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SUMMARY:Film Screening: "What the Pier Gave Us"
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, April 28\, for a screening of director Luna X. Moya Guerrero’s “What the Pier Gave Us”! This short film is a nature documentary about immigrant feelings that connects all audiences to the environment and their own bodies. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and light refreshments. \nThis event is generously funded by a Cultural Programming Grant. \nAttendance is free but registration is required. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaguito-roundtable-discussion-latino-filmmaking-storytelling-tickets-1320336083769 .
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/vaguito-film-screening-and-roundtable-discussion/
LOCATION:Express Newark 213\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our third annual SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival! SOMOS 2025 will be held on Thursday\, March 27\, 2025\, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.\, on the Rutgers–Newark campus. Registration for SOMOS 2025 will open in November. This event is free and open to the public. \nThe SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival is a day-long celebration of Spanish\, Portuguese\, and Latinx poetry and culture. The 2025 Festival will again feature readings by New Jersey poets\, presentations by humanities scholars and practitioners\, and opportunities for high-school attendees to recite poetry and share original work.  \nThis event is made possible with funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the Latino Poetry initiative.
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/somos-nj-poetry-culture-festival-2/
LOCATION:NJ
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SUMMARY:Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series \nSaturday\, February 15th\, 2025 (Rutgers–Newark) \nSave the date! \nFor more info: https://sasn.rutgers.edu/price-institute-marion-thompson-wright-lecture-series-0 . \n 
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/annual-marion-thompson-wright-lecture-series/
LOCATION:NJ
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SUMMARY:Cubas's Racial Paradox: Challenges & Resistance with Amilcar Ortiz
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a film screening and discussion with Cuban filmmaker Amilcar Ortiz! Ortiz will examine the complexities of racism and racial discrimination in Cuba\, exploring the historical and ongoing struggles of Afro-Cubans. He will analyze institutional barriers\, cultural representations\, and social movements working for change; and will consider Cuba’s socialist ideology\, national identity\, and international influences that shape racial dynamics. \nOriginally from Havana\, Cuba\, Ortiz is an Afro-Caribbean film and media maker. Ortiz researches and works on issues related to racial discrimination and the cultural contributions of the African Diaspora in Cuba\, with a particular interest in documenting and visualizing the richness of Afro-Cubans’ everyday anti-racist work. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Contact sps@newark.rutgers.edu for more information.
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/cubass-racial-paradox-challenges-resistance-with-amilcar-ortiz/
LOCATION:Conklin 352 Rutgers University-Newark Newark\, NJ
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SUMMARY:Latino Poetry Roundtable Discussion
DESCRIPTION:As we kick off our celebration of Hispanic and Latinx heritage and culture this month\, we write to invite you to join us on Thursday\, October 24\, 4-5pm (on Zoom) for a roundtable discussion of selections from the Latino Poetry Reader with anthology editor Rigoberto González\, poet Urayoán Noel\, and SOMOS directors Elena Lahr-Vivaz and Jason Cortés. This event is free and open to the public \nThis program is presented as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home\, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025\, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective. You can register here for this free event: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcu6trjwsHtUW_zkj9wi2AGxzt7TIRgSw#/registration \nEnglish Flyer: \n \nSpanish Flyer:
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/latino-poetry-roundtable-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Learning Beyond the Classroom: Academic Opportunities and Community-Engaged Learning in Spanish & Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University-Newark
DESCRIPTION:SPS Faculty Presentation on “Learning Beyond the Classroom: Academic Opportunities and Community-Engaged Learning in Spanish & Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University-Newark” at the AATPS Virtual Program Fair. Date: Saturday\, October 5\, 10 a.m.-4 pm over zoom. \nJoin us at the inaugural AATSP Virtual Programs Fair\, a unique opportunity designed to inform high school and post-secondary students about Spanish and Portuguese programs at the post-secondary level. \nThis virtual event will feature an array of college and university programs that are specific to the Spanish and/or Portuguese languages\, giving attendees the opportunity to interact directly with program representatives\, gather information\, and ask questions about their future academic paths. \nGuide your students to exciting academic opportunities in the Spanish and Portuguese languages! \nFor more information and to register: https://www.aatsp.org/page/programsfair2024
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/learning-beyond-the-classroom-academic-opportunities-and-community-engaged-learning-in-spanish-portuguese-studies-at-rutgers-university-newark/
LOCATION:NJ
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SUMMARY:A Feeling of Itself: A Lives In Translation Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join LIVES IN TRANSLATION (LiT) and the DESIGN CONSORTIUM (DC) on Thursday\, September 26th at 2:30PM for the debut of A FEELING OF ITSELF\, our inaugural on-campus exhibition celebrating the art of translation. Coinciding with International Translation Day\, this event pays tribute to translators and interpreters who bridge languages and cultures. \nExplore the profound theme of cultural belonging through captivating audio-visual displays. Our exhibition title\, “A Feeling Of Itself\,” derives from a recording where an LiT student’s brother shares his journey of navigating multiple languages and the unique experience of living in translation. \nThe unveiling includes talks by linguistic scholars\, musical performances\, and interactive recordings with the Newark Story Bus. Experience an afternoon of stimulating discussions\, immersive audiovisual displays\, and diverse culinary delights from represented cultures. \nRSVP here
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/a-feeling-of-itself-a-lives-in-translation-exhibition/
LOCATION:110 Warren St. Newark\, NJ\, 07102\, 110 Warren St.\, Newark\, 07102\, United States
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SUMMARY:The New Jersey Folk Festival
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to partner with the New Jersey Folk Festival this year. Please join us in New Brunswick in April!
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/the-new-jersey-folk-festival/
LOCATION:Rutgers University-New Brunswick\, New Brunswick\, NJ
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SUMMARY:SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival!
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/568/
LOCATION:Paul Robeson Center\, Rutgers University-Newark\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:Marion Thompson Wright Lecture: La Fuerza de las Voces Negras: Afrolatinidades en las Américas
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 44th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series: La Fuerza de las Voces Negras: Afrolatinidades en las Americas (The Power of Black Voices: Afro-Latin Identities in the Americas) \n \nMTW-2024_Flyer (digital)
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/595/
LOCATION:Paul Robeson Center\, Rutgers University-Newark\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival!
URL:https://sites.rutgers.edu/somos-festival/event/somos-nj-poetry-culture-festival/
LOCATION:Paul Robeson Center\, Rutgers University-Newark\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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