Celebrate diversity and inclusion through fall 2021’s Multicultural Education Week

Multicultural Education Week happens every semester at Salve Regina as a chance to wrestle with and celebrate topics around diversity and inclusion. For fall 2021, the Multicultural Education Week is back in person, with events that will focus on the two Critical Concerns of Mercy of anti-racism and nonviolence.

Below is the lineup of speakers and events to help students, faculty and staff process what these issues mean to Salve Regina and the wider world in an engaging and personal manner.

Multicultural and Multilingual Mass

Sunday, Oct. 24, 7-9 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel

Join the campus as it debuts this Multicultural Education Week with diverse prayers from around the world. The Mass consists of readings and songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.

Opening Speaker: Critical Race Theory and the End of Myth-Making: Into America’s Fear of Truth Telling with Dr. David Stovall
Monday, Oct. 25, 7-9 p.m.
Bazarsky Lecture Hall

Dr. David Stovall is professor of African American studies and criminology, law and justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates three areas: 1.) Critical Race Theory, 2.) the relationship between housing and education, and 3.) the intersection of race, place and school. In the attempt to bring theory to action, he works with community organizations and schools to develop curriculum that addresses issues of equity and justice. His work led him to become a member of the design team for the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School for Social Justice (SOJO), which opened in the fall of 2005.

Furthering his work with communities, students and teachers, Dr. Stovall’s work manifests itself in his involvement with the Peoples Education Movement, a collection of classroom teachers, community members, students and university professors in Chicago, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area who engage in collaborative community projects centered in creating relevant curriculum. In addition to his duties and responsibilities as a professor at UIC, he also served as a volunteer social studies teacher at the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School for Social Justice from 2005-2018.

Register for this event here.

Panel Discussion: The Experience of People of Color in a Predominately White Institution
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7-9 p.m.
Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This panel discussion will explore the experiences of people of color at Salve Regina. It will engage students, staff and faculty in a dialogue regarding their experiences, as well as their recommendations to improve the cultural climate on our campus community and beyond.

Register for this event here.

Photo from Multicultural Education Week in 2017.

Coffee House and Games
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m.
Gerety South Porch

The coffee house is a social activity that showcases various cultures and traditions from all around the world. Sample coffees and pastries from a variety of cultures and listen to live music and storytelling presented by Salve Regina students.

Waffleween
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6-7 p.m.
The Mercy Center for Spiritual Life

The Mercy Center is hosting the annual Waffleween in the Mercy Center.

Movie Night: Crazy Rich Asians
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 7-9 p.m.
Bazarsky Lecture Hall

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family.

Register for this event here.

Photo from past Multicultural Education Week.

Lecture: Freedom of Speech in the Age of Black Lives Matter with Justin Hansford, Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University
Thursday, Oct. 28, 7-9 p.m.
Bazarsky Lecture Hall

Justin Hansford is a professor of law at Howard University School of Law and executive director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. Hansford is a leading scholar and activist in the areas of critical race theory, human rights, and law and social movements. In the wake of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Hansford worked to empower the Ferguson community through community-based legal advocacy. He co-authored the “Ferguson to Geneva: Using the Human Rights Framework to Push Forward a Vision for Racial Justice in the United States after Ferguson” and served as a policy advisor for proposed post-Ferguson reforms at the local, state and federal levels.

Register for this event here.

Multicultural Celebration
Friday, Oct. 29, 7-11 p.m.
Ochre Court

Join Salve Regina for some cultural exploration, extraordinarily diverse garb and magnificent cuisine from every continent. It’s a time to come together for a night of warmth, celebration and acceptance. A virtual show will also be showcasing some hidden Salve Regina talents.

Register for this event here.

Multicultural Education Week is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention; the Office of Student Engagement; the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy; Residence Life; the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance; Campus Activities Board; the Black Student Union; the Hispanic & Latinx Student Organization; the Multicultural Student Organization; and the Student Government Association.