Join Nyumburu for an entertaining, educational play that addresses the struggle for human dignity and freedom. Fannie Lou Hamer was a pioneering social justice advocate and civil rights activist who fought against voter suppression and legal inequalities, attempting to bring hundreds of college students, Black and White, to help with African American voter registration in the segregated South. She exemplified the courage of an activist and community organizer, who challenged the American power structure and police authorities who violated her rights as an American citizen.

The faculty, staff, and students of the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies invite you to join us for our commemoration of Harriet Tubman Day and the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth. This year’s theme, “Reclaiming Histories | Creating Futures,”—considers Harriet Tubman’s historical presence in Dorchester County, Maryland, before her self-emancipation and Tubman’s ongoing legacy towards “freedom” as a daily politic and practice. Registration is required.

From speculation about Jewish space lasers to complaints about George Soros’ influence to the Colleyville hostage-taker’s certainty that a New York rabbi could intervene on behalf of a Federal prisoner, the subtext that Jewish people have disproportionate control in the world—to the point of mastery over nature!—is common on all points of the political spectrum.

The Circle is a monthly restorative space to center those impacted by identity-based trauma. All UMD members are welcome into The Circle, acknowledging that we are holding space for one another as we share with vulnerability and humility. Restorative circles derive from Indigenous ancestral wisdom as a means for individual and community healing. This month we will focus our centering for the disability community, acknowledging our unique needs and supporting one another with compassionate care.

This presentation will discuss the history of LGBTI+ rights in Uganda, where the laws against homosexuality in Uganda came from, and how far the movement has come when it comes to rights for LGBTI+ people. Participants will also view the “Kuchus of Uganda” video for more context.

Please be aware this presentation will contain difficult conversations about discrimination and violence against LGBTI+ people. We encourage participants to do what is necessary to take care of themselves during the presentation.

This presentation will discuss the work that Allan does within the LGBTI+ movement in Uganda and with the organization "Sexual Minorities Uganda" (SMUG).

Please be aware this presentation will contain difficult conversations about discrimination and violence against LGBTI+ people. We encourage participants to do what is necessary to take care of themselves during the presentation.

Please join the College of Education for our second spring 2022 college-wide dialogue of a 3 part series: "From Ally to Co-Conspirator: The Collective Work of Dismantling Racist and Oppressive Structures within COE." On Monday, March 7, we will come together to challenge the notion of allyship, moving us from a frame of passive support to one of active, engaged and ongoing solidarity that enables us to become co-conspirators and accomplices towards racial justice. How do we collectively strive towards dismantling the current and historical reaches of white supremacy within the COE?

The Sexual Assault Prevention Committee (SAPC) is hosting an event to relaunch our university-wide Raise Your Voice campaign. The Raise Your Voice campaign seeks to empower students to challenge norms that create environments conducive to sexual violence, as well as empower students to make choices that create a safer UMD campus culture.

Access to information is crucial for the conduct of international diplomacy and cooperation. The U.S. State Department maintains its own intelligence shop for this purpose. As U.S. diplomacy has changed in response to the nature of global challenges, the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research has had to evolve as well. In honor of International Women's Day, Ellen E. McCarthy MPP ’88 will discuss how the bureau has adapted to recent global challenges and about her experiences as a woman in the field of international security.

The 1856 Project is the University of Maryland’s local chapter of Universities Studying Slavery – a consortium focused on best practices for reckoning with the role that human bondage has played in establishing and sustaining their institutions.