UWM CLACS, together with UW-Madison and the University of Chicago present the Alumni Career Webinar with Bryan Rogers. Rogers (LACUSL ’15) currently works as the Honduras Program Coordinator for the US grassroots human rights organization. Witness for Peace. living in-country and accompanying social movements to build … Continue Reading »
Maroon Calabash Presents: An Evening with Aja Monet
LACUSL is proud to co-sponsor this community event featuring Aja Monet and introducing Maroon Calabash, Afro-Indigenous Birthwork Cooperative. Event Details: Maroon Calabash, Afro-Indigenous Birthwork Cooperative invites you to their debut event, An Evening with Aja Monet! We invite all people, … Continue Reading »
Writings on the Wall: A Tour of Latinx Activism in Milwaukee
Friday, March 31st | 11am – 4pm Writings on the Wall: A Tour of Latinx Activism in Milwaukee Check-in from 11-11:30am in the Union Concourse FREE and open to UWM students only; Lunch provided! RSVP required: http://bit.ly/2mCeuZW In honor of … Continue Reading »
Son Jarocho: A Musical Workshop of Black & Brown Resistance
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:30-8:00pm UWM Union Room 191 Join local community project, Milwaz Talleres for an interactive, movement-based workshop sharing the traditions of Son Jarocho, a traditional strings music from southern Veracruz. This free workshop will highlight the tradition’s … Continue Reading »
2016 Kennan Distinguished Lecture: Mme. Christiane Taubira
Thursday, October 6, 2016, 7:00PM
Mme. Christiane Taubira, (former French Minister of Justice, Honorary Professor, FICL and Research Fellow, CLACS & MSP, UWM)
“Citizenship and Identity in the 21st Century”
Location: Zelazo Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Bvld., Milwaukee … Continue Reading »
38th Annual Latin American Film Series, 2016
April 8-14, 2016
UWM Union Theatre
2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, UWM Campus
Free Admission… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Natasha Borges Sugiyama
Thursday, February 25, 3:30 pm
Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Political Science, UW-Milwaukee
“Making the Newest Citizens: The Quest for Universal Birth Registration in Contemporary Brazil”… Continue Reading »
21st Century Studies – CLACS Lecture: Patricia Richards
March 4, 2016
Patricia Richards’ talk draws from her research on Mapuche women elders residing in Southern Chile. Although Richards’ initial focus was on how these women’s lives had been shaped by gender, racial, and colonial marginalization, she discovered that the most salient theme is violence.… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Sergio Gonzalez
Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 3:30 pm
Sergio Gonzalez, Department of History, UW-Madison
‘God is our refuge and strength’: Latino Milwaukee, Sanctuary Movements, and Religious Transnationalism in the Twentieth Century… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: M. Estrella Sotomayor
M. Estrella Sotomayor, History, Women’s Studies, and Spanish & Portuguese – Reproductive Rights and U.S. Imperialism: The Case of Puerto Rico… Continue Reading »