Week of May 25, 2025 in UCIS

Friday, September 20 until Saturday, September 20

(All day) Cultural Event/Festival
Celebrate Africa Festival!
Location:
Ground Floor, Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and Global Hub along with Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Union of African Communities in South Western PA
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The Celebrate Africa Festival brings students, faculty, and staff together with the vibrant African diaspora community in Pittsburgh. There is food, song & dance, artisans, children's activities, and more! It is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the diversity of Africa and the Pittsburgh community, as well as network with local African organizations and businesses.
Find the full schedule of events and vendor list here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/celebrate-africa-2024

Friday, May 30

6:30 pm Film
Nurse Unseen ASC x FAAP
Location:
David Lawrence Hall 121
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center along with Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh
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NURSE UNSEEN explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses who risked their lives on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic while facing a resurgence of anti-Asian hate in the streets.

Saturday, May 31

4:00 pm Exhibit
Lafayette's Farewell: 200th Anniversary
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Building
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with French Nationality Room Committee, Centre Francophone de Pittsburgh and American Friends of LaFayette Association
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Lafayette Recollects A theatrical performance by Benjamin Goldman of the American History Theatre of Philadelphia honors the 200th Anniversary of Lafayette’s 1825 visit to Pittsburgh. As the last living General of the Revolutionary War, Lafayette was invited in 1824-25 to tour the United States in the hopes that his appearance could unify the young nation during a period of deep division. The lecture, as well as other weekend events in the region, are part of a year-long nationwide commemoration of Lafayette’s grand tour. A traveling exhibit will be on display in the Cloisters from 3:30 pm.

Free and open to the public. https://lafayette200.org/

Sponsored by the American Friends of LaFayette Association, the French Nationality Room Committee, and the Centre Francophone de Pittsburgh.