Diversity Lecture Series - 2012-2013

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Toyin Moises

L.A. based actress

"Will & Company: Talking 'Bout My Generation"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Ludcke Auditorium, Portland Campus

Talkin’ Bout My Generation is the third in a series of nationally acclaimed, one-person shows that uses a multimedia and theatrical storytelling format to present current social issues experienced by individuals from diverse backgrounds.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Toyin Moises

L.A. based actress

"'Talkin’ Bout My Generation'"
8:00 PM, Campus Center Multipurpose Rooms, Biddeford Campus

Talkin’ Bout My Generation is the third in a series of nationally acclaimed, one-person shows that uses a multimedia and theatrical storytelling format to present current social issues experienced by individuals from diverse backgrounds.  

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Lisa Sockabasin & Dr. Dora A. Mills

Maine State Office of Health Equity; Department of Health and Human Services

"State of the State: Health Disparities and US"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, LOCATION CHANGED to Ludcke Auditorium, Portland Campus

THIS LECTURE WILL TAKE PLACE IN LUDCKE AUDITORIUM (as of 9/10/12)

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Veronica Robles and Grupo Fantasia

"Second Annual Multicultural Music and Dance Festival"
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Biddeford City Theater, Off Campus

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the 2nd annual UNE Multicultural Music & Dance festival will feature two award winning Latin performance groups:  Veronica Robles,   traditional Mexican singer accompanied by her mariachi band; and Grupo Fantasia, a Latin band featuring Cuban, Dominican Merengue, Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena, Colombian Cumbia, Salsa and more. 

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Asherah Cinnamon

Artist

"Dwelling Place Installation: Sukkot (Tuesday, October 2nd at noon)"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Art Gallery, Portland Campus

NEW DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 2nd 12:00p.m.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fatuma Hussein

Founder, United Somali Women in Maine

"Somalia to America: Diverse Health Perspectives"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, WCHP Lecture Hall (behind Parker Pavilion in Proctor Hall), Portland Campus

Health and Social Justice for Immigrant, Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Eric Carlyle

Cofounder and Executive Director of Compete Sports Media

"Gay Men Can't Jump"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Multipurpose Rooms, Campus Center, Biddeford Campus

Eric Carlyle, cofounder and Executive Director of Compete Sports Media, will share stories of gay and lesbian amateur and professional athletes making it in a straight world while sharing the common traits that run between all successfully out athletes in all sports.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Panel of Advocates

"Homeless Voices for Justice"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, LOCATION CHANGED to Ludcke Auditorium, Portland Campus

THIS LECTURE WILL TAKE PLACE IN LUDCKE AUDITORIUM (as of 9/11/12)

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Winona LaDuke

Author, orator and activist

"Winona LaDuke: Environmental Justice from a Native Perspective"
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Hannaford Hall, Abromsom Center, University of Southern Maine, Bedford Street, Portland, Off Campus

Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) is an internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist. LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands and life ways of Native communities. She is the Co-Director of Honor the Earth, a national advocacy group encouraging public support and funding for native environmental groups. 

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Frank E. Brady

Word Artist, Poet & Entertainer

"Blackened History: What You Never Knew"
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Multipurpose Rooms, Campus Center, Biddeford Campus

Award winning spoken word artist, poet & entertainer Frank E. Brady fuses the arts spoken word, hip hop, singing and monologues presenting a side of black history not learned about in traditional education and standardized textbooks.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ryan Sallans

Transgender activist, author, and LGBTQ healthcare trainer

"Ryan Sallans: Female to Male - Scouting the Unknown"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, WCHP Lecture Hall, Portland, Biddeford and Portland Campuses

Ryan Sallans is a transgender activist, author, and LGBTQ healthcare trainer and consultant. Since 199, he has provided trainings for professionals serving the LGBTQ community, or seeking to provide inclusive environments; and works with organizations in developing healthcare modules used to train clinicians and other medical staff on LGBTQ healthcare services.  

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ryan Sallans

Tansgender activist, author, and LGBTQ healthcare trainer

"Ryan Sallans: Female to Male - Scouting the Unknown"
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Library, Ketchum Library, Biddeford and Portland Campuses

Ryan Sallans is a transgender activist, author, and LGBTQ healthcare trainer and consultant. Since 199, he has provided trainings for professionals serving the LGBTQ community, or seeking to provide inclusive environments; and works with organizations in developing healthcare modules used to train clinicians and other medical staff on LGBTQ healthcare services.  

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

"The Poets and the Assassin, Daughters of Iran"
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Biddeford City Theatre, 205 Main Street, Biddeford, Off Campus

Although women in Iran have historically been at the forefront of national struggle for liberation and democracy, their stories of courage, resistance, and survival are unknown to most in the West. They live contradictory and intricate lives in an intensely traditional and patriarchal society. 

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