This Week at the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
March 20, 2017
UChicago Spring Break 

March 20 - 24

The CSRPC will not offer onsite public programs during the University's Spring Break.  Please visit our events calendar for a preview of Spring Quarter programming or our YouTube channel for a recap of previous events!
Open Studio with Artist-in-Residence Yaw Agyeman 

Monday, March 27, 6:45 am until 8:00 am
Arts Incubator
301 East Garfield Boulevard
free and open to the public

Arts + Public Life / Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture 2016-17 Artist-in-Residence Yaw Agyeman will use this residency to focus on merging his music practice with a new direction in painting and photography. Beginning March 20th, Yaw's studio will be open to the public from 6:45am-8:30am on Monday mornings. Yaw is beginning a painting practice that centers the use of brown paint. He is developing playlists for this painting practice and will be inviting community members for coffee, tea and a light breakfast while they observe his process. Yaw is also exploring photography and his brown paint-focused practice during his regular event at Stony Island Arts Bank, Work on the Sabbath. 

YAW has performed on both the theatrical and musical stage. He has toured in the play Red, Black and Green: a blues (MAPP) and performed in the world premiere of the musical, "Mister Chickee's Funny Money" (Chicago Children's Theater). The play features music from the Motown Great, Lamont Dozier. He has been featured on VH1's "Soul Cities", a show produced by Nelson George that showcases singers in cities all over the country, as well as on the Africa Channel's, "Soundtracks at Red Kiva", a program that focuses on artists of African descent.  Currently, he is a member of the artistic collaboration, "Black Monks of Mississippi", headed by the dynamic and prolific, Theaster Gates.

The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation

For more information, click here
Seva Series: Cultivate Mindfulness   

Photo Credit: Deun Ivory
Tuesday, March 28, 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Arts Incubator, Flex Space
301 East Garfield Boulevard
free and open to the public ;  rsvp on Facebook
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)

Join Arts + Public Life / Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture 2016-17 Artist-in-Residence Lauren Ash for an hour-long practice of Seva and mindfulness. Seva (say-va) is a Sanskrit word representing the act of selfless service. Lauren will offer Seva practice at the Arts Incubator on the second Tuesday of every month. All those who join will create and engage in meaningful exchange. Attendees will also cultivate mindfulness through movement, meditation, and guided activity. In alignment with the objectives of her residency, Lauren is crafting Seva as a space that centers the healing of self-identified people of color.  

Space is extremely limited: arrive early. Please wear clothes that are comfortable for movement. 

Note: this is not a yoga class

Seva Practice Dates
*practice is offered twice a day, at noon and 6pm

Mar 28 | 12pm + 6pm 
Apr 11 | 12pm + 6pm 
May 9 | 12pm + 6pm

Lauren Ash is the Founder and Creative Director of Black Girl In Om, a lifestyle brand focused on cultivating holistic wellness, inner beauty, and self empowerment for women of color. She is also a certified yoga instructor, wellness curator, and creative writer. She is passionate about building authentic and meaningful community amongst women of color, people of color more broadly, and creatives and inspiring all people to live by their intentions and chase after their curiosities with enthusiasm, faith, and vision.  
 
The Artists-in-Residence program, managed by  Arts + Public Life and the  Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, is supported in part by a grant from  The Joyce Foundation

For more information, click here
Community Forum:  Hate Incidents on Campus

Wednesday, March 29, 4:30 pm
Center for Identity + Inclusion 
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue 
free and open to the public ;  rsvp on Facebook
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)

Please join us for a discussion about recent incidents of hate speech on the University of Chicago campus and responses to them. 
 
Rats, Roaches, and Resistance:   Housing Activism Films with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Saturday, April 1, 5:00 pm
CSRPC Community Room
5733 South University Avenue 
free and open to the public ;  rsvp on Facebook
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)

Many human rights organizations contend that housing is a fundamental human right, but a safe and affordable place to live is not a given in our society.  Where Can I Live? A Story of Gentrification  (Erik Lewis, 1984, 32 min., DVD) documents tactics used by tenants fighting gentrification in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in the early 1980s, while also putting on view the abusive practices of investor landlords.  Social and Political Housing Scrapbook  (10 min., courtesy of Media Burn Independent Video Archive), made in the early 1970s by Communications for Change, documents community activism in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood over substandard housing.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor , Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of From #BlackLivesMatter  to Black Liberation, will lead a discussion of the films and the historical and current issues they raise following the program.

