GVSU – Office of Multicultural Affairs celebrations for Native American Heritage Month:
November 3 – Native American Film Festival Presents: Smoke Signals
November 5 – Professionals of Color Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Anton Treuer
Click here for a complete list of events
Please visit their website: http://www.gvsu.edu/oma/ (and bookmark it for future reference)
Mosaic Film Experience
November 7-8, 2014
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Cost: $5 for students and $10.00 for Adults for both days!
Click here to visit the website for more information and schedule of events.
The Mosaic Film Experience works year-round to bring new understanding and appreciation of film and media arts to high school and college students. Culminating in a 2-day film festival, November 7 & 8 @ the Wealthy Theater, students, professionals, and enthusiasts can learn, create, and share everything film. The festival features hands-on workshops, post-film panel discussions, and award-winning modern Youth films. The Youth Film genre focuses on coming-of-age storytelling from around the world that reflects varied ideas and cultures. Today, media saturates our lives. The Mosaic Film Experience seeks to help teach tomorrow’s filmmakers how to navigate media culture and use storytelling in their everyday lives.
Unintentional Bias for Frontline Employees
Partners for a Racism-Free Community
Tuesday, November 11, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
The Wave Room at Celebration Cinema North, 2121 Celebration Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Cost: $30.00 includes lunch
Presented by Chris Arnold and Tamber Bustance of the Woodrick Diversity Learning Center at Grand Rapids Community College. Come learn with us to:
- Examine the definitions of unintentional bias and how it affects our communication
- Explore how casual conversations may lead to conflict and misunderstanding in the workplace and community
- Learn new skills to better identify unintentional bias
21st Century Paradigm for Diversity Change
November 12 8:00 – 4:00 pm
Kroc Center, 2500 Division S, Grand Rapids
Cost $35, includes lunch
The reDI Project is committed to not just re-thinking or reinventing diversity and inclusion. Through the use of recent research we re-imagine diversity and develop innovative new approaches to diversity and inclusion which are suited for the 21st century while maintaining the intention of the historical work in the field. Explore a research based understanding of cultural diversity, equity and inclusion customized to fit 21st century needs settings and work. Develop an understanding of existing barriers, discover culturally intelligent solutions, determine culturally mutual measurable outcomes.
Keynote address Dr. David Livermore President of the Cultural Intelligence Center and author of The Cultural Intelligence Difference. Provided with support by the Michigan Racial Equity Network.