Multicultural Events Calendar
January 30 – February 12, 2012
The Multicultural Events Calendar highlights events with an international or intercultural focus held at the University and in the Charlottesville/Albemarle community. It is a bi-weekly email produced by The Lorna Sundberg International Center, a unit of U.Va.'s International Studies Office, to promote the diversity of the University and Charlottesville/Albemarle community. All affiliates of the University (students, faculty and staff) and Charlottesville/Albemarle residents are welcome to subscribe and to submit events to the calendar.
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The next calendar will cover events from February 13 to February 26. Please email event submissions by February 8 to intlctr@virginia.edu.
Tuesday, January 31
Discussion with Michael Cody and Julian Bond
Korean Students Association: First General Meeting
Wednesday, February 1
Study Abroad Fair
Machik Chapter and Summer Enrichment Program Info Session
Arabic Oratory Society: First Meeting
Thursday, February 2
Zionist Alternatives to a (Jewish) Nation-State
Friday, February 3
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
VSOYFA Presents: Game Night
Saturday, February 4
Kluge-Ruhe Saturday Exhibit Tour
ChinaVAsian
Monday, February 6
Shifting Sands: The Middle East in Upheaval
Wednesday, February 8
Mr. Mario de Zamaróczy: “The Global Economy through the Eyes of a Global Institution: The Great Recession and the IMF”
Thursday, February 9
A Truly Unique Record? The Curation and Abandonment of Australian Aboriginal Stone Artifacts
Friday, February 10
Scholars and Spies: The Early Emergence of South Asian Studies
Conflicts of Interest: Resolving Differences in Global Legal Norms
Ongoing
UVA Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference: The Self and the Other
Student Ambassadors at World Expo in South Korea
Zumba Fitness Dance
La Tertulia
Pause-Café French Conversation
Beginner Belly Dance
Charlottesville Salsa Club: Sunday Salsa
History in the Making: Aboriginal Art of the Twentieth Century
Vernon Ah Kee: ill-like
Volunteer in rural China this summer for libraries and reading education
Join Dialogue Across UVA
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Tuesday, January 31
Lecture: Discussion with Michael Cody and Julian Bond
Organized by: UVA School of Law, the Center for the Study of Race and Law, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Black Law Students Association
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 31, 5:30-7:30PM
Locationl: UVA School of Law, Caplin Pavilion
Description: Members of the Black Law Students Assocation (BLSA) will start Candlelight Vigil at 5:30PM by reading King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Discussion will begin at 6PM. Michael Cody (Law '61) and Julian Bond (Professor, Corcoran Department of History) will discuss the events of April 3 and 4, 1968, when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui will moderate. Reception to follow. .
Contact: (434) 243-2079
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/mlk/cody.html
Korean Students Association: First General Meeting
Organized by:KSA
Date and Time:Tuesday, January 31, 6PM
Location: Clark 108
Description:Join the Korean Student Association (KSA) for their first meeting of the semester to learn all about our upcoming events and how you can play a part in them.
Contact: Thomas Surma, tss5cn@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.student.virginia.edu/~ksa-uva/
Wednesday, February 1
Study Abroad Fair
Organized by:International Studies Office
Date and Time:Wednesday, February 1, 11AM-1PM
Location: Clark Hall – Mural Room
Description: tudy Abroad Fair for Summer U.Va. programs and exchanges.
Contact: Erica Goldfarb, evg5f@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/iso/
Machik Chapter and Summer Enrichment Program Info Session
Organized by: Machick at UVA Chapter
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 1, 6-7PM
Location: Clark 102
Description:Machik's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is a unique enrichment program that offers Tibetan students from Chungba and other Tibetan rural areas a dynamic and stimulating learning environment for four weeks every summer in Sichuan, China. Come to our info session to learn more about SEP! Free Pizza provided. Apply now to obtain the most unforgettable summer experience! Application deadline is February 17th.
Contact:Yufang Shao, (434) 466-6445, ys4dn@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://bit.ly/7rsdsS
Arabic Oratory Society: First Meeting
Organized by: Arabic Oratory Society
Date and Time:Wednesday, February 1, 7PM
Location: Starbucks in the South Lawn
Description: Want to speak Arabic? Want to learn about Arab culture? Want to eat Arabic food? Join other UVa students next semester in a group based organization dedicated to practicing Arabic through drama, poetry, literature, and debate. This group is designed to help all those interested in Arabic improve their speaking abilities.
