Eventos en el campus

Events:

Exhibit: Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964 September 2 to November 12
Location: UNCC, first floor of Atkins Library
More information here: http://guides.library.uncc.edu/bittersweetharvest

Talk: Defiant Braceros: How Migrant Workers Fought for Racial, Sexual, and Political Freedom.
Thursday, September 14
Location: Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
Reception 5:30-6:15 Featuring UNCC and local community organizations
Talk 6:15 Guest speaker, Mireya Loza, Smithsonian curator, and author

Symposium: Europe Now.
Sunday, September 24
10am – 2pm • Lilly Family Gallery
Format: Watch party and Roundtable during the German National Elections.

Reception, light casual lunch, country and political party breakout groups, closing statements.

Participants: Distinguished comments and analysis from European leaders and Davidson faculty:
Ambassador Javier Vallaure, Consul General of Spain, Los Angeles
Honorary Consuls in Charlotte: Laura Wellman (France), Claudio Carpano (Italy), Chris Domeny (Hungary). Hosted by German Honorary Consul Klaus Becker.

Supported by the Dean Rusk program.
Round-table in English.
Required for SPA 356 students

The Spanish Civil War and Memory. Conversation with Ambassador Javier Vallaure, Consul General of Spain, Los Angeles
Monday, September 25
11:30-1:30, 10:30-12:30 place TBD
In Spanish

RSVP to Prof. Kietrys is required; space is limited. Required for SPA 356 students

Supported by the Dean Rusk program, this is an opportunity to talk with a diplomat from Spain about a defining event in the history of Spain, Europe, and the world.

Las Krudas, an Afro-Cuban queer hip hop duo
Wednesday, October 4
7:00 pm, C. Shaw Smith 900 Room
Performance preceded by a short Q&A

Olivia and Odaymara were born in Cuba and lived there most of their lives until recently when they moved to the US. They were a part of the hip hop movement in Cuban in the 1990s and have always been on the cutting edge of anti-racist and anti-sexist work.

Supported by the Dean Rusk program and Africana and Latin American studies, this will be a real treat for all interested in the intersection of anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-homophobic activism.

Visit from Jorge Castañeda, Former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Presidency of Vicente Fox, and Current Associate Professor of Public Service, NYU
Tuesday, October 17
7:00 pm, C. Shaw Smith 900 Room

Jorge Castañeda stands among Mexico’s most influential public intellectuals and political leaders. The author of ten books, Jorge Castañeda’s writing about a wide range of global issues has appeared in Time, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Newsweek. During his time as Mexico’s foreign minister (2000-2003), Jorge Castañeda placed immigration at the center of US-Mexican relations. 

Marco Castillo Florencio. “Agro-Business, Peasant Land Movements and Fomenting a Right-Wing Coup”

Monday, September 18, at 7pm. Where: TBA

Fulbright Scholar from Brooklyn College. Castillo Florencio has worked in research on land reform, reproductive justice, campesino social movements and LGBT rights in the Southern Cone – with a focus on applied research in Paraguay.

OLAS (Organization of Latinx-American Students) Events

TBA throughout the semester.

Conversation:

Dinner with local Latin American immigrants:

  • This fall, Davidson College students, faculty, and staff will unite with local Latin American immigrants in an eight-week intercultural extravaganza! Coming together for a shared meal, participants will explore issues our communities face, build relationships, and ultimately engage in advocacy. Our end goal is to create a documentary that will amplify immigrant voices as we share it with local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and community members.
  • Students, don’t miss this opportunity to:

Practice your Spanish with native speakers
Listen to people whose voices don’t always get heard
Learn about their cultures, experiences, and opinions
Build intercultural relationships
Find community in a diverse group
Advocate for immigrant rights and opportunities alongside the immigrant community

  • It’s also a chance to:

Pop the Davidson Bubble
Enjoy a free meal!

  • Are you intrigued? Here are the details:

Intercultural Dinner Dialogue
Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
September 20th to November 15th
Midwood International and Cultural Center

  • Transportation will be provided at no cost to student or immigrant participants.
  • Contact Carlina Green ’20 at cagreen@davidson.edu if you’re interested, or if you have any questions.

Charlas amenas / Brown Bag Lunches

Once a month on campus during Common Hour
Dates and place: TBA
To suggest topics, contact Allison Cowie, Hispanic Studies ’18: alcowie@davidson.edu

Mesa de español

Vail Commons
Thursdays and Fridays 11:00-1:30
All levels of Spanish welcome