International Events Blog

Grand Celebration Powwow

spanstudents — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:52:30 +0000

This American Indian event is the largest Pow Wow in the Midwest with over 1,200 dancers, drummers and singers from nearly every tribe in the USA and Canada participating. In addition to the dancing, visitors learn American Indian traditions, eat Indian food and can purchase Indian crafts.

Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival

spanstudents — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:50:48 +0000

Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival, Moorhead

June 25-27, 2010

Authentic Scandinavian event featuring dancing, entertainment, booths and food celebrating the heritage of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The festival takes place at the Heritage Hjemkomst Center, home of the Viking ship which sailed from Minnesota to Norway in 1982.

Taiko Drum Concert

spanstudents — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:46:37 +0000

May 6, 8 p.m., Buntrock Commons, Lion’s Pause

Taiko Drum Spring Concert

St. Olaf Taiko Drumming Group concert will premiere two new pieces.

An Evening of Nordic Music

spanstudents — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:45:15 +0000

May 7, 8:15 p.m. Buntrock Commons Plaza

An Evening of Nordic Music

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a spring evening of Nordic music, storytelling and dancing.

From the Holocaust to Darfur

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:16:37 +0000

From the Holocaust to Darfur: Responsibility to Protect
Saturday, May 1; 10:00 A - 4:15 P
Where: William Mitchell College of Law, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul
Cost: Adults $25; students 15 and over $10
Advance registration requested

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Walker Art Center International Film Series: Iran

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:14:37 +0000

Walker Art Center International Film Series
Views from Iran
Ongoing thru Friday, April 30
Showcasing films about life in contemporary Iran, this series will include visits from two renowned filmmakers, Iranian American Shirin Neshat and Iranian Rakhshan Bani-Etemad.
Where: Walker Art Center
Tickets: $6 for MIC members. To receive discount, identify yourself as an MIC member at the Walker Box Office or by phone at 612.375.7600. Limit 4 discounted tickets per screening.

Refugee Camps for Darfur: The United Nations in Chad

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:11:18 +0000

Refugee Camps for Darfur: The United Nations in Chad
Thursday, April 29; 7:30 - 9:00 P
Where: Women's Club, 410 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis
Cost: Free and open to the public. No advance registration necessary

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Great Conversations: Hernando de Soto & J. Brian Atwood

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:51:13 +0000

Great Conversations: Hernando de Soto & J. Brian Atwood

Date: 05/18/2010
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Ted Mann Concert Hall
Cost: $28.50 for this event; $80 for 3-event series (some discounts available)
Description:
Great Conversations: Hernando de Soto &
J. Brian Atwood
The Global Economic Crisis
Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist internationally known for his work on the informal economy and the importance of property rights. Praised by President Clinton as "the world's greatest living economist" and named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Forbes magazine, de Soto is the President of Peru's Institute for Liberty and Democracy, located in Lima.

J. Brian Atwood is the dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota. Among his past leadership posts, he served as the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Clinton administration; as the leader of the transition team at the State Department and as Under Secretary of State for Management, also during the Clinton administration; and as a member of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's Panel on Peace Operations.
A dessert reception with the speakers follows the conversation.
Media sponsors for Great Conversations are: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine; Minnesota Public Radio; and MinnPost.com.

Social Justice in the Global South

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:22:12 +0000

Social Justice in the Global South

Date: 04/30/2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:45 AM
Location: 180A & B Hubert H. Humphrey Center
Cost: Free
Description:
There will be panel discussions about different aspects of social justice in the global south all day Friday, then continuing on Saturday morning. Please plan to attend some or all of the sessions.
Friday April 30
Gender and International Studies 9-11am
New Directions in African Studies 12:30-2:30pm
Global Cities 2:45-4:45pm

Lunch provided!
Saturday May 1
Transnational Knowledge Production 9:30-11:30am
The Next Twenty Years: Future Directions 11:45am-1:00pm

Contact:
Name: ICGC
E-mail: ICGC@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0832
Sponsored by: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC)

"The Knights of Malta and their Greek Victims: The Mediterranean in the Age of Piracy."

spanstudents — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:18:45 +0000

Date: 04/23/2010
Time: 12:15 PM
Location: 1210 Heller Hall
Cost: Free
Description:
Join the Center for Early Modern History for a lecture by Molly Greene of Princeton University titled "The Knights of Malta and their Greek Victims: The Mediterranean in the Age of Piracy."
You may bring a lunch or share in the light repast provided by CEMH. For additional information, contact the Center for Early Modern History at cemh@umn.edu or visit our website at www.cemh.umn.edu.