Hi All,

Happy 2023! I hope you had a good break. We are kicking off the new year with many exciting DEI learning opportunities. I hope to see you at one of these events and/or just in the “halls” around the school. As always, feel free to send me DEI-related events that you are planning or are happening in your social networks.

Take good care,

Jaime

Jaime Booth

Acting Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pitt School of Social Work

School of Social Work DEI Events

January 16, 2023: Martin Luther King Celebration: Know Your Rights. Sponsored by Jewish Family and Community Services, Fulbright Greater Pittsburgh area Chapter, and the SSW. Time:10am. 2017 Cathedral of Learning.

January 19, 2023: A Showing and Discussion of the Documentary Film On These Grounds. 5pm. 7th floor auditorium of Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh or Zoom (link to come)

January 20, 2023: How Does It Feel To Be A Problem: film screening and community dialogue. 5-8pm. Frick Fine Arts Cloister & Auditorium. Register here.

January 23, 2023: Anti-Racist Learning Collaborative: Dr. Anna Ortega- Williams, Assistant Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College. 12-1pm. For faculty and staff only. Zoom link was provided.

February 1, 2023: SAVE THE DATE: MSW Student Executive Council Will Host a Multicultural Celebration. August Wilson African American Cultural Center. See their Facebook page for more information.

University DEI Events

January 13, 2023: Emerging Latino Communities (ELC) meeting. 10:30-11:30 am. Hybrid: In Room 1154, Public Health, and in Zoom Passcode: hola

January 18, 2023: MLK Social Justice Symposium. 8:30 am - 3 pm. William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Register here.

January 18, 2023: The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace - Alumni Career Panel. 12-1pm. Virtual Event. See calendar for more details.

January 20, 2023: Increasing Health Equity and Equality for Persons at Risk for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: A community and patient engaged research (CPER) framework. 12-1pm. 5073 Forbes Tower. Register online.

January 26, 2023: Race &... Lecture Series: Mosopefoluwa Lanlokun. 12-1pm. 2017 Cathedral of Learning.

January 26, 2023: Professor Mary Crossley to present at annual Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Made Local series. 6pm. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall (4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213).

January 26, 2023: Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) Cinema: Mala Mala. 6pm. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (125). More information.

Community DEI Events

January 20-21, 2023: 2023 Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit. More information.

January 20, 2023: Poetry Unplugged: Shock Value. 7-8:30pm. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (980 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222). More information.

January 23, 2023: Paths of the Righteous: Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Ari Mittleman. 7-8:30pm. Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.

January 25, 2023: ReelQ Reel Stories: Jayro Bustamante’s Exploration of Family & Gay Subculture in Guatemala City. 7-8:30pm. Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. Get free tickets to watch in-person or online.

All month: Abuelas Responden / Grannies Respond: Jo Schlessinger and Allan Willinger, both Casa San Jose volunteers, are looking for people to help greet asylum seekers at the bus station or to purchase supplies and donations to buy them. See www.granniesrespond.org for more information and contact Jo if you'd like to join the Overground Railroad at joschlesinger@verizon.net

Please send any DEI events to Acting Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Jaime Booth by the last Friday of the month to have events included in the following month: jmbooth@pitt.edu.