It’s time once again for the celebration of the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This is a time of love, honor and memory. It is not the Mexican Halloween! In the spirit of this popular Mexican holiday, everybody is invited to partake in this joyful celebration of the family and friends who passed away. Learn about the rich traditions and customsRead More

Ericka Merriwether, PT, DPT, PhD presents Confronting Racism in Pain and Rehabilitation Research: Reframing and Reimagining Study Designs

Racism is a global determinant of health outcomes. Lack of awareness of or an unwillingness to examine the significant impact of racism on health underpins research questions and study design choices that often deepen inequities in painRead More

This event is part of Anthropology’s Fall Colloquia Series. 

Raúl Paz-Pastrana is a Mexican immigrant filmmaker, cinematographer, and multimedia creator. His work intersects contemporary art, political documentary, and visual ethnography to explore themes of belonging, alienation, and the concept of “homeRead More

Elena Mendez Escobar, PhD, MBA presents, Assessing Health Care Disparities: the BMC Health Equity Accelerator

Boston Medical Center is committed to accelerating the path to achieve health justice and truly deliver on their mission. This talk will discuss BMC’s innovative approach and learnings to date, including how they are utilizing data and analytics to informRead More

Join local advocate and political strategist, Delia Rodriguez-Masjoan, for a conversation on the representation, political power, and civic engagement of the Latino community. A longtime Rhode Island resident and activist, Delia will share insights on the diverse Latino community in the region, issues and opportunities at the forefront, and how to support and engage local Latino-owned non-Read More

Pembroke Seminar “In the Afterlives and Aftermaths of Ruin” Lecture by Habiba Ibrahim, Professor of English at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Professor Ibrahim will ask the question: what is Black childhood? MoreRead More

Join us for

“The Disappearing Chip: How Quantum Nano-Electronics Disrupts Our Lives”

Featuring Nadya Mason, Rosalyn S. Yalow Professor of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
5:30-7 p.m.

From washing machines to cars, our daily lives are integrated with nanoscale electronic elements. But as transistors, aRead More

The June 24, 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson overthrew Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion. In the wake of the Read More

TOMBOY EXHIBIT

APRIL 1 – JUNE 30, 2022

Co-curated by the Pembroke Center and the Providence Public Library

On display at: Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence

Appearing first in the 1590s, the term “tomboy” was defined as a “wild, romping girl, who acts like a spirited boy” or a “strumpet,Read More

Inheritance brings together activists, curators, educators, tribal leaders, artists, historians, heritage workers, and policy makers to explore the range of strategies that institutions and communities are using to respond to contentious representations of race, Indigenous lifeways and history in public art and architecture. Over two days on Zoom, speakers from the US, UKRead More