Choreographies of Survival: A Black Feminist Climate Conversation with Tao Leigh Goffe and CCNY’s Emily Raboteau takes place on March 19. Photo courtesy of the CUNY Graduate Center.
The City College of New York celebrates Women’s History Month with a multitude of events including a movie screening and lectures. Below is a list of this year’s events.
The Jewish Studies Program in the Division of Humanities and the Arts will host a screening of the documentary film “93Queen” on Tues., March 11 at 12:30 p.m. in the NAC, Room 5/202, and pizza will be served. For any questions, email Amy Kratka at akratka@ccny.cuny.edu .
The Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at CCNY's Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education presents "HerVerse: Celebrating Women’s Voices" on Thurs., March 13 from 6-7 p.m. at the CWE Auditorium. For more details and to RSVP, click here.
The Black Studies Program, in the Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the CUNY Graduate Center presents "Choreographies of Survival: A Black Feminist Climate Conversation" with Tao Leigh Goffe, an associate professor of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Hunter College, and Emily Raboteau, award-winning writer, climate activist and professor of English at CCNY. The talk takes place on Wed., March 19 from 6-8 p.m. in The Skylight Room at the CUNY Graduate Center. Register here.
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is hosting “Chelina Odbert, Toward a Just Public Realm: Gender Equity in the Built Environment,” which is part of the spring 2025 Sciame Lecture Series, "Still Making Space for Gender," on Thurs., March 20 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Sciame Auditorium.
The Alumni Association of CCNY, Student Life and Leadership Development in the Division of Student Affairs, CCNY Athletics and CCNY Gender Resources presents "A Portrait of Leadership and Empowerment: Panel Discussion" on Thurs., March 20 from 6-8 p.m. in the NAC Ballroom. Four panelists, including CCNY alumna Kyesha Ruffin, founder and CEO of Science in the City Inc., will be speaking. RSVP here.
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