Not a lot going on with the break, but here they are. Also, it has been awhile since I thanked Lauren Forrest for compiling these each week!

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair (event 3)
When: Monday 11/19 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E. Walnut St, Oxford, OH
Description: Hillel is hosting its third event “to learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Transgender Day of Remembrance
When: Tuesday 11/20 @ 12-1pm
Where: 114 Rentschler Hall (Hamilton campus)
Description: The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services is hosting an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

International Instructors: Teaching at Miami
When: Monday 11/12 @ 4pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 120
Description: Eight faculty Learning Community members, representing eight countries, will “share their utilization of multicompetences from differing global perspective and how it impacts their teaching strategies at Miami.”

International Education Week Keynote: The Power of a Simple Pair of Glasses
When: Monday 11/12 @ 6-9pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 322
Description: Dr. Jason Singh, who is the Senior Vice President of VisionWorks, will present the keynote address for International Education Week.

Safe Zone 101 Training
When: Tuesday 11/13 @ 5-7pm
Where: Wilks Conference Center 200, Hamilton campus
Description: “Safe Zone 101 is an informative, interactive workshop providing constructive strategies for creating a more inclusive campus for LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff.”

International Fest at Miami Regionals
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 11:30am-3pm
Where: Wilks Conference Center, Miami Hamilton Campus
Description: The Miami Hamilton International Club, the Miami Middletown English Language Center, and the Miami Regionals Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services is celebrating International Education Week with food and cultural activities.

Emmett Till: Why His Story Matters
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 4-5pm
Where: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
Description: Dr. Elliott J. Gorn will discuss his recent book entitled Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till.

Urban-Rural Divide Art Museum Lecture
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Miami University Art Museum
Description: Professor Stephen Conn will explore where the urban-rural divide came from, “what defines it, and what it all means today.”

Latin America in Transition: Voices from Today
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Upham Hall 361
Description: This is a virtual, bilingual roundtable event, where “college students from across Latin America will provide firsthand testimonies of the political, environmental, and social conditions in their respective countries after returning from spending the past summer here on Miami’s campus, as selected members of the Studies of United States’ Institutions program.”

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair (event 2)
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 7-8:30pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E. Walnut St, Oxford, OH
Description: “This is the second event to learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Blinded
When: Wednesday 11/14 @ 7:30-9:30pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 322
Description: “The aim of Blinded is to have students engage in dialogue around issues of sexuality, spirituality, race and socio-economic status with facilitators present. Students are separated from friends or anyone they know, are seated across the room from one another in groups of five, and blindfolded. From there, facilitators lead the discussions in hopes that students will actively engage and learn more about their peers’ intersectionalities.”

Good Kids (theatre)
When: Wednesday 11/14 through Saturday 11/17 @ 7:30pm and Sunday 11/18 at 2pm
Where: Gates-Abegglen Theatre
Description: This play is based loosely on a sexual assault that happened to a teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio. The play is intended for viewers to “come to terms with the realities of sexual assault, privilege, and victim blaming.”
Cost: $12 adult, $9 senior, $8 student (also note that this play is intended for mature audiences)

ISSS Thanksgiving Dinner
When: Thursday 11/15 @ 5:30-7pm
Where: John E. Dolibois Room, Shriver Center
Description: “This gathering serves as a time for international students and the Miami and Oxford communities to enjoy a traditional American Thanksgiving meal together.” If interested in attending, please register here.

Taste of Black Excellence
When: Saturday 11/17 @ 7-10pm
Where: McGuffey 322
Description: “This event is a showcase of the talent, culture, and food of the African diaspora. Come have a nice dinner while enjoying the talents of many students from Miami’s black community.”

Refugee Advisory Council Lunch
When: Monday 11/5 @ 12-1:30pm
Where: Shriver Center, Heritage Room
Description: Students from migrant families, who attend Withrow and Aken High Schools, will tour Miami. During the lunch, students will meet Miami students and learn about student organizations they could join at Miami.

A Look Inside the Westboro Baptist Church
When: Monday 11/5 @ 7-9pm
Where: Hughes Laboratories 141
Description: This event will showcase the work of seven students in the Religion Department who participated in research in Topeka Kansas to learn more about the Westboro Baptist Church.

Masha Gessen Lecture
When: Tuesday 11/6 @ 5-6:30pm
Where: Shideler Hall 152
Description: Masha Gessen, who is a writer at the New Yorker, will present a talk on entitled Journalism as a Tool of Resistance in a Post-Truth World.

Dinner with Titi Aynaw
When: Tuesday 11/6 @ 5-7pm
Where: Hillel, 11 E Walnut St
Description: Hillel will host a dinner (where an Ethiopian breakfast dish will be served) and Titi Aynaw will give a talk. Titi Aynaw is the first Ethiopian-born Jewish woman to win Miss Israel.

Mezuzah Making Program
When: Wednesday 11/7 @ 5-8pm
Where: Hillel 11 E. Walnut St
Description: Come paint a ‘You’re Fired’ Mezuzah mug with the Hillel community. Mezuzah and paint will be provided by You’re Fired.