Contact: Christine Clark, cbc2v@virginia.edu and Brittany Cox, bac5yr@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/mesa/index.html
Thursday, February 2
Zionist Alternatives to a (Jewish) Nation-State
Date and Time: Thursday, February 2, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Gibson 342
Description: Zionism's critics and defenders both assume that the Jewish national movement always ultimately aspired to build a sovereign Jewish nation-state. Professor Shumsky of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will argue, however, that in the decades before 1948, the Zionist political mainstream and radical members of Brit Shalom shared a basic outlook on an autonomist, non-statist interpretation of national self-determination. Reception to follow.
Event URL: https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/access/content/group/69dee739-266f-4864-982e-ca8fdfdacffe/Shumsky.pdf
Friday, Februrary 3
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
Organized by: UVA Law Human Rights Program
Date and Time: Friday, February 3, 11:30AM-1PM
Location: UVA School of Law, Withers Brown Room 104
Description: Professor of law and director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law, David Scheffer served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues and led American initiatives on war crimes tribunals during the 1990s. He is the author of the recent book, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9520.html). Prof. Scheffer will discuss contemporary issues in war crimes and provide a historical overview of war crimes tribunals. Following the event, Prof. Scheffer will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.
Contact: Diane Rish, dmr6fc@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/academics/humanrights/hr_program.htm
VSOYFA Presents: Game Night
Organized by: VSOYFA
Date and Time: Friday, February 3, 7pm - 10pm
Location: Ern Commons
Description: Come join us for some Blackjack, Bingo, Raffles, and Vietnamese Games, such as Tien Len and Bau Cua Ca Cop! There will also be awesome prizes like t-shirts, gift cards, and even Tet Show Afterparty Tickets. There will also be a Poker Tournament and a Madden Tournament, which will require a separate entrance fee, but have very worthwhile rewards.
Event URL: http://www.facebook.com/events/241532379259540/
Saturday, Februrary 4
Kluge-Ruhe Saturday Exhibit Tour
Organized by: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Date and Time: Saturday, February 4, 10:30-11:30AM
Location: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, 400 Worrell Drive, Peter Jefferson Place
Description: Join us for a free, guided tour of this unique and fascinating collection of art. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about a different culture, watch a film about Aboriginal culture, and see the fantastic views of Charlottesville from this museum on a hill. Admission is free, the space is handicapped accessible, no reservations are needed, and parking is a breeze.Contact: (434) 244-0234, kluge-ruhe@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe/
ChinaVAsian
Organized by: Chinese Student Association
Date and Time: Saturday, February 4, 12-10PM
Location: On Grounds
Description: The FIRST EVER intercollegiate event with the Chinese student organizations at JMU, W&M, & VTech!!
What happens when students from four schools come together to meet, compete, and perform?
- Make new friends from WM, JMU, and VTech
- Defend your school's honor in competitions that test brain and braun
- Experience spectacular performances from each school in the showcase
- Battle for the Golden Wok
- and much more!
Event URL: https://www.facebook.com/events/119628511487874/?ref=ts
Monday, February 6
Shifting Sands: The Middle East in Upheaval
Organized by: Miller Center of Public Affairs
Date and Time: Monday, February 6, 11AM
Location: Miller Center (2201 Old Ivy Road)
Description:Kenneth M. Pollack, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings is an expert on national security, military affairs and the Persian Gulf. He was director for Persian Gulf affairs at the National Security Council. He also spent seven years in the CIA as a Persian guld military analyst. He is the author of “A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East."
Contact: Shirley Burke, (434) 924-6049 , sak3u@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://millercenter.org/public/forum/detail/5978
Wednesday, February 8
Mr. Mario de Zamaróczy: “The Global Economy through the Eyes of a Global Institution: The Great Recession and the IMF”
Organized by: IRO, International Relations Organization
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 8th, 7:00pm
Location: Jeff Hall
Description:These days one can hardly escape news about the global financial crisis and the prominent role the International Monetary Fund plays in helping address it. Mario de Zamaróczy, who has worked for the IMF for 24 years at both its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and overseas in Eastern Europe, Asia, the Pacific region, and Africa, will share an insider's perspective on the evolving global economy and the IMF.
