All events below are sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming and are FREE and open to the public (Unless noted otherwise)
For more information about any of the events below please call:
414-229-6998 or 414-229-3894. To be added to our mailing list or e-mail listserv, please send your information to sociocul@uwm.edu
Also join our Facebook group — Sociocultural Programming — to get reminders of our events!!
Fall 2009 Calendar
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 1
Kick-Off Concert
Noon-1:30pm • Union Spaights Plaza • Free
Union Sociocultural Programming wants you to start the academic year right. So come relax and enjoy some great music by Milwaukee’s own UrbanSol before classes begin!
To hear more from UrbanSol, check out www.sonicbids.com/UrbanSol.
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Wednesday, September 9
Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop
7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public
Join facilitator Darlin’ Nikki to help sharpen your creative expression skills. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the UWM Black Cultural Center
Wednesday, September 9
Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Darlin’ Nikki Janzen
8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public
Lyrical Sanctuary is a monthly open mic series that welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. We’re kicking off the semester with feature artist "Darlin" Nikki If you decide to step up to the mic or just come enjoy the sound of UrbanSol, you’ll definitely have a great time!
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Tuesday, September 16
Popcorn Forum Series presents
You can’t go wrong with
Making Good Decisions
Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free
Alcohol can be such a significant factor in the college experience, but lately in all the wrong ways. Come learn and talk about the strong influence of alcohol and other substances within the college culture and how to figure out when enough gets to be too much.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center and UWM Norris Health Services - Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
Monday – Wednesday, September 21-23
For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf
7pm • Doors open at 6pm • Union Wisconsin Room
Free for UWM Students; $5 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and non-UWM Students; $8 for the General Public (tickets sold at the door)
Don’t miss your chance to see local Milwaukee performers portray the ladies in brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple in this timeless classic! For Colored Girls is a "choreopoem" (a poem choreographed to music) dealing with issues of womanhood, love, rape, pride, self esteem and more. Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award winning book has been described as "[encompassing] every feeling and experience every woman has ever had" by The New Yorker.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming,
UWM Women’s Resource Center and For My People Productions.
Tuesday, September 29
SEXPO Presents
Passion & Power:
The Technology of Orgasm
7 p.m. • Union Fireside Lounge Fee
This documentary film is the story of one simple invention, the vibrator, and its relationship to one complex human behavior, the female orgasm. The film offers surprising new information which calls into question all we thought we knew about our own bodies, our own pleasure, and ultimately, our own power.
Sponsored by Sexpo Series
Wednesday, September 30
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes:
In Sickness and In Wealth
6pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public
You don’t want to miss the first episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? exploring the racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health, especially of those who are less affluent and/or part of underrepresented populations.
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
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OCTOBER
Friday, October 2
World Dance Series presents
Latin Dance!
5pm-7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public
Come learn about the cultural history of Salsa and Tango. Stay to learn some actual Dance moves form the Bailando Dance Company.
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Tuesday, October 6
Faces of Motherhood
featuring spoken word artist, Staceyann Chin
7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public
Iconic performer, author and activist, Staceyann Chin discusses her upcoming documentary "Baby Makes Me", exploring the challenges and triumphs of single motherhood in the lives of women of color, lesbians and women who make a conscious choice to be mothers in the absence of men. Come for this engaging lecture incorporated with spoken word performance! Reception and book signing will follow.
Co-sponsored by Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, UWM Union Programming, the UWM LGBT Resource Center, UWM the Women’s Resource Center, UWM Cultures and Communities Program, the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Student Parent Association.
Thursday, October 8
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes:
When the Bough Breaks
11am & 5pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) *
Free & open to the Public
Studies show African American women with graduate degrees still face a greater risk of delivering pre-term low birth-weight babies than white women who didn’t finish high school. Come see When the Bough Breaks, the second episode in the series, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and find out why!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, UWM Black Cultural Center,
the UWM Women's Resource Center and Peer Health Advocates.
Wednesday, October 14
Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop
7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public
Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming the UWM Black Cultural Center
Wednesday, October 14
Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Raymond Luczak
8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public
This open mic series welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. Lyrical Sanctuary welcomes author and poet Raymond Luczak as he shares his talent as a performer from the Deaf community. This is will be an open mic you won’t want to miss!
A sign language interpreter will be provided
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the UWM LGBT Resource Center.
Thursday, October 15
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes: Becoming American
11am & 5pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198)
Free & open to the public
Becoming American is the third episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? exploring the concept known as "Hispanic Paradox." What affects the health of Mexican immigrants to decline upon becoming American? Come Find out!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center, Peer Health Advocates, and the Latino Student Union
Monday, October 19
Dissecting the City Series presents
A SEGREGATED Milwaukee
under the Microscope
7pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free
Fact or Fiction: Milwaukee is the most segregated city in the United States … According to a US Census analysis, it is! This series is known to make some uncomfortable yet motivate others, but we guarantee that you will be educated! Join in the discussion about Milwaukee as a segregated city.
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Thursday, October 22
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar
12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198)
Free & open to the public
Bad Sugar, the fourth episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, brings us to Southern Arizona, where poverty, oppression, disempowerment and "futurelessness" threatens the health of an O’odham Indian reservation.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center, Peer Health Advocates, and the American Indian Student Association
Friday, October 23
Caribbean Fest!
7pm-11:30p.m. • Union Ballroom
Free & open to the public
Wind your hips and move your feet to the sounds of the Island beat! Dance and celebrate Caribbean culture with the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Drum Band. Free food! Specialty drinks! Live Steel Drum Band!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Programming, the UWM Roberto Hernandez Center and the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Saturday, October 24
An Evening with Ira Glass:
Radio Stories and Other Stories
7pm • Union Wisconsin Room
Advance tickets Door tickets (evening of event)
$5 - UWM Students w/ID
$8 - non-UWM Students w/ID
$15 - UWM Faculty, Staff and Alumni
$20 - General Public
$8 - all students with ID
$20 - UWM Staff, Faculty and Alumni
$25 - General Public
A sign language interpreter will be provided
A reception will follow the lecture
Time Magazine has called Ira Glass the "Best Radio Host in America." His public radio program, This American Life, has won critical acclaim and attracted continuous national media attention over the years and currently is heard on more than 500 public radio stations each week by over 1.7 million listeners. Under Glass's editorial direction, This American Life has won the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including the Peabody and DuPont-Columbia awards, as well as the Edward R. Murrow and the Overseas Press Club awards. The American Journalism Review declared that the show is "at the vanguard of a journalistic revolution." In his lecture in the UWM Union, Ira Glass will talk about broadcast journalism and his own process, which he calls making little movies for radio. Join us for an evening with one of the most dynamic storytellers of our time.
Sponsored by UWM Union Programming, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming,
the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at UWM, WUWM
and
Wisconsin Public Radio.
Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or 1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact Linda Corbin-Pardee,
414-229-3111 or visit the Distinguished Lecture Series webpage at www.unionprogramming.uwm.edu
Thursday, October 29
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes: Place Matters
12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (union 198) *
Free & open to the public
Place Matters, the fifth episode of the Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? series explores how built space and social environments have a direct impact on the lives of Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants living in Black neighborhoods.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center , Peer Health Advocates, and the Latino Student Union
NOVEMBER
Monday, November 2
Adaptations of Beauty Series presents
Men & Masculinity
7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public
How is masculinity defined across cultures, sexual identity, and social status? Join our panel as we discuss a topic seldom addressed: the perception (and misperceptions) of beauty and masculinity amongst men.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center, and the UWM Women's Resource Center.
