Caribbean Heritage Week 2008
Monday February 25th – Tuesday March 4th
What’s in the Carib News: Opening Our Eyes.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Opening Convocation: “US—Caribbean Relations”
Keynote Speaker: Roland Bullen
Deputy Chief of Mission to the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic
Sponsored by the: Third World Center, Center for Latin American Studies
Time:: 7pm
Location: MacMillan 117
Contact: Candace_Tannis@brown.edu
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Telling the Stories of People With AIDS in Rural Haiti
Speaker: Dr. Toby Simon
Director, Women’s Studies, Bryant University
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Joukowsky Forum
Contact: Candace_Tannis@brown.edu
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Film Screening & Discussion: “The Price of Sugar”
Moderators: Patrick Sylvain & Milquelia Martinez ‘10
Time: 6 pm
Location: Joukowsky Forum
Contact: Milquelia_Martinez@brown.edu
Friday, February 29, 2008
Caribbean Study Break /Game Night
Performance by New Works World Traditions
Time: 8 pm
Location: Leung Gallery
Sponsored by: Students of Caribbean Ancestry
Contact: Candace_Tannis@brown.edu; Carrie-Ann_Gordon@brown.edu
Tuesday, March 4th 2008
Immigration Panel Discussion
Time: 7pm
Location: Faunce Petteruti Lounge
Co-sponsored by: Black Heritage Series and Cape Verdean Heritage Week
Contact: Candace_Tannis@brown.edu; Cristina_Rodrigues@brown.edu
Special Thanks To: Dean Karen McLaurin-Chesson ‘74, Jennifer Soroko GS ‘06, Anne-Marie Ponte, Donna Hustler, Diane Chouinard, Professor James Green, Professor Anani Dzidzienyo, Professor Patrick Sylvain, New Works World Traditions, Benjamin Brown ‘08, Colleen Dunwell ‘10, Heidi Guzman ‘10, Jennifer Lee ‘10, Milquelia Martinez ‘10, Nicole Afuape ‘10, Aida Manduley ’11, MPCs and MPC Friends, TWC Staffers and Volunteers, Black Heritage Series, Cape Verdean Heritage Week, Students of Caribbean Ancestry
This event would not have possible without the support of: Dean of the College, Campus Life and Student Services, Institutional Diversity, Center for Latin American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Modern Culture and Media, Education Studies, Public Policy, Community Health.
Calendar Design by: Carrie-Ann Gordon ‘08