Contact: Melissa Rickman (mar7zd@virginia.edu)
Thursday, February 9
A Truly Unique Record? The Curation and Abandonment of Australian Aboriginal Stone Artifacts
Organized by: UVA Anthropology Department
Date and Time: Thursday, February 9, 5:30PM
Location: Brooks Hall Conference Room
Description: Professor Simon Holdaway (University of Auckland, New Zealand) will assess whether stone artifact manufacture, use and abandonment in parts of Aboriginal Australia is fundamentally different from that observed in other parts of the world. He will also address the question: If retouched tools were essential to Aboriginal survival, why were they not more ubiquitous?
Contact: (434) 924-7044
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/anthropology/events/events.html
Friday, February 10
Scholars and Spies: The Early Emergence of South Asian Studies
Organized by: South Asian Centre and Jefferson Society
Date and Time: Friday, February 10, 3PM
Location: Jefferson Hall, Hotel C
Description: Lecture will be presented by Nicholas B. Dirks (Columbia University).
Contact: John Nemec, (434) 924-6716 , nemec@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/soasia/index.html
Conflicts of Interest: Resolving Differences in Global Legal Norms
Organized by: The Virginia Journal of International Law (VJIL) and the J.B. Moore Society of International Law
Date and Time: Friday, February 10, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Caplin Pavilion, U.Va. Law School
Description: The Virginia Journal of International Law (VJIL) and the J.B. Moore Society of International Law are proud to present their 2012 Spring Symposium, which features a set of panels to discuss the issues surrounding the conflicting legal norms found in the United States and in other foreign jurisdictions.
Event URL: http://www.vjil.org/information/2012-Symposium
Ongoing
UVA Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference: The Self and the Other
Organized by: Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Date and Time: Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11, Various time
Location: Nau, Gibson, and Cabell Halls
Description: Professor Anna Brickhouse will give the keynote speech on Friday at 3:30PM in Nau 101 on “The Self, the Other, and the Translator.” Following from 5-6:30PM will be presentations by graduate students approaching the topic “The Self and the Other” from various disciplines, methodologies, and countries. Further papers will be given on Saturday at 10AM and 1:30PM.
Contact: uvasipconference@gmail.com
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/span-ital-port/
Student Ambassadors at World Expo in South Korea
Organized by: International Studies Office
Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012
Description: The University is accepting applications for the student ambassador program at the World Expo in South Korea. All expenses paid. Live in South Korea for 3 months working at the expo. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and proficient in Korean. Applications from students across the U.S. are being accepted online through Feb. 10. Students will be notified of their selection by Feb. 20.
Contact: (434) 982-3010
Event URL: http://www.pavilion2012.org/student-ambassadors/
Zumba Fitness Dance
Organized by: Shergold Studio
Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7PM
Location: 652 Rio Rd. West, Unit 7
Description: Ditch the work out join the party! Using Latin dance steps and Latin music this class will kick you.
Fee: $10 drop-in, or $80 for a ten class card.
Contact: (434) 975-4611, instructors@shergoldstudio.com
Event URL: www.shergoldstudio.com
La Tertulia
Organized by: Casa Bolivar & Spanish Department
Date and Time: Tuesdays, 5-6PM
Location: Casa Bolivar
Description: Discussion in Spanish with free food and drinks.
Contact: am4fd@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://sites.google.com/site/lacasabolivar/
Pause-Café French Conversation
Organized by: The French House
Date and Time: Thursdays, 3:30-5:30PM
Location: La Maison Francaise, 1404 Jefferson Park Avenue
Description: Join us for informal French conversation as well as free coffee and snacks every Monday afternoon at the French House. The Pause-Cafe is an excellent chance to practice your spoken French (no matter the level!) and connect with other French speakers in the University and Charlottesville communities.
Contact: Rachel, rcg2s@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/french/lamaisonfrancaise/index.html
Beginner Belly Dance
Organized by: Shergold Studio
Date and Time: Saturdays, 11AM
Location: 652 Rio Rd. West, Unit 7
Description: Learn the captivating art of belly dance! Theresa teaches Egyptian- and Turkish-style belly dance, focusing on introduction to basic body positions, facial expressions, moving the arms and hands, and isolations - the ability to move various muscles or groups of muscles independently. New 5-week session starts January 21, 2012.
Fee: $12 drop-in, or $50 for 5 classes
Contact: (434) 975-4611, instructors@shergoldstudio.com
Event URL: www.shergoldstudio.com
Charlottesville Salsa Club: Sunday Salsa
Organized by: Charlottesville Salsa Club
Date and Time: Sundays, 8PM
Location: Club R2, which is part of Raptures on the downtown mall, 303 E. Main Street
Description: The longest continuously running Latin dance party in Virginia. Introductory dance lesson begins at 8PM. Latin social dancing (salsa, meringue, bachata, cha cha) is from 9PM-12PM.
Fee: $5 (includes lesson)
Contact: sundaysalsa@cvillesalsaclub.com
Event URL: http://www.cvillesalsaclub.com/Home/home.htm & http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlottesville-VA/The-Charlottesville-Salsa-Club/47038948304?ref=ts
History in the Making: Aboriginal Art of the Twentieth Century
Organized by: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Date: July 13, 2011 – August 5, 2012
Time: Tuesday to Saturday 10AM—4PM, Sunday 1PM—5PM
Location: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, 400 Worrell Drive, Peter Jefferson Place
Description: History in the Making: Aboriginal Art of the Twentieth Century presents a chronological look at Aboriginal art from the 1960s to the present. The exhibit features paintings on bark and canvas, sculpture and limited edition prints from Kluge-Ruhe collection, exploring the changing perceptions of Aboriginal art in the throughout the twentieth century.
Contact: (434) 244-0234, kluge-ruhe@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe/
Vernon Ah Kee: ill-like
Organized by: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Date: January 24 – April 8
Time: Tuesday to Saturday 10AM—4PM, Sunday 1PM—5PM
Location: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, 400 Worrell Drive, Peter Jefferson Place
Description: Vernon Ah Kee is a member of the Kuku Yalandji, Waanyi, Yidinjii and Gugu Timithirr peoples. He is known for his unapologetic explorations of contemporary and historical (mis)treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia. His work has been exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and he represented Australia at the 2009 Venice Biennale. A collection of works by Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee, will celebrate diversity and explore issues of race and discrimination in conjunction with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and Black History Month in February.
Contact: (434) 244-0234, kluge-ruhe@virginia.edu
Event URL: http://www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe/
Volunteer in rural China this summer for libraries and reading education
Organized by: Dream Corps
Date: Apply online @ www.dreamcorps.org by Feb 19, 2012
Time: May 20 – June 24, 2012
Description: Dream Corps is recruiting about 65 international volunteers to participate in its 2012 Summer Volunteer Program in rural schools (township elementary or middle schools) and villages of China. Volunteers will take part in activities that include: Establishing and developing libraries: decorations, cataloging books, electronic cataloging system set-ups, and library policy making. Reading programs: “Library Month”, “Reading Aloud”, “Science and Reading”, English Reading, and crafts.
The program consists of 4 days of training in Beijing, 3 weeks of volunteer work on assigned volunteer sites, and 3 days concluding forum in Beijing.
Contact: volunteer@dreamcorp s.org
Event URL: www.dreamcorps.org
Join Dialogue Across UVA:Faculty, staff, and students explore issues of identity, community, and power dynamics on Grounds.
Organized by: Dialogue Across UVA Team
Date: Register to participate by Friday, February 17.
Description: Dialogue Across UVA is an initiative, started in 2010, for University members interested in bringing together more diverse voices across Grounds to discuss issues that shape our University community. Groups of faculty, staff, and students will come together in five biweekly sessions this semester to build relationships across diverse areas of the University and to engage in meaningful conversations about our community on and beyond Grounds.
This spring, dialogue groups (led by trained facilitators) will meet for five biweekly dialogues beginning the week of February 27. Each group will focus on one of the following topics: UVA-Charlottesville relations, power and privilege on Grounds, faith at the University, class, our "community of trust," or student-faculty-staff relations.
Contact: dialogueacrossuva@gmail.com
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If you have any feedback, please email: intlctr@virginia.edu
Tanya Reeves, Assistant Director
Quynh Nguyen, Program Coordinator
Lorna Sundberg International Center
a division of U.Va.'s International Studies Office
P.O. Box 400183, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4183
21 University Circle, Charlottesville, VA 22903-1801
phone 434-924-7983 ● fax 434-924-1488