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Self-Sufficiency Program Locally-Grown Scholarship Breakfast
This annual breakfast honors the dreams and celebrates the accomplishments of SSP graduates who attend area colleges. SSP, a pre-college program for low-income single parents, is an outreach program of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at UW-L. SSP and the Locally Grown Scholarship Program is supported by generous community members. The Breakfast is […]
Mariah Idrissi: Muslim Model and Social Justice Advocate
The UWL Anti-Islamophobia Working Group, in partnership with UWL Fashion Week, thanks you for sponsoring our upcoming events with Visiting Artist of Color, Mariah Idrissi. The event info and bio are below, and a flyer is attached.nMuslim, Model, and MotivationnMonday, Oct 23, 2017n4pmn1400 Centennial HallnModeling isn’t just for fame or for the company, at least […]
Western Technical College Make Change Film Series & Community Conversations: The Latino List
Honoring Latinx Heritage Month — Enjoy a meal from Iguana’s Cafe, watch The Latino List, and engage in community driven conversation. We will be collecting spare change for our Community Change Fund. Donations are optional. This is a free event. All community members are welcome.nDoors open at 5:30 pm with a light dinner available. Film […]
Mariah Idrissi, H&M Muslim Model & Social Justice Advocate
The UWL Anti-Islamophobia Working Group, in partnership with UWL Fashion Week, invites you to attend our upcoming events with Visiting Artist of Color, Mariah Idrissi. The event info and bio are below, and a flyer is attached. nMuslim, Model, and MotivationnMonday, Oct 23, 2017n4pmn1400 Centennial Hall nModeling isn’t just for fame or for the company, […]
Film and Discussion: Hmong Memory at the Crossroads
The Department of Archaeology & Anthropology present the next film of the UWL Ethnographic Film Series, Hmong Memory at the Crossroads. The film will be facilitated by Dr. Vincent Her.n“Liachoua Lee, a Hmong-American from Rochester Hills, Michigan, revisits his past as a former refugee and son of Hmong veterans of the French Indochina War (1946-1954), […]
GLADC Annual Conference: Pro-Active Strategies for Inclusion
See website Meetings & Events section of GLADC website for details.
GLADC Conference: Proactive Straegies for Inclusion in Today’s Workplace and Community
Join us to learn from a broad array of expert speakers who will share best practices for: addressing hate and bias incidents, learning to be positive and proactive mentors and allies, developing and supporting inclusive leadership, and creating an LGBTQA-Friendly workplace.nGLADC members receive a discounted registration fee.nDiscounted registration fees are also available for students.nTickets: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eeods9i2716cf9b1&llr=mhryolwab.
Global Initiatives Week
Global Initiatives Week is an effort to become a community with a deep sense of global responsibility and engagement, a diverse group of businesses and organizations in the Greater La Crosse Region. It is a celebration of the cultural, social, and economic value of our community worldwide, but will also inform and educate local businesses […]
Global Initiatives Week Kick-Off Event
Come celebrate the beginning of the 5th Annual Global Initiatives Week (November 3 – 10, 2017) with the Global Initiatives Week Kick-Off event. This family-friendly event features free global food samples provided by local restaurants, a multi-lingual children’s story time, a variety of cultural dance and music performances by groups in the Coulee Region, and […]
Global Friendship Celebration
Discover the world! Experience world cultures through dance, crafts, games, language and traditional attire with students from UWL’s International Education & Engagement (IEE). Kids can pick up a “passport” and have it stamped at each station! This special family morning is free.
Fair Trade Fair
On Sunday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PFC—La Crosse will be celebrating Global Initiatives Week with a Fair Trade Fair. We will feature our fair trade items throughout the store. Fair trade vendors will be at the store with specials and information on the importance of fair trade. We will have food […]
Youth in the Middle East – Film: The Square
Film: The Square nA group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. (1hr 35 min)