Multiple Identity Series

Fri Nov 2nd 6:00PM-8:00PM
Book Talk: Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-hop
Institute of African American Affairs, 14A Washington Mews

Join Halifu Osmare, author of “Hiplife in Ghana” and learn how hip-hop and hiplife have empowered Ghanaian youth and how hiplife artists negotiate the global pop culture marketplace in Africa.In partnership with the Institute of African American Affairs, Africana Studies, the Hip Hop Education Center and the Center for Spiritual Life.

Tues Nov 6th 12:30PM-1:30PM
Making It In Media: Hip Hop and Media
Wasserman Presentation Room B, 133 E. 13th St, 2nd Floor

Featuring Elena Romero, author of Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry, and Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop! Lunch is provided. In partnership with the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Please RSVP via cmep@nyu.edu.

Thurs Nov 12th, 6:00PM-9:00 PM
Film Screening: Reel Injun
Palladium Multipurpose Room, 140 E. 14th St, 3rd Floor

This documentary explores how the portrayal of the “Hollywood Indian” has influenced the (mis)understanding of North American Natives. Filmmaker Neil Diamond will join for a talkback after the film. Hosted by Clinical Associate Professor of Media Studies, Chyng Sun, and co-sponsored by NYU CMEP.

Wed Nov 14th 10:00AM-5:00PM
Get Tested and Protected: HIV Testing & Flu Vaccines!
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 806
HIV Testing: 10:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-5:00PM
Flu Vaccines: 10:00AM-1:00PM

Stay healthy this flu season! Free flu vaccines, as well as free and confidential HIV testing and counseling, will be available for all NYU students. The HIV test is a rapid fingerstick blood test - results are available in approximately 20 minutes. Light snacks will be provided. In partnership with the NYU Student Health Center.

Thurs Nov 15th 7:30PM-9:30PM
Reel Queer Film Series: Two Spirits
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 405

Examine the life and death of Fred Martinez, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. In partnership with the LGBTQ Student Center and the Native American and Indigenous Students Group at NYU.

Thurs Nov 29th 6:00PM-8:00 PM
Living Out Loud: Queer People of Color Creating HIV Awareness
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 802

Celebrate AIDS Awareness Month with performances and spoken word by HIV positive (poz) people color who are writers, actors, hip hop performers and political activists. In partnership with the LGBTQ Student Center.

Sat Dec 8th 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Dal Puri Diaspora: An Evening with Richard Fung
5 Washington Place, Room 101

Award-winning, Toronto-based Chinese Trinidadian filmmaker Richard Fung presents and discusses his latest film, Dal Puri Diaspora, a fascinating exploration of food, migration, and culture with NYU Professor Krishnendu Ray (The Migrant’s Table: Meals and Memories in Bengali-American Households). Curated by A/P/A Visiting Scholar Chi-hui Yang. Please RSVP via apa.rsvp@nyu.edu by Dec 6th. Hosted by the A/P/A Institute at NYU and co-sponsored by NYU CMEP, the Queens Museum of Art, Museum of Chinese in America, and NYU Caribbean Students Association.
Questions: contact apa.rsvp@nyu.edu.

Thurs, Dec 13th 4:00PM-7:00PM
Annual CMEP Winter Open House
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 806
Join the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs as we close out a fabulous semester! Enjoy desserts, karaoke and great company. Stop by anytime, and come prepared to have a good time. Please RSVP via cmep@nyu.edu.

Tues Oct 2nd 12:00PM-1:30 PM
Making it in Media: Gender, Sexuality & Media
Wasserman Presentation Room B, 133 E. 13th St, 2nd floor

Featuring Clay Cane, radio personality and award-winning journalist, currently serving as the Entertainment Editor at BET.com, and Spectra, Afrofeminist writer and executive editor at QWOC Media Wire, currently traveling through Southern Africa curating untold stories for an LGBT anthology. Lunch is provided. In partnership with the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Please RSVP via cmep@nyu.edu.

Get Tested and Protected: Flu Vaccine & HIV Testing
Wed, Oct 3rd: Kimmel Center, 60 Washington South, 806
HIV Testing: 10:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-5:00PM
Flu Vaccines: 1:00PM-4:00PM
Stay healthy this flu season! Free flu vaccines, as well as free and confidential HIV testing and counseling, will be available for all NYU students. The HIV test is a rapid fingerstick blood test - results are available in approximately 20 minutes. Light snacks will be provided. In partnership with the NYU Student Health Center.

Thurs Oct 11th 6:00-8:00PM
Film Screening: Two Spirits
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 405

This film explores the life and death of Fred Martinez, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature – a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. Free and open to the public. In partnership with the Native American and Indigenous Student Group (NAISG) at NYU.

Thurs Oct 18th 6:30PM-9:30 PM
Reel Queer Film Series: Pariah
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 802

This film is by NYU alum Dee Rees about a young Black woman in Brooklyn negotiating identities, heartbreak, and family as she explores her sexual and gender identities. Free and open to the public. In partnership with the LGBTQ Student Center.

Tues Oct 23 6:30PM-8:00PM
Strength Within: A Mindfulness Gathering for Students of Color and Allies, with Piper Anderson
238 Thompson Street, Room 475

This workshop will offer a healing circle for people of color and allies through Reiki and guided meditation. All are welcome - no RSVP necessary. In partnership with the Center for Spiritual Life.

Mon Sept 17th 6:00PM-8:00PM
Her Word as Witness: Women Writers of the African Diaspora
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 914

Join Laylah Amatuallah Barrayn as she presents her exhibit featuring intimate portraits of an intergenerational group of women writers from throughout the African Diaspora. Panelists will include Demetria Lucas, Raquel Cepeda (filmmaker and author of Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina, forthcoming in March, 2013), and Malaika Adero (Vice President/Senior Editor at Atria Books). In partnership with Women of Excellence, Strength and Tenacity (WEST) at NYU.

Wed Sept 19th 7:30PM-9:30 PM
2012-13 A/P/A Artist-in-Residence Welcome
Casa Italiana NYU, 24 West 12th Street

The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU welcomes 2012-13 Artist-in-Residence Roger Shimomura. In conversation with painter Michael Ray Charles, Shimomura will address the power of art to interrogate racist mass media images and create new visual vocabularies. A performative introduction will be provided by artist Jana Haimsohn and NYU Professor Arlene Davila will moderate the discussion. Please RSVP by Sept 17th online (www.apa.nyu.edu/events), via email (apa.rsvp@nyu.edu), or phone.

Friday, September 28, 7:00-9:00 PM
Poetry is Pedagogy, part of Preemptive Education: The New Digital Underground: Voice, Media, & Critical Pedagogy
Teachers College, Columbia University Cowin Center, 525 West 120th

This powerful panel of youth poets paired with academic/organic intellectuals serves as the springboard for a community dialogue surrounding issues of pedagogy, hip-hop, and social justice! Featuring Dr. Ernest Morrell, Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, and more.

Sat Sept 29th 9:00AM-5:00PM
Preemptive Education: The New Digital Underground: Voice, Media, & Critical Pedagogy
NYU Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East

Building on the opening night’s dialogue, educators, academics, teaching artists, community leaders, and youth lead hands-on professional development sessions to innovate and cultivate the craft of progressive pedagogy! Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Chris Emdin! FREE for all NYU Students.

Sun Sept 30th
Pedagogy in Practice & Youth Day Concert, part of Preemptive Education: The New Digital Underground: Voice, Media, & Critical Pedagogy
El Puente: Leaders for Peace and Justice, 211 South 4th Street, Brooklyn

This cumulative final day of the conference invites educators to witness critical hip-hop, spoken word and digital pedagogical approaches in practice with a day of youth workshops followed by an Urban Word concert of YOUTH artists!