Untangling the Cultural Misconceptions about Your Hair
When: Thursday 11/8 @ 6-7:30pm
Where: Hillel 11 E Walnut St.
Description: “Learn about the ways that different cultures and ethnicities value and treat their hair, though month-long events in the form of panels, talks, and conversations.”

Global Holiday Party
When: Thursday 11/8 @ 5-9pm
Where: Shriver Center, Heritage Romo
Description: The Diversity Affairs Council is hosting a celebration of cultures worldwide.

Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7-8pm
Where: Chabad at Miami University, 650 S. Campus Ave
Description: The Chabad Jewish Student Group at Miami University is hosting its weekly Shabbos dinner.

Miami University ASL and Deaf Culture Club Presents Stacy Abrams
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7:30-8:30pm
Where: Benton Hall 102
Description: “Join American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club as we host Stacy Abrams, founder of the #whyisign movement, as she discusses Deaf rights, activism, and education within the Deaf community.”

The Diwali Show
When: Friday 11/9 @ 7-9pm and Saturday 11/10 @ 2-4pm
Where: Hall Auditorium (151 S Campus Ave)
Description: This is the Indian Students Association’s annual show that educates attendees about Indian culture through dancing and acting.

Around the World Film Series: Black American Edition
When: Sunday 10/28 @ 6:30-9pm
Where: Pearson 128
Description: The Pi Gamma chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma and the Black Women Empowered group will host a “movie night to discuss the current racial climate that people of color are experiencing in the United States. We will explore options for combating inequality while enjoying one of the most popular and thought-provoking movies of 2017, Get Out.”

Havinghurst Center Colloquia Series: Vitaly Chernetsky
When: Monday 10/29 @ 11:30am-1pm
Where: HRN 202
Description: Vitaly Chernetsky, from the University of Kansas, will present a talk entitled “Slava Mogutin as a Diasporic Russian Queer Voice: Countercultural Globalization and Transcendental Homelessness.”

Sister Survivors: Gymnasts Ignite Change
When: Monday 10/29 @ 7:30-9:30pm
Where: Hall Auditorium (101 S. Campus Avenue)
Description: Jordyn Wieber and Rachael Denhollander will discuss how gymnasts have ignited change with the #MeToo and #UsToo movements.

Interfaith Council Meeting
When: Tuesday 10/30 @ 5-6pm
Where: Office of Community Engagement and Service (219 E Spring St)
Description: “Join the Interfaith Council in our bimonthly meetings. We engage in interfaith dialogue and plan awesome interfaith programs!”

Diwali Practices
When: Tuesday 10/30 @ 6-10pm
Where: Bystrom Room, Shriver
Description: The Indian Students Association will host this event to practice for the Diwali Program in November.

Watch Madea’s Halloween “Boo”
When: Wednesday 10/31 @ 5-8pm
Where: Hamilton campus, 114 Rentschler Hall
Description: The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services will host this film-screening event.

Japanese Culture and Language Club Halloween Party
When: Wednesday 10/31 @ 6-8pm
Where: 249 Upham Hall
Description: The Japanese Culture and Language Club will host this event, where attendees can eat treats, paint pumpkins, and learn about Japanese folklore and superstitions.

Day of the Dead
When: Thursday 11/1 @ 10am-12pm
Where: Hamilton Campus, Hamilton Rentschler Library (1601 University Blvd, Hamilton, OH)
Description: The Association of Latino and American Students of Miami University Hamilton Campus will host the Mexican holiday where deceased loved ones are remembered.

Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: Friday 11/2 @ 7-8pm
Where: Chabad at Miami University
Description: The Chabad Jewish Student group at Miami University will host a family style Shabbos dinner.

Steel Band Performance
When: Friday 11/2 @ 7:30-10pm
Where: Hall Auditorium (101 S. Campus Avenue)
Description: Peter Boyer will perform a piece for marimba and steel band. “The title of the piece refers to the image of the Hindu deity Shiva, manifest in bronze sculpture as Nataraja’s Dance.” The MU Steel Band will also perform pieces within calypso, soca, and other Caribbean and Latin American musical styles.

Chuseok
When: Saturday 11/3 @5-9pm
Where: Armstrong Student Center (3rd floor)
Description: The Korean American Student Association is hosting its annual, free event with performances, educational booths, and Korean food.

Japanese Culture and Language Club Movie Marathon
When: Saturday 11/3 @ 5-10pm
Where: 152 Shideler Hall
Description: “This marathon is meant to show animated films not generally screened in the U.S. This will be a screening of three critically acclaimed animated movies: Kimi no na Wa (Your Name), The Garden of Words, and The Night is Short, Walk on Girl.”

Tarah Trueblood, the new director of the Center for American and World Cultures, is developing some programming for the spring semester on intergroup dialogue. She has arranged for Dr. Jesus Trevino to visit campus including an open forum 10:00 – 10:45 this Friday (October 26) in PSYC 131. Those who might be interested in learning more or contributing for the spring semester are encouraged to attend.