Community Calendar

This community calendar is provided as a place for community members, businesses, and organizations to submit their diversity-related events. Event information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, changes can occur. We strongly encourage you to confirm details directly with the event host, or venue, before you travel to any event promoted on our Community Calendar.

Complete this form to submit your event. We will review your event, usually within 2-3 business days, and will decide whether it fits adequately with our mission. We encourage you to include information about disability accommodation on all your event announcements.

Repeating Events

First Thursdays 1pm—3pm
In the Pride Center with Pastor Kathryn, LuMin
Card Making, Beaded Identity Bracelets, Mandalas, Rock Painting and more.
Drop in, chat, and find support in both queer and spiritual identities!

Second Wednesdays 12pm—2pm
In the Pride Center with Planned Parenthood
Stop by for support, resources, and good conversations!!

  • Diversity in the Workplace

    In today’s workforce, understanding how to work with, incorporate, and value people of other cultures is crucial to organizational success. The more we understand ourselves and each other, the more positive impact we make in our organization. Learn implementation strategies to make a positive impact on your organization’s people. The course, lead by instructor Stacey […]

  • Casa Hogar Juan Pablo Benefit Dinner

    Please join us for the annual benefit dinner to celebrate Fr. Joe’s Legacy and Casa Hogar. This year we will highlight many updates from the children, discuss Casa’s impact on the volunteers from the greater La Crosse area and feature a special guest from Peru. We hope you can join us! nCasa Hogar Juan Pablo […]

  • “Ethiopia Rising” Documentary Showing

    Gundersen Global Partners will be showing the documentary “Ethiopia Rising”, a poignant look at the environmental transformation of the country over a period of 30 years through the eyes of Aba Hawi, who saved his village from near extinction after the communist ‘Red Terror’. nThere will be a question and answer panel to follow with […]

  • “Ethiopia Rising” Documentary Showing

    Gundersen Global Partners will be showing the documentary “Ethiopia Rising”, a poignant look at the environmental transformation of the country over a period of 30 years through the eyes of Aba Hawi, who saved his village from near extinction after the communist ‘Red Terror’.

  • 1st Annual Community Awards Gala

    5:30 – Doors Open / Cash Barn6:30 – Dinner *n7:00 – Community Awards Presentationn8:00 – Dessert Auctionn8:30 – Last Call takes the stage **n* While there is no cost associated with dinner, we do require advanced ticket reservations.n** No reservations are needed for the band – all are welcome!nTickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3741935.

  • Islamophobia in Action with Dr. Louise Cainkar

    Anti-Muslim sentiments and actions in the U.S. are much more than religious intolerance. They function as a form of racism, as they are similarly built on narratives that lead to distorted understandings of people and actions that punish anyone presumed tonbe a group member. This talk focuses on why some aspects of American culture promote […]

  • Joanne Bland Presentation

    Joanne Bland, participant in the “Bloody Sunday” and Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and co-founder/ former Director of the National Voting Rights Museum will be speaking on campus next Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 6pm in 1400 Centennial.

  • Social/Networking Gathering for UWL Gender/Sexuality Studies Researchers & Educators

    Please join us for social connection over light refreshments with UWL folks who conduct research and teach on gender/sexuality studies-related topics. Folks can use this as an opportunity to find research co-collaborators across campus, build their networks of guest speakers on gender/sexuality studies for their classes, exchange pedagogical approaches, or to just catch up with […]

  • University of Wisconsin – La Crosse’s Reflections of Ebony: “Paving the Way & Leaving a Legacy”

    Featuring a Keynote Presentation by Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela BarnesnTo find out more about Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, click on https://www.mandelabarnes.com/.nDoors Open 5:30pm, Program Starts 6:00pm & Dinner Served 6:30pmnMenu: Fried Chicken, Collard Greens w/ Ham/ Vegetarian Style, Cornbread, Macaroni & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes & Chocolate Cake Dessert. The Vegetarian Option is an Eggplant ParmesannThis annual […]

  • “Existence is Resistance!”: Queer and Disabled people Negotiating Socially Contradicting Identities

    This talk will highlight how, and in what ways, do people who identify as both LGBTQ+ and disabled negotiate these often socially contradicting identities. There is a long history of medicalizing and describing queer identities and practices as disability/illness while the gender and sexuality of people with bodily and mental differences have been denied and […]

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UW-L Celebrates: Black History Month

Venue UWL – Student Union 521 East Avenue N La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 Event Details Couch Conversations is a storytelling and dialogue series that brings campus and community voices together for honest, insightful conversations about identity, leadership, and belonging. Each event invites a special guest to join us on the couch for a candid discussion, […]

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Multi­cultural Resource Guide

This guide lists established and emerging resources that reflect and celebrate cultural diversity in our area.

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