Times: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Fri), 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sat), 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Sun)

This Pitt—CMU weekend joint course provides a brief, thematic overview of some of the emerging factors shaping Brazil today. As global citizens, students need to have a working knowledge of other countries that are important in shaping the corporate, social and political world. As a rising state in the world economy, Brazil’s status in world affairs is shifting in a transformative way.

Join us for a Celebration of Indian Culture, with activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings, featuring performances, inter-faith presentations, and more!

There will also be a lecture by Dr. Uma Majmudar, Gandhian researcher and published author:
Gandhi's Legacy of 'Satyagraha' in the Modern World
What is "satyagraha"? Is it passive resistance? Is it civil disobedience?
Why and how did Gandhi coin this term 'satyagraha and what did it mean to him?

On September 30 and October 1, 2011, an international conference entitled, “Japan’s World War II in Asia: 70 Years On,” will take place at the University Club.

Come and meet current and new Global Studies students as we introduce our new associate director, Dr. Thomas Allen! Bring along friends you think will be interested in the program. We’ll have food and an open mic for students to share their summer exploits.

Are you looking to learn more about the issues you care about and find out how to do more meaningful work? Pursue your passion and explore ways to further your social-impact career through graduate school.

The University of Pittsburgh's Korean Culture Association and Korean Student Association are proud to invite the Pittsburgh community to celebrate the traditional Korean holiday of Chuseok, which is the equivalent of the American holiday of Thanksgiving. The event will attempt to promote more interaction between the Korean-American community and with the community at large and to showcase and share the culture and heritage that is Korean during this special holiday. Come join KCA and KSA for holiday Korean cuisine, traditional games and an amazing cultural experience!

Ukrainian Student Organization offers a chance for all students to learn and educate themselves about the culture, language, food, and participate in campus and community wide events.

This eye-opening documentary explores how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the communities they are intended to benefit. In Kenya's countryside, Jackson Omondi's farm is being flooded by an Oklahoma-based company that wants to develop Kenya's economy by creating a $21 million rice farm. Across the country in Nairobi, both the home and midwifery practice of Silva Adhiambo in Africa's largest shantytown, Kibera, are being demolished as part of a U.N. slum upgrading project.

'Colonial Film: Moving Images of The British Empire' is a major scholarly and archival project to investigate the history of moving images of the British Empire. This project has been financed by an Arts and Humanities Major Resource Enhancement grant and will run until late September 2010. The project will produce a detailed online catalogue of the entire corpus of films representing British colonies either factually or fictionally held by the British Film Institute, the Imperial War Museum, and the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum.

How is genocide different from other forms of political violence? What makes a country at risk for genocide? Why do some armed conflicts produce large-scale violence against civilians, while others produce much lower levels of violence? Based on a comparative study of genocide and non-genocide situations, the talk examines these questions with the aim of developing a better theory of genocide. Cases include: Rwanda, Sudan, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal.