International Service Learning Opportunities
Opportunity #12, #13, #14, #15, #16
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Please note that the lectures will be held at different locations throughout Charlotte. Locations for each lecture are below:Wednesday, February 1: The Future of Europe
Dr. Steve Sabol, Assistant Professor, Department of History
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
*** joint event with The Magellan Society, the young professional branch of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte***
Wednesday, February 8: Trade and Politics
Dr. Dale Smith, Professor and Chair, Department of Global Studies
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, February 15: Latin America's Political Pendulum
Dr. Greg Weeks, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, February 22: Conflict in the South China Sea
Dr. Cheryl Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Charlotte International House - 1817 Central Ave #215, Charlotte, NC 28205
*** joint event with Young Professionals @ International House***
Wednesday, March 1: Nuclear Security
Dr. Justin Conrad, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Charlotte Country Day School - 1440 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
Opportunity #11
Vietnamese Association of Charlotte
Saturday, January 21, 1-10 P.M., at Oasis Shriners
Come celebrate Tet 2017 as a tale of two worlds are uniquely intertwined where our vibrant traditions and exuberant youth provide you an experience that will warm your soul and light up your Lunar New Year! Electrifying lion dancing, traditional cultural performances, beautiful pageantry, authentic cuisine and entertaining games. Alongside Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas, we also present the inaugural Mister Vietnam of the Carolinas. Come support the youth from all over the Carolinas as they showcase the meaning of being a proud Vietnamese-American.
Opportunity #10
Latin Music Concert Series
Thursday, January 26, 7-8:30 P.M., $20 / ($15 members) at Mint Museum Uptown
The Latin Music Concert Series seeks to showcase different rhythms from Latin America, highlighting the talents of local musicians from the Latin American community. From classical music to Latin jazz, these concerts will provide a taste of the variety of cultures from all corners of Latin America.
This concert will feature "The Music of Mexico", a celebration of classical music performed by cellist Tanja Bechtler and the Bechtler Ensemble as well as contemporary rhythms with singer Daniel LeSolis.
Register
Great Decisions Lecture Series
Please note that the lectures will be held at different locations throughout Charlotte. Locations for each lecture are below:Wednesday, February 1: The Future of Europe
Dr. Steve Sabol, Assistant Professor, Department of History
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
*** joint event with The Magellan Society, the young professional branch of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte***
Wednesday, February 8: Trade and Politics
Dr. Dale Smith, Professor and Chair, Department of Global Studies
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, February 15: Latin America's Political Pendulum
Dr. Greg Weeks, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
UNC Charlotte Center City - 320 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, February 22: Conflict in the South China Sea
Dr. Cheryl Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Charlotte International House - 1817 Central Ave #215, Charlotte, NC 28205
*** joint event with Young Professionals @ International House***
Wednesday, March 1: Nuclear Security
Dr. Justin Conrad, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Charlotte Country Day School - 1440 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
Opportunity #11
Vietnamese Association of Charlotte
Saturday, January 21, 1-10 P.M., at Oasis Shriners
Come celebrate Tet 2017 as a tale of two worlds are uniquely intertwined where our vibrant traditions and exuberant youth provide you an experience that will warm your soul and light up your Lunar New Year! Electrifying lion dancing, traditional cultural performances, beautiful pageantry, authentic cuisine and entertaining games. Alongside Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas, we also present the inaugural Mister Vietnam of the Carolinas. Come support the youth from all over the Carolinas as they showcase the meaning of being a proud Vietnamese-American.
Opportunity #10
Latin Music Concert Series
Thursday, January 26, 7-8:30 P.M., $20 / ($15 members) at Mint Museum Uptown
The Latin Music Concert Series seeks to showcase different rhythms from Latin America, highlighting the talents of local musicians from the Latin American community. From classical music to Latin jazz, these concerts will provide a taste of the variety of cultures from all corners of Latin America.
This concert will feature "The Music of Mexico", a celebration of classical music performed by cellist Tanja Bechtler and the Bechtler Ensemble as well as contemporary rhythms with singer Daniel LeSolis.
Register
Opportunity #9
Join The Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association in Partnership with the International House proudly present a FREE Screening of WAITING FOR MAMU.
An Award-winning documentary film on CNN Hero of the Year Pushpa Basnet, and the children of the Butterfly Home in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 4:00pm
International House, 1817 Central Avenue, Charlotte NC:
Opportunity #8
Join The World Affairs Council of Charlotte , the Magellan Society, the Charlotte International Rotary, and Charlotte Country Day School for a free Czech Film Screening hosted by Petr Vasicko, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic to North and South Carolina, and Zdenek Beranek, Deputy Chief of Mission to the Embassy of the Czech Republic.
Click here for more details:
Opportunity #7
Join The World Affairs Council of Charlotte, The Magellan Society, and Charlotte Country Day School School for a Community Forum on Embracing Charlotte’s Refugee Community. The panel will be moderated by Alexis Gordon, Charlotte International Relations Manager and Chief of Protocol, and will feature:
Sil Ganzo, Executive Director of ourBRIDGE for Kids
Kathy Brennan, Attorney at the International House Ginter Immigration Law Clinic
Thakur Mishra, Health Promotion Case Manager at the Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency
Click here for more details: http://worldaffairscharlotte.org/full-calendar/
Opportunity #6
The 2016 UNC Charlotte International Festival will be held on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. This will mark the 41st year anniversary of this campus tradition. Please check back throughout the summer updates about the 2016 International Festival! See below to learn more about this program.
Click here for more details: http://ifest.uncc.edu
Opportunity #5
AIS Ambassadors will hold its first meeting on September 15th in Ms. C's room, 410. This is open to all AIS students of all grade levels. This is a great place to hone your leadership
Noon - 8 PM (Sept 17th)
Noon - 7 PM (Sept 18th)
Click here for more details: http://indiafestival.iacofcarolinas.org
Opportunity #4
We are celebrating our 22nd Annual Festival of India in 2016. The festival is organized by the India Association of Charlotte, a nonprofit cultural organization established to serve the growing Indian American Community in the Charlotte area.
Noon - 8 PM (Sept 17th)
Noon - 7 PM (Sept 18th)
Click here for more details: http://indiafestival.iacofcarolinas.org
Opportunity #3
Monday October 10, 2016, South Mecklenburg High School, Media Center, 6:00-8:00pm
A second session will be held at North Mecklenburg, details TBA
CMS Study Abroad Information Sessions. Click Here for details
Opportunity #2
September 16-17, 2016, 4827 Camp Cabarrus Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28081
Cabarrus POWWOW Click Here for details
Opportunity #1
Wednesday, September 14, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Cone University Center, room 112 (UNC Charlotte campus)
Dr. Thomas Pegelow