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’.

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.

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 […]

Documentary followed by panel discussion

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Latin American Student Organization & Office of Multicultural Student Services.

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 […]

Mark your calendars, “Boxes & Walls” will take place in The Bluffs of UW-La Crosse’s Student Union for two days on Monday, March 25th – March 26th 2019.nBoxes & Walls is an interactive diversity museum tour created, built, performed, and facilitated by UWL students for anyone and everyone. Come experience in your face realistic presentations […]

Mark your calendars, “Boxes & Walls” will take place in The Bluffs of UW-La Crosse’s Student Union for two days on Monday, March 25th – March 26th 2019.nBoxes & Walls is an interactive diversity museum tour created, built, performed, and facilitated by UWL students for anyone and everyone. Come experience in your face realistic presentations […]

Monday, April 1. — 7:30-9 p.m. — “Elevating Silenced Voices: Fat is a Social Justice Issue, Too” by Laurie Cooper Stoll, associate professor of sociology and founding director of the UWL Institute for Social Justice, Hesprich Auditorium, Graff Main Hall.nTuesday, April 2 — Noon-1:30 p.m. — “Women of Color Faculty and Staff: Intersectional Identities and […]