Thursday, November 5
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes: Collateral Damage
12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) *
Free & open to public
Episode six of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? takes us to Marshall Islands and looks at how diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, even tuberculosis, are taking a growing toll on Pacific Islander populations.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, the UWM Black Cultural Center and Peer Health Advocates
Monday, November 9
Popcorn Forum Series presents
Poverty and Hunger in Milwaukee
Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free
As the weather gets colder, many are fortunate to have shelter, warm clothing and a hot meal. But statistics show in Milwaukee , the percentage of people who don’t have these luxuries are increasing. Join the conversation about what’s making Milwaukee the seventh poorest city in the country
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the UWM Black Cultural Center
Wednesday, November 11
Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop
7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public
Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the UWM Black Cultural Center
Wednesday, November 11 open mic
Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Dasha Kelly
8pm • Union Wisconsin Room Lounge • Free & open to the public
This open mic series welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. Described as a "nationally-respected advocate for writers and the art of spoken word," this month’s feature, Dasha Kelly, is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Thursday, November 12 film and discussion
Cultural Cinema presents
Unnatural Causes: Not Just A Pay Check
12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm * Multicultural Student Lounge * Free & open to public
The final episode of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? introduces us to residents of Western Michigan, who struggle with unemployment the increase of several health issues once the largest refrigerator factory in the country shuts down.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming,
UWM Black Cultural Center, and the Peer Health Advocates
Tuesday, November 17 discussion
Giving Thanks: To Be Native in America
Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free
What are you thankful for? Join us as we discuss the TRUE history behind the Thanksgiving holiday and the contributions to the country and community made by Native Americans.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the American Indian Student Association
Tuesday, November 17
SEXPO Presents
When Two Won’t Do
7 p.m. • Union Fireside Lounge
This film explore the alternatives to a traditional monogamous relationship.
Sponsored by the Sexpo Series
Monday, November 23 distinguished lecture series
An Evening with Edwidge Danticat
7pm • Union Wisconsin Room
Advance tickets:
$5 - UWM Students w/ID
$8 - Non-UWM Students w/ID
$10 - UWM Staff/Faculty/Alumni
$12 - General Public
Door tickets. (evening of event)
$8 - all students with ID
$12 - UWM Staff/Faculty/Alumni
$14 - General Public
A sign language interpreter will be provided
A reception and book signing will follow the lecture
Join us for an evening with award winning author, Edwidge Danticat. Danticat is a Haitian-born author whose written several books including her latest, Brother, I'm Dying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2007. She won a Granta Regional Award for the Best Young American Novelists for her first book, Breath, Eyes, Memory, which was a selection in Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club. Danticat’s writing has appeared in the New Yorker and other anthologies. Named "One of 20 people in their twenties who will make a difference" by Harper's Bazaar, and featured in New York Times Magazine as one of "30 Under 30" creative people to watch, Danticat has also taught at New York University and University of Miami.
Sponsored by UWM Union Programming, UWM Union Sociocultural Programming,
UWM Bookstore, UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
UWM Women’s Resource Center, UWM Center for Women Studies,
UWM Cultures and Communities Program, UWM Department of Africology,
Alliance Francaise de Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum.
Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or 1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact Carla Cadet, 414-229-6998 or visit the Distinguished Lecture Series webpage at www.unionprogramming.uwm.edu
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 1 various activities
World AIDS Day Recognition
Noon–7pm: Panel/Group Discussion and film viewings
Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free
HIV/AIDS affects many every hour, sadly there is only ONE day in the year that commemorates those who are living with or who have died from this epidemic. Join us as we celebrate the lives of those suffering and educate the community as a whole, so that we can decrease the statistics.
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming, and UWM Black Cultural Center
Tuesday, December 1 workshop
Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop
7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public
Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
and the UWM Black Cultural Center
Tuesday, December 1
Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public
Lyrical Sanctuary recognizes the struggle and triumph of all those affected by the AIDS pandemic. Step up to the mic at this special Lyrical Sanctuary … different night but same vibe!
Sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
Saturday, December 5
A Children’s Holiday Festival:
Songs and Traditions
from around the World
10am-Noon • UWM Union Ballroom • Advance Tickets available in the UWM Bookstore: $4.50/Children 3 and Up, $5.50/Campus Community, $6.50/General Public
Enjoy some old traditions and make some new ones! Come see festive main stage acts and participate in various holiday activities. In creative and interactive ways, your child will be introduced to holiday traditions from around the world.
Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact UWM Union Programming, 414-229-3111
Co-sponsored by UWM Union Programming and UWM Union Sociocultural Programming
