October 2005

12 | Standing at the Crossroads: Life at the Intersection of Black and LGBTQ Cultures

• Site: Frank Porter Graham Student Union | 1-5 p.m.
• Keynote Speaker: David Malebranche, MD, MPH, Emory University
• For more information, contact Cookie Newsom by email or at 919-843-5517

November 2005

10 | Annual Native American Heritage Month Lecture

11 | UNC Scholars Day

18-19 | Native American Recruitment Weekend

January 2006

15-20 | 25th Annual MLK Birthday Celebration Week

February 2006

All Month | Black History Month at Carolina

27-28 and March 1 | Minority Student Phone-a-thon

27-March 3 | Asian American Heritage Week

March 2006

1-3 | Asian American Heritage Week

3 | 6th Annual Carolina Conference on Native American Recruitment

24 | Decision Day

25 | Hispanic Student Visitation

25 | Noche Latina Sabado Gigante

April 2006

28 | Decision Day II

May 2006

10-13 | North Carolina Renaissance

25-27 | Project Uplift

June 2006

1-3 | Project Uplift

8-10 | Project Uplift

15-17 | Project Uplift

August 2006

18-22 | Pre-Orientation

October 2006

7 | Journey into Asia

• 7 - 10 p.m. | Memorial Hall
• Description: This cultural showcase will feature UNC campus groups, such as Kamikazi and Bhanghra Elite. Special Guest is iLL-Literacy from San Fran, CA. Tickets will be on sale in the pit and memorial hall box office starting Mon 10/2. Off-campus purchases can be made over the phone by calling 919.843.3333
• More information: Email Monica Ma

12 | Latinos and Islam - Films and Discussion

• Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. | Carmichael Ballroom, UNC-CH.
• Description: Umar Yasin Diego Guadalupe/Abu Uthman Hernan Guadalupe, director of The PrimeXample Company, Inc., "Latinos in Islam: Rediscovering Our Roots," and Film: Luces Sobre Islam , a documentary about Latino Muslim experience in Los Angeles, directed by Nicole Ballevian.
• Sponsored by the Carolina Hispanic Association (CHispA) , Hispanic Latino Law Student Association, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Chi Phi Sorority Inc., Kappa Chapter , Diversity and Multicultural Affairs , and the UNC Muslim Student Association .

28 | Millenium Village Project / Garba

• 6 p.m.-11 p.m. | Great Hall, Studen Union
• Description: Have a fun-filled night of dancing, eating, and meeting new people. No experience is required to learn the dances so everyone is welcome! This will be a great event so don't miss out. It's only $5 in advance and $7 at the door and all the profits go to support the Millennium Village Project.
• More Information: Contact Sagar Rathie by email

30 | Blowback: The U.S., Middle East and Global Perceptions

• 7:30 p.m. | Murphey 116 (for a map of the UNC campus, see this searchable site) | Refreshments at 7 p.m.
• Description: The UNC community is invited to participate in this forum which will examine the habits and implications of mainstream media coverage of the Middle East. A short documtary will be shown and commentary will be presented by UNC History Professor Sarah Shields and Amnesty International USA Country Specialist for Israel, Marty Rosebluth. The forum will include opportunities for question and dialogue.
• More Information: Contact Jonathan Pourzal at pourzal@email.unc.edu

November 2006

7 | Screening and Discussion: "No!"

• 6:30 p.m. | Stone Center Auditorium
• Description: Join UBUNTU and filmmaker Aishah Simmons as they present, "NO!" a film documentary on sexual violence in the African American community. A facilitated discussion will follow. Co-Sponsored by the Carolina Womens Center, CHispA, Counseling and Wellness Services, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, the Lambda Psi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and the Omega Iota Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Funded in part by the Diversity Incentive Grant Fund
• More Information: Contact Chimi Boyd at chimib@email.unc.edu

13 | Breaking Down Barriers: Intersecting Struggles

• 6:30 p.m. | Stone Center Hitcock Multipurpose Room
• Description: The UNC Community is invited to participate in this follow-up event to the October 30th "Blowback: The U.S., MIddle East and Global Perceptions" forum. UNC African and African-American Studies Professor Timothy McMillan will introduce the discussion with a presentaion about race and its role in fear and war. This will include ample opportunities for discussion and dialogue.
• More Information: Contact Jonathan Pourzal at pourzal@email.unc.edu