Theme: The Pulse of Hope: Power and Praxis · El Pulso de la Esperanza: Poder y Praxis · O Pulso da Esperança: Poder e Práxis

A celebration of how we thrive. How do we keep lifting each other higher? How do we honor our heritage while growing into the future? How do we show up for one another in ways that keep our communities vibrant, connected, and full of life? The answer is already unfolding all around us — in classrooms and cultural centers, in art studios and town halls, in the everyday acts of care, creativity, and connection woven into the fabric of our neighborhoods. LatinxConnect 2026 is where we come together to celebrate, amplify, and learn from all of it.

Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch to the Global Hub every Thursday to chat with the Department of French and Italian and practice Italian!

Tavola Italiana will meet every Thursday during Spring semester, from January 15 to April 23, EXCEPT on January 29, February 5, February 12, and March 12.

Hosted by the Department of French and Italian

Join the Center for African Studies on Thursdays to practice conversational Swahili in a social environment.

Join us for our next Critical Research on Africa talk:

"In Situ Marginalization: The Urban Wetland-Livelihood (Dis)assemblage in Coastal Ghana"
by Seth Asare Okyere, Urban Studies Teaching Assistant Professor

Thursday, April 16
1:00 to 2:30 PM
5603 Posvar Hall & Zoom

In this talk, Dr. Okyere examines how wetland management policy plays out in rapidly urbanizing Ghana, where land has become a fiercely contested resource. Drawing on rich fieldwork from the Sakumono wetland site, he explores how regulations are selectively enforced to protect the interests of powerful elites while quietly marginalizing local communities in place. Through the lens of assemblage thinking, the talk reframes urban wetlands as vital spaces of survival, knowledge, and ecological justice. We hope to see you there!

Register for Zoom link: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/2flyLVwASLGvZjWk33rCMw#/registration

Read more about our Critical Research on Africa talk: https://www.global.pitt.edu/cas/events/critical-research-africa-series

Supported by Pitt School of Education

Pitt students: Join Kya Baat Hai, a Hindi-Urdu conversational club that practices language and celebrates South Asian culture, for weekly conversation hours!

As part of the State of International Legal Order Roundtable Discussion:

An important conversation about the state of multilateralism in international affairs and conflict resolution.

Why does "Never Again" keep failing? On the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect, this roundtable asks why the world still struggles to stop mass atrocities. From Rwanda and Darfur to Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza, we invite you to consider why global commitments have repeatedly failed—and what can be done about it.

When the World Must Act: Why Multilateralism Matters in Preventing Genocide is a public panel discussion exploring the evolution, challenges, and future of multilateral cooperation in international affairs and conflict prevention.

Speakers:
Mikhail Minakov, DAAD Guest Professor, European University Viadrina
Jonathan Hafetz, Seton Hall University
Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh