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  • Portrait of Jason

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Documentary On December 2, 1966, director Shirley Clarke and a miniscule film crew gathered in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea. Bestowed for twelve hours with the one-and-only Jason Holliday, Clarke confronted the iconic performer about his good times and …

  • Banner that reads "Bullet Journaling". Two button images below depict colorful tape and a journal
    Pages with Purpose

    Pages with Purpose

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Drop in and get organized! Pages with Purpose is a creative bullet journaling session designed just for student leaders. Set goals, track habits, and plan your semester—all while learning how to use journaling as a tool for leadership growth. We’ll …

  • Text on image reads: MEET the Yard Thursday, February 19 @6pm Fireside Lounge and in finer print: learn more about the divine nine organizations Business casual required! beside the text there are 14 bubble sized images of assorted shapes depicting students

    Meet the Yard

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Learn more about the Divine Nine (D9) organizations on campus and how to become members. Business casual attire is required.

  • Drylongso

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/ romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying—indeed, “becoming …

  • Image from the movie "Holy Cow". Four people, three men, and a small girl, walk along a path that is bordered by grassy pastures and wooden fences. The man to the young girl's left is holding her hand.

    Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone finds himself with daunting new responsibilities, looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura region of France. He takes on yet another challenge when he …

  • A woman interviewing one of the journalists from the documentary. Her arm is stretched out with a microphone, reaching towards the elderly man.

    Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) – 1978. Three journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview with the regime’s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems idyllic, but behind the Potemkin village presented to the journalists, the Khmer Rouge …

  • Still from the movie "Of Mud and Blood". A miner stands sideways but facing the camera, a large bucket in his hands. He wears a striped shirt without sleeves, he is dirtied. Behind him is a mud wall with a large shovel handle resting against it. The man's face appears tired but determined.

    Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Numbi, a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies at the heart of our modern world. Here, workers mine the coltan that will find its way, legally or not, into much of our technology. For decades this grey …

  • Image from the film "Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo". Cartoon depiction of Dounia, she wears a green shirt and red hat with tassles on each side of her smiling, rosy cheeked face. Trees with falling snowflakes are depicted behind her

    Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Now settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia’s grandparents keep their …

  • Still from the movie "Breathless". The photo is black and white, a man stands against a wall looking at a book. His shadow is casted over the wall, with a ray of light coming from an open doorway to his right. He stands right next to three small steps that lead to the doorway

    Godard, seul le cinéma (Godard Cinema)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and a symbol for the era’s progressive and anti-war youth. One of the founders of the French New Wave, a political …

  • Photo with a Bird's Eye view of unopened beverage can tops. There are 10 cans depicted. You can only see three cans entirely, the other ones are cut off at the borders of the image
    Club Soda

    Club Soda

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Club Soda (formerly known as ‘Sober Socials’) is a weekly get-together with students who choose not to use for whatever reason. It is a great place to meet like-minded people and share experiences, information, and resources. For more information, visit …

  • Light green and pink banner image. Black text reads "Sisters Like Me" above the image and below "With DJ Gemini Gilly". DJ Gemini Gilly is pictured in the middle of the image, looking at the camera with a neutral expression at the bottom of the image explains the event "Sisters Like Me is an annual feel-good gathering where Black women-identified students come together to laugh, connect, and celebrate all the magic they bring to UWM. It’s a space for sharing stories, honoring culture, and building real sisterhood—alongside Black women from both campus and the Milwaukee community. Come for the conversation, stay for the vibes, and leave feeling more connected than ever."

    Sisters Like Me

    Lubar Entrepreneurship Center & UWM Welcome Center (LECWC) 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Sisters Like Me is an annual feel-good gathering where Black women-identified students come together to laugh, connect, and celebrate all the magic they bring to UWM. It’s a space for sharing stories, honoring culture, and building real sisterhood—alongside Black women …