Monday, February 4, 2008

Malaga Island: Defining Maine's African American History
In honor of African American History Month, the NAACP will sponsor a presentation on the mixed-race settlement located off the coast of Phippsburg and discuss its unique place in Maine's history. The program will also detail current efforts to incorporate this history into Maine's public education system, review the ecological preservation and archeology work, and learn about future plans for the island. FMI please contact the NAACP at 253-5074 or visit www.naacpportland.org Free and open to the public
Gerald E. Talbot Lecture Hall, USM Portland Campus, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday February 5, 2008

NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT

11:00am - 1:00pm - Boiler Room in Woodbury Campus Center, Portland.

Kanahus Pelkey and Dustin Johnson from the Native Youth Movement will be coming to speak about the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler, British Columbiz, Canada and the devastating impacts this event will have on indigenous peoples and sovereignty. They will also be speaking about the incredible work that Native Youth Movement has been doing to assert their sovereignty, celebrate the culture and reclaim their lives from colonization. Sponsored by Foglight Collective, co-sponsored by Multicultural Student Office and One Nation. For more information contact Bethany Tremblay at 780-4730 or bethany.tremblay@maine.edu

Wednesdays, February 6, 13 & 27th, 2008

MULTICULTURAL FILM FORUM AND DISCUSSION AFRICAN'S IN AMERICAN

10am-12pm, Multiculture Center,

6:00pm-9:00pm Gorham Brooks Student Center

The Africans in America chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States - from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865 - and explores the central paradox that is at the heart of the American story: a democracy that declared all men equal but enslaved and oppressed one people to provide independence and prosperity to another. Africans in America examines the economic and intellectual foundations of slavery in America and the global economy that prospered from it. And it reveals how the presence of African people and their struggle for freedom transformed America. Coffee and refreshments provided. FMI please call office of Multicultural Student Affairs at 780-4006

Friday February 8, 2008

HIP HOP DOCUMENTARY FILM "DO IT"

8:00pm - Gorham - Brooks Student Center Lower Level

FMI contact Anna Schwartz 780-5081

GRITS, CORN, BEANS, RICE PRAGMATISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Tuesday February 12, 2008

11:30am-1:00pm - Portland Woodbury Amphitheater with guest Jeri Fraime Roseboro - FMI contact Keita Whitten 780-5798

Tuesday February 26, 2008

CULTURE SHARE MARKETPLACE - Opening with One Nation and Jam Session African and Native Americans Abolitionist Movement in New England

11:00am-5:00pm

Guest Mwalin - Performances by students and guests, Shamu, Michael Wing, One Nation, African and Native Drumming, Live Music, Dance, Singing, OPEN JAM, vendors and food. FMI call 780-4006

Thursday, February 28, 2008

"POETRY SLAM"
9:00pm - Gorham -

Brooks Student Center Lowe Level - FMI call 780-5081.