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MUSIC + POETRY: Culture and Displacement | hosted by Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Musicians from Palaver Strings will collaborate with Portland based Iraqi immigrants Kifah Abdulla and Jawad Al-Fatlawi to showcase the experiences of Iraqi immigrants in Maine through spoken word and music. Kifah Abdulla, a poet and artist will share his personal narrative through spoken word while Jawad Al-Fatlawi, a oud player, composer, and oud maker, will […]

FILM: Human Flow by Ai Weiwei

Olin Arts Center, Bates College 75 Russell St., Lewiston, ME, United States

Human Flow is director and artist Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis. More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee […]

LECTURE: Understanding Violence in Central Africa, Laura Seay

Chace Community Forum 178 Main St, Waterville, ME, United States

Understanding Violence in Central Africa From Laura Seay: "I am an assistant professor of Government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. My research is centered around the study of community responses to conflict and U.S. foreign policy in Africa’s Great Lakes region.  I am currently finishing a book, Substituting for the State, about the role non-state actors play in […]

FILM: Infiltrators by Khaled Jarrar | Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

The checkpoint is closed: “Detour, detour!” shouts a taxi driver, announcing the beginning of yet another uncertain search for a way around the barriers curtailing Palestinian movement in the West Bank. Infiltrators is a visceral “road movie” that chronicles the daily travails of Palestinians of all backgrounds as they seek routes through, under, around, and […]

Empower the Immigrant Woman Conference

USM Wishcamper Center 34 Bedford St., Portland, ME, United States

With a mission to “Empower, Educate & Inspire the Immigrant Woman”, EIW works to motivate Maine’s immigrant women to, with the League of Women Voters, highlight voting engagement issues specific to their mission, raise awareness of their challenges,  and honor their community “Trailblazers”. The all-day conference will kick off at 9am with a Forum whose […]

November Open House: BFA Admissions

Porteous Building, Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Come see first-hand why students are choosing to study in MECA&D's close-knit community and rigorous artistic programs.

BOOKS: I’m Your Neighbor at the Harlow Gallery

Harlow Gallery 100 Water Street, Hallowell, ME, United States

          Welcoming Immigrants with Literature As part of the Maine Migrations statewide celebration, we are honoring the contribution that children’s literature plays in the larger immigration conversation. Author and illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien will share her new picture book SOMEONE NEW, the companion to her award-winning I’M NEW HERE. In her […]