Taylor's research examines race and public policy including American housing policies. Dr. Taylor is currently working on a manuscript titled Race for Profit: Black Housing and the Urban Crisis of the 1970s, which looks at the federal government's promotion of single-family homeownership in Black communities after the urban rebellions of the 1960s.
 

For more information, click here
save the date 
/ Intersextionality: A Talk with Pidgeon Pagonis 

Thursday, April 6, 6:30 pm
CSGS / CSRPC Community Room
5733 South University Avenue 
free and open to the public ;  rsvp on Eventbrite

Join us for a discussion with Pidgeon Pagonis, intersex activist and filmmaker! Pidgeon will give a talk about what it means to be an intersex person of color in today's political and social climate. The talk will be followed with a screening of the documentary, "The Son I Never Had: Growing Up Intersex!"

Pidgeon Pagonis is an intersex activist, filmmaker, writer and artist. They've recently appeared in National Geographic, in a special issue titled, "Gender Revolution." In 2015, they received the LGBT Champion of Change Award by the White House.

Learn more about Pidgeon Pagonis here
 

For more information, click here
save the date  UChicago's 
Centennial Brooks:  A Three-Day Tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks 


April 6 - 8
Various Locations (see below)
free and open to the public

Centennial Brooks is a three-day tribute gathering of scholars, writers, musicians, and fans of Gwendolyn Brooks-the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize.

Opening Night
Evening kick-off at the DuSable Museum, including readings featuring Brooks' contemporaries and canonical poets Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti and Angela Jackson. A reception will follow.
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)

Day Two 
Academic panel discussions hosted at the Logan Center.  
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)

Day Three 
Roundtable discussions and close readings of Brooks's work hosted at the Logan Center.  
(rsvp appreciated, but not required)
 
The "New Dawn" Podcast: 
Displacement, Capital, and the International Bourgeoisie

New Dawn Podcast
Episode Four: "
Displacement, Capital, and the International Bourgeoisie
"

We are pleased to introduce the "New Dawn"  podcast, an initiative of the Race and Capitalism project.  This project is led by CSRPC Faculty Director and Professor of Political Science Michael C. Dawson.  The project team also includes Megan Ming Francis (University of Washington), Tianna Paschel (University of California - Berkeley), and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Princeton University).  

In Episode Four,  Michael Dawson engages UC Berkeley Assistant Professor of African American studies, Tianna Paschel, about the parallels between rising populism in Colombia and Brazil and its relationship to domestic politics in the US.

Listen now, and subscribe to catch future episodes!
CSRPC AFFILIATE EVENTS
Not Much Choice: Reproductive Justice and Women of Color

Wednesday, March 29, 12:00 pm
P-117 (Billings Hospital)
860 East 59th Street 
free and open to the public ; please register

The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago Interdisciplinary Seminar Series presents  Melissa Gilliam (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago and CSRPC Faculty Affiliate) on  "Not Much Choice: Reproductive Justice and Women of Color."

Dr. Gilliam is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She is also the Ellen H. Block Professor of Health and Justice. She serves as Dean for Diversity & Inclusion of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division. Dr. Gilliam heads Ci3, a university-wide interdisciplinary research center. Ci3 works with and on behalf of young people marginalized by race, class, and sexual orientation, taking an asset- rather than risk-based approach to addressing sexual and reproductive health, educational attainment, physical safety, and economic security. Within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, she leads the NIH contraceptive clinical trials network, conducts qualitative and quantitative studies, and develops clinical and community health interventions to promote reproductive health and rights.

