Events

For the past 150 years, the hills of Pennsylvania have been home to Lithuanian immigrants and their descendants, who settled the region, worked its coal mines, and passed down their deep love of music. Founded by Composer, Educator, and Violinist Dr. Stanley Chepaitis, the Kalnas string quartet's repertoire will include Chepaitis's original compositions inspired by ancient Lithuanian traditional polyphonic folk songs called "sutartines."
A suggested donation of $10 helps the educational outreach of the Lithuanian Nationality Room Committee.
More information: pghmokykla@yahoo.com or 412.613.5582

The purpose of the Student Club Coalition is to give clubs related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diasporas, an opportunity to be officially related to and involved with CLAS, providing mutual support for student engagement. The Student Club Coalition is designed to help students develop a voice for what's important to them, to assist them in that endeavor, and to help them acquire funding for those projects and goals. The member clubs work together to support each other and their goals, and to build friendships and community along the way. Lunch provided!

As part of the Celebrate Africa event, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, Pitt Professor of Surgery, and Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Swanson School, as they discuss their cutting-edge work in Kenya building better blood banking systems to save lives.

As part of the Celebrate Africa event, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Professor of Nursing Karin Warner as she discusses her experience working in the Niger Delta. Dr. Warner will speak to the importance of history to the current security issues in Niger.

As part of the Celebrate Africa conference series, hear from Pitt alumni speak about their experiences in African Studies, studying abroad, and how they have used their education to pursue meaningful, rewarding careers. Panelists include:
Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-El, Creator, Dreamocracy Learning Lab in Pittsburgh
Dr. Fatimah Waziri-Azi, Director General in Nigeria, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking
Dr. Mamothena Mothupi, Project Director, Maternal & Newborn Health, International Rescue Committee

This seminar is part of the Celebrate Africa conference series and features Professors Mohammed Bamyeh of Sociology and Ronald Judy of English. 

As part of the Celebrate Africa Series, please join Dr. Amani Attia for this discussion of African women in northern and eastern Africa. 

Aunel Arneth Kimbembe Makaya is a pro-democracy activist, reporter, director and documentary film producer from the Republic of Congo. He directed "Keep Quiet or Die," a documentary advocating against the crimes committed by Congolese armed forces on civilians during a 2015 referendum vote. The documentary, broadcast by the French NGO Agir Ensemble pour les Droits Humains (AEDH) and the television channel My Media Prime TV, received financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy. Following the release of this film, Aunel was sued in the Republic of Congo and Senegal. As a result, he went into exile in the United States, where he is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. Aunel will present his film and answer questions from the audience.

As part of Celebrate Africa, Dr. Filipo Lubua, Dr. Meshesha Make, and Dr. Amani Attia, all from the LInguistics Department at Pitt, will hold an interactive, fun roundtable conversation hour teaching some phrases in these three African languages. Come expand your language skills!