October 4, 2017

“Dear Woke Brown Girl”
Location: Student Center Theatre
Sponsored by the Arthur L. Johnson Unity Wing, Division of Student Affairs

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is a chonga Mujerista from Managua, Nicaragua, who lives in Nashville, TN. Rodriguez is a writer, columnist, editor and blogger for a number of publications, including the Huffington Post. She is the founder of “Latina Rebels,” an online platform that boasts more than 100,000 followers. Latina Rebels is described as “empowering fully present Latinidad, one Latina at a time, by disrupting the binary expectations that are placed on Latinas bodies and minds.” Rodriguez will talk about the process of being “woke,” the toll that being “woke” has on the individual and the importance of self-care.

October 11, 2017

Cambodian Diaspora in New England Through Lecture and Poetry
Location: Student Center Theatre

A scholar and poet from Cambodia, Heng Sreang will speak about his research on the Cambodian (Khmer) diaspora in New England and California. One of the largest Asian-American communities in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, people who identity as Cambodian, Khmer or Cambodian-American often maintain written and oral traditions about their pasts. Heng Sreang’s work illuminates the ways in which members of New England’s Cambodian communities connect to contemporary Cambodia, Southeast Asia and the United States. The presentation will include a poetry reading with simultaneous English translation.

October 18, 2017

Ensemble/Parallax
Location:FAIC Concert Hall

The Providence-based “Ensemble/Parallax” is known for performing contemporary classical music from Europe and the United States.  This performance will feature several works from the ensemble’s extensive repertoire, and will include a discussion on performance techniques, the aesthetics of new music, and the historical content of the music presented.

October 25, 2017

Alcohol Monologues
Location: Student Center Theatre
Sponsored by Wellness Education and Promotion, Student Affairs

Eastern students have documented the effects of alcohol on their lives and are willing to share those experiences, some tragic, some funny, some insightful.  Similar to the Vagina Monologues, an ensemble cast of student volunteers will read candid accounts as written by their peers, engaging the audience to consider the effects of alcohol on the individual as well as the campus community.

November 1, 2017

A Talk with Matika Wilbur
Location: Student Center Theatre
Sponsored by the Arthur L. Johnson Unity Wing, Division of Student Affairs

Matika Wilbur, an acclaimed photographer from the Tulalip and Swinomish tribes in Washington State, is the creator and director of Project 562. She is the only Native American photographer and social documentarian to be welcomed into each of the 562+ Native American sovereign territories in the United States. For the past four years, Wilbur has collaborated with scores of tribes to share the images and truths of Native American Peoples.

November 15, 2017

Living Intersex: Walking the Line
Location: Student Center Theatre
Sponsored by the Arthur L. Johnson Unity Wing, Division of Student Affairs

Sean Saifa M. Wall is an intersex man of African descent. As an activist, somatic practitioner  and researcher living in Atlanta, GA, Saifa grew up witnessing the devastation of the 1980s crack epidemic firsthand, losing his father to the prison industrial complex and eventually to AIDS. His commitment to social justice deepened while studying at Williams College where he came out as queer. Saifa’s professional objective is to develop strong linkages between ethical, responsible research and community empowerment. He is committed to the liberation of marginalized communities and particularly, people of African descent.