For more information, click here
Hidden Figures of SSA: Honoring Our Trailblazers and Inspiring Our Future

Thursday, March 30, 5:00 pm
School of Social Service Administration
969 East 60th Street 
free and open to the public ;   please rsvp by Mar 28

Join us to celebrate and honor four leaders from the SSA community who have made an enduring commitment to advancing the field of social work and social justice to foster more inclusive, equitable, and diverse communities. Our honorees include:
Dolores (Dodie) Norton (CSRPC Faculty Affiliate)
Inabel Burns Lindsay, AM '37
Esther Nieves, AM '87
Charles Payne (CSRPC Faculty Affiliate)

Banners in their honor will be hung in the SSA lobby along with those featuring early Deans, faculty, and key leaders instrumental in the development of SSA and the field of social work. The group includes early administrators of the School such as Sophonisba Breckinridge and Edith Abbott, two women of talent and determination who influenced the field of social work and social work education across the country. Each of these women and men had their own strengths and methods, yet they held a shared perspective, envisioning a school of social work that would help society solve its problems through rigorous scholarship, critical thinking, and active intervention.
 
Organized by the School of Social Service Administration (SSA) Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Committee and the SSA Banner Selection Alumni Committee 

For more information, click here
OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Papers, Proposals, and Presentations

Call for Papers | 
COMBAHEE AT 40: NEW CONVERSATIONS AND DEBATES IN BLACK FEMINISM

Co-editors:
Barbara Ransby, Editor of Souls and President of the National Women's Studies Association
Barbara Smith, co-author of the 1977 Combahee River Collective statement
Margo Okazawa-Rey, Elihu Root Visiting Professor in Women's and Gender Studies, Hamilton College, and member of the Combahee River Collective

We are pleased to announce a special issue of Souls to commemorate the 40 th  anniversary of the Black feminist manifesto, The Combahee River Collective (CRC) statement. Drafted by Black lesbian activists, Barbara Smith, Demita Frazier and Beverly Smith, and published in 1977, the document is seen as a foundational text for U.S.-based Black feminism. The group took its name in honor of Harriet Tubman's 1863 military action against Confederate troops at the Combahee River in South Carolina. The CRC statement foreshadowed the framework of intersectionality, a term later coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, building on the work of Angela Davis, Frances Beal, Audre Lorde, Barbara Smith and others. The CRC statement not only indicted patriarchy and homophobia but also articulated a sharp critique of capitalism, war and imperialism. Grounded in their own lived experience, the authors of the CRC statement outlined a vision for political movement work that recognized the intimate and reinforcing nature of different systems of oppression. The CRC statement is a part of a larger Black Left and American feminist tradition and archive.

Souls encourages the submission of papers that address the legacy and impact of the CRC statement on late 20 th  and 21 st century feminist, Black, and Left politics. We also encourage the submission of papers that take up any of the following themes addressed in the document:
  • Black internationalism 
  • Race and sexuality
  • Anti-black violence
  • The Black Left
  • Intersectionality
  • Identity politics
  • Black anti-capitalism
  • Black women's political organization
  • Opposition to imperialism
  • Black women's reproductive and sexual freedom
  • The role of Black LGBTQIA people in political leadership in the Black freedom movement and/or other movements and campaigns 
Scholarly articles with full citations will be peer reviewed.

Submission guidelines:
SOULS only accepts manuscripts by electronic submission. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed by members of our Editorial Working Group (EWG) and our Editorial Advisory Board (EAB), as well as other affiliated scholars.

All submissions must indicate that the manuscript contains original content, has not previously been published, and is not under review by another publication. Authors are responsible for securing permission to use copyrighted images, tables, or materials from a copyrighted work in excess of 500 words. Authors must contact original authors or copyright holders to request the use of such materials in their articles.

Upload submissions here :

Final Submission Deadline: Midnight PST  March 31, 2017


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Call for Filmmakers | 
ChicagoMade Short Series 

The Chicago Film Office is now accepting entries from local filmmakers for the Chicago Made Short Series that screens one independent short film prior to each feature screening of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series, Tuesdays, June 13-August 29. Selected short films will screen once to an audience of 8,000-10,000 and receive a screening fee of $250. Chicago-based filmmakers are invited to submit original, entertaining short films no longer than 8 minutes at chicagofilmoffice.us.

Deadline:  March 31, 2017.  
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Call for Artists | 
Chicago Jazz Festival Art Fair 

Known for its artistic creativity, the Chicago Jazz Festival showcases FREE live performances by Chicago's vast jazz talent alongside national and international artists. The event's Art Fair takes place Friday, September 1, through Sunday, September 3, in Millennium Park's Wrigley Square from 11am to 9:30pm. Application and guideline information can be found at chicagojazzfestival.us.

For more details, including how to apply, please visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.

Deadline:  March 31, 2017.  
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Fellowship, Job, Internship + Volunteer Opportunities

Black Metropolis Research Consortium search: Executive Director

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium is a Chicago-based membership association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions with a mission to make broadly accessible its members' holdings that document African American and African diasporic culture, history, and politics, with a special focus on Chicago. The consortium also advocates for the preservation, enhancement, growth, and use of these materials, and the diversity of the information professionals who care for them. 

The Executive Director of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) provides strategic leadership and operational management for the BMRC's activities. 

In partnership with the BMRC Board of Directors, the Executive Director sets strategic goals and pursues funding opportunities to support BMRC initiatives. The Executive Director is responsible for the Consortium's day-to-day management and operations. The Executive Director serves as the principal spokesperson for the BMRC to raise its profile both locally and nationally in order to develop new partnerships, recruit new members, and spread awareness of BMRC activities and programs. The Executive Director works closely with the Board on consortium policies, protocols, governance, grant applications, and especially fundraising initiatives. The Executive Director also manages the relationships with current members to ensure their needs are met and their interests are represented 

To apply for this position submit your profile and required materials to  https://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu (requisition number 102021).

For more information, click  here
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United African Organization CPS-ESL Request for Tutors

The United African Organization (UAO) is working with CPS to find volunteer tutors who can assist new refugees in the Hyde Park neighborhood. 

How you can help?:
  1. Submit application as Level 2 volunteer via http://cps.edu/FACE/Pages/VolunteerPrograms.aspx 
  2. You will need 2 references with phone numbers and also upload a portrait picture
  3. Commit 4-5 hours per week to Tutor
  4. CPS completes a background check and will accept/decline a volunteer
  5. Learn more @ cpsvolunteers.org
  6. Email Kongit Girma:  kmgirma@cps.eduonce you've filled out the outline form or if you have any questions.
  7. We are looking for volunteers at all levels including those who speak other languages.
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Postdoctoral Scholar: GenForward Survey

The GenForward Survey at the University of Chicago invites applications for up to two postdoctoral scholars.  The GenForward Survey is the first of its kind-a nationally representative survey of over 1750 young adults ages 18-34 conducted bimonthly that pays special attention to how race and ethnicity shape how respondents experience and think about the world. The GenForward Survey was founded and is led by Professor Cathy J. Cohen in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.  The Research Director for the project is Professor Jon Rogowski in the Government Department at Harvard University. This research project is supported by grants from the MacArthur and Ford Foundations.  Please see our website http://genforwardsurvey.com for more information about our work.
 
Postdoctoral Scholars will be responsible primarily for developing bimonthly surveys, statistical analysis of the data, writing research reports, memos and fact sheets and co-authoring academic journal articles. The position offers opportunities for both conference presentations and scholarly publication. The appointment is 13 months (full-time) and is based at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL.  
 
Representative Duties
The responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Scholar include the following:
  • Conceptualize and carry out statistical analyses of cross-sectional and panel survey data
  • Prepare analytic/integrative summaries of findings
  • Collaborate with the research team on analysis of findings
  • Collaborate on the development of a new research paradigm for understanding civic, public and political life among Millennials
  • Collaborate on research design for projects coming out of the data including developing scales, survey instruments, and data collection strategies
  • Collaborate with research team to design and analyze a monthly survey of young adults ages 18-34.
  • Collaborate with the research team on write-up of findings for publications
  • Participate in conference presentations
  • Perform related duties as needed.
Minimum Requirements 
  • Ph.D. by July 1 2017, preferably in Political Science, Communications, Sociology, Public Policy, or Psychology
  • Advanced knowledge of statistical methods and theory
  • Expertise with Stata, R, or an equivalent statistical analysis software
  • Familiarity with literature on race and ethnicity, political participation, and public opinion
  • Capacity to work collaboratively and exercise independent judgment, based on understanding of overall goals of the research and relevant theory
Salary: $50,000 plus full benefits and $5,000 research/moving fund

To apply, email a cover letter, CV, two letters of reference, and one writing sample (not to exceed 40 pages) to:  Genforwarduofc@gmail.com. Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.  The projected start date for the position is June 1, 2017 and an end date of June 30, 2018. The position may be renewed at the end of the first appointment period.   Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-8051 or email Genforwarduofc@gmail.com with their request. 
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National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 
Internship Opportunities

Internships at the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer college and graduate students and recent graduates opportunities to work closely with professionals and scholars in the museum field. The museum provides a dynamic learning environment and access to supportive mentors that help interns reach their educational and professional goals. Interns can gain practical museum skills and program development experience in a variety of positions from education to collections to public relations. Internship projects are based upon the need and availability of professional staff.

Internship Sessions
Internships occur during the summer, fall, and spring from 10 to 15 weeks, beginning June 1, September 15, and January 15. Start dates and duration are flexible and arranged in coordination with the supervisor.

Application Deadlines
Fall Internships:  July 15
Spring Internships:  October 15

For more information, click here
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CSRPC
Fellowship Applications

Deadline: Monday, April 3, 2017

Dissertation Fellowship:  The goal of the fellowship is to enable an outstanding doctoral student interested in the study of race and ethnicity to devote his or her full energies to the completion of the dissertation. The fellowship carries a stipend of $23,000 for the academic year, a $1,000 travel and research budget, and will cover advanced residence tuition, fees, and basic university student health insurance, if needed. The successful applicant will be provided with office space at the Center. The fellow will be expected to be in residence during the award year, present his or her work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop meetings and to actively participate in the workshop and other activities sponsored by the Race Center.

Residential Fellowship:   University of Chicago Ph.D. candidates from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. This fellowship provides a research fund of $1,000 along with shared office space at the Center. Recipients of the fellowship are expected to be in residence during the award year, to actively participate in the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop and other activities sponsored by the Race Center during the 2017-18 academic year, and to acknowledge the support of CSRPC in the dissertation and/or any research publications that may result from this fellowship.

CSRPC-CSGS Joint Dissertation Fellowship:  The goal of the fellowship is to enable an outstanding doctoral student interested in the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender/sexuality to devote his or her full energies to the completion of the dissertation. The fellowship carries a stipend of $23,000 for the academic year, a $1,000 travel and research budget, and will cover advanced residence tuition, fees, and basic university student health insurance, if needed. The successful applicant will be provided with office space at the Center. The fellow will be expected to be in residence during the award year, present his or her work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop meetings and to actively participate in the workshop and other activities sponsored by the Race Center.

Graduate Research and Travel Grants:  The goal of the grant is to support the research efforts of outstanding graduate students interested in the study of race and ethnicity. The grant may only be used for expenses associated with a clearly defined research project. Activities that will be considered for funding include, but are not limited to, travel-related expenses (transportation and lodging) associated with field or primary archival research, transcription costs, duplication services, or the acquisition of data sets for quantitative analysis. Preference will be given to dissertation-related research, however, other projects will also be considered. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to successful candidates. 

Please see more detailed information and the application forms by clicking here.
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CSRPC Teaching Opportunities

CSRPC BA Preceptorship 2017-18
Deadline: Monday, April 3, 2017

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, which coordinates the major/minor in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES), invites applicants for a yearlong preceptorship position during the 2017-18 academic year. The preceptor will work closely with about 8 to 12 fourth-year students enrolled in the CRES major along with some rising third-years during Spring Quarter. The preceptor will be responsible for guiding students in preparation of a bachelor's thesis. In addition, preceptors will assist undergraduates earlier in their program, providing thesis advice and program support. Current salary is $7,500 for three quarters.

Please see more detailed information and the application form by clicking here.

Please see list of CRES Preceptor duties by clicking here.  
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Diversity Research and Small Grants Program

The Diversity Research and Small Grants Program offers BSD and UCMC faculty, staff, students, and trainees up to $1,000 in funding to engage in research related to diversity or has the potential to enhance diversity within the BSD.  The deadline to apply is  Friday, April 7th

The diversity award funds:
·      Projects that investigate diversity related topics, health disparities, or involve underrepresented or sexual minority populations.
·      Supports the scholarship of faculty, staff, students, and trainees from diverse backgrounds.

The award may be used to offset costs related to research as well as conference travel.  Examples include: 
Registration, transportation, and lodging expenses incurred while presenting at a local, national, or international conference.
Diversity related programming, including external speakers.
Consulting services (e.g. transcription services, data analysis, computing services).
Fees to enroll in a course.

Eligibility:  Must be a BSD or UCMC faculty, staff, student, or trainee (graduate student, postdoc, or house staff).

Click here for more information and to apply.  Questions may be directed to: 
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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES
Are you passionate about research?
Are you committed to ending racial disparity and promoting social justice?
Are you thinking about getting a Ph.D.?

Then, we hope you will apply to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. (Applications are due on April 13, 2017). This program, named in honor of Benjamin E. Mays, mentors and prepares cohorts of 3-5 students over two years for Ph.D. study in humanistic fields

Come to one of our information sessions and learn more about what the application involves. Tell us you are interested and write to us at MMUFatUChicago@gmail.com

INFORMATION SESSIONS:
WHEN?
  • Tuesday, March 14
WHERE? 5733 S. University Avenue

WHAT TIME? 5:15 to 6:30

For more information, you can access a brochure about the program here. And for fuller information about UChicago's MMUF Program, please go here.
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National Center for Faculty 
Development and Diversity

The University has purchased an institutional membership to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. The membership provides faculty, postdocs, and graduate students with access to hundreds of resources designed to support their success in their academic careers. Anyone with a university email address is eligible for membership. To register, simply visit the website at the following link and choose "Institutional Sub-Account" as your membership type:  https://facultydiversity.site-ym.com/general/pick_username.asp
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For more opportunities - jobs, internships, fellowships, grants, CFPs, and the like - of interest to current and recent students working in the area(s) of race and ethnic studies, and activism, please visit Sarah's Tuohey's Blog - a resource page created by our Student Affairs Administrator.
EVENTS AROUND TOWN
on view thru Apr. 30 |
Floating Museum +  The DuSable Museum of African American History present: 
HOW TO GIVE LIFE TO A MOUNTAIN - Reimagining History Through the 
DuSable Museum's Collection

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl

This exhibition is an invitation to engage with the legacy of Dr. Margaret Burroughs and the history of the museum itself. Using objects from DuSable's collection, Floating Museum enlists local artists, institutions, and budding historians to reproduce and reinterpret these remarkable pieces. The exhibition treats these objects as gateways, illuminating a web of histories past, present, and imagined. Each new object resonates with the rest of collection, reorders history and ignites new connections.
Dr. Margaret Burroughs' invitation to the community to donate their own artifacts extends the value of the object to the exchange itself, to the relation between the institution and the people it represents. In this way, the institution is of the people, arising from their own histories. In this spirit, Floating Museum invites local artists and historians, young and old, to make this history their own. Join in, be a maker, a recorder, and a living document of this collective history.

About the Floating Museum:   Floating Museum is an art collective that creates temporary, site-responsive cultural spaces throughout Chicago's underserved neighborhoods. Our structures are platforms for engagement between local communities, external institutions, and independent partners. We use socially engaged artworks to activate local archives and histories, and nurture both new and existing networks that push neighbors and institutions alike to rethink the potential of their spaces.

For more information, please click here
Saturdays - Apr. 8 |  Mujeres Latinas en Acción presents
42-Hour Sexual Assault Training

Saturdays-April 8
Mujeres Latinas en Acción
2124 W 21st Pl
Chicago, IL 60608

Mujeres Latinas en Acción is a certified sexual assault training agency. Mujeres' Sexual Assault training is designed to engage volunteers to support survivors of sexual violence by providing crisis intervention & medical advocacy services.
 
Volunteers are on weekly, pre-scheduled rotations and respond to calls at 4 area hospitals: Mercy, St. Anthony, Norwegian American, and the Veterans Administration. To adequately prepare volunteers, a 42-hour rape crisis training is required that trains volunteers as sexual assault advocates in Illinois.
 
Training participants will gain a holistic understanding of the social, psychological, medical & legal aspects of sexual violence.
 
Training Information
Training will be given by Mujeres Latinas en Acción and will take place at our
2124 W 21st Place office.
 
Dates and times are:
Saturday, March 25     9am - 4:30pm
Saturday, April 1          9am - 4:30pm
Saturday, April 8          9am - 4:30pm
 
Contact Eliana Buenrostro for a volunteer application by email or at  (773) 890-7676
 
$75 for the complete training with a 6 month volunteer commitment

SPONSORED IN PART BY: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, ILLINOIS COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT, POLK BROS. FOUNDATION, CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN, VNA FOUNDATION. 
Mar. 23-26 | FIRST, a new play on virginity

Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Envision Unlimited's Westtown Center
1801 N Spaulding Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

Produced by Jessamyn Fitzpatrick Directed by Quenna Lené Barrett and co-conceived by Deanalis Resto and Dionne Addai

FIRST asks complicated questions about the historical and everyday implications of virginity. It wonders, how do narratives of virginity shape people's behaviors and ideas about the value of sex and their value within that narrative? What counts when it comes to virginity? What about when the sex you're having (or not having) is never even included in the conversation? 

FIRST promises laughter, inquiry, participation, a Unicorn and a Puritan. You and the young people in your life don't want to miss it. 

To purchase tickets, click here.  
Sat., Mar. 25 |
The Black Chicago History Forum's  Committee on Military History presents:   
"The Korean Conflict"

Saturday, March 25, 1:00pm
Chase Bank
35th and King Dr

TOPIC:  "The Korean Conflict"

FORMAT:   Group discussion by veterans of Korea

All sessions are free and open to the public. They also will be videotaped for historical purposes and stored within the Charles V. and Dona Cooper Hamilton Collection at the Du Sable Museum of African American History where they will be available for public review and scholarly use. To obtain further information on the mission and activities of the Black Chicago History Forum, contact 312.385.9179 or creed@roosevelt.edu .
Tue., Mar. 28 |
The Black Chicago History Forum's  Research Institute for the Study of Black Chicago History presents:    "After the World's Columbian Exposition, 
Up to the Great Migration "

Tuesday, March 28, 6:00pm
DuSable Museum of African American History, Ames Auditorium
740 E 56th Pl

TOPIC:  "After the World's Columbian Exposition, Up to the Great Migration"

FORMAT:  
Group discussion led by Professor Christopher R. Reed author of Black Chicago's First Century, Vol. I

All sessions are free and open to the public. They also will be videotaped for historical purposes and stored within the Charles V. and Dona Cooper Hamilton Collection at the Du Sable Museum of African American History where they will be available for public review and scholarly use. To obtain further information on the mission and activities of the Black Chicago History Forum, contact 312.385.9179 or creed@roosevelt.edu .
Thu., Mar. 30 | The Newberry Library's American Literature Seminar presents: 
"The Coloniality of Power:  Identity, Inequality, Neoliberalism"

Thursday, March 30, 5pm
The Newberry Library
60 W Walton St

With Charles HatfieldUniversity of Texas at Dallas.  For roughly the past twenty years, few concepts have held more sway among scholars in Latin American,  Latina/o, and postcolonial studies than "the coloniality of power." The concept, which was first deployed  by the Peruvian sociologist Aníbal Quijano in the early 1990s, has been widely embraced for its capacity to  account for the intersectionality between capitalist exploitation and identitarian domination throughout the  Americas and beyond. A critical reevaluation of the concept, however, is long overdue, and this talk explores  the hidden ways in which the coloniality of power ultimately impedes, rather than facilitates, historical  understanding and justifies, rather than critiques, inequality today.
 
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