).
Moderator: Alejandro de la Fuente

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Cost: 
Free to the public
Contact Person: 
Alejandro de la Fuente
Contact Email: 
fuente2@pitt.edu

ELI Open House

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/14/2012 - 17:00 to 19:00

Stop by the English Language Institute’s (ELI) Open House from 5-7 pm in our new home in the Parkvale Building. Meet our teachers and students, get information about the English as a second language classes we offer, find out about volunteer opportunities available for native speakers of English, and more! Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the ELI, visit www.eli.pitt.edu.

Location: 
English Language Institute 200 Meyran Avenue, Room M13
Contact Person: 
Rob Mucklo, English Language Institute
Contact Phone: 
412 624-1053
Contact Email: 
rom17@pitt.edu

African Lunch

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/14/2012 - 11:00 to 14:00

Are you interested in African Studies and African Affairs? PANAF GSPU and African Studies are sponsoring a lunch for those interested in learning more about Africa and the Diaspora. The lunch will feature a guest panel for discussion on African Affairs, lunch, and an African Jewelry Sale. Stop by the Ballroom and check it out!

Location: 
William Pitt Ballroom in the Union
Contact Email: 
africast@pitt.edu

Study Abroad Exchange Fair

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 14:00 to 17:00

Are you interested doing an exchange program with a university in another country? Learn more about your options at the Study Abroad Exchange Fair in Dinging Room A from 2-5 pm. Talk to study abroad advising staff, students from the other universities, and alumni who have done the exchanges to learn what will work for you!

Some of the universities featured include...

- Aberystwyth University (Wales)
...- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Euromed Management (France)
- European Business School (Germany)
- Heilbronn University (Germany)

Location: 
William Pitt Union Dining Room A
Contact Person: 
Study Abroad Office

International Photo Contest Voting

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 11/13/2012 (All day) to Thu, 11/15/2012 (All day)

Come to the Kimbo Art Gallery in the William Pitt Union to view the finalist selections for the International Photo Contest and get a chance to vote on who you think should be the winner! Voting is open from Tuesday to Thursday.

Location: 
Kimbo Art Gallery, Willian Pitt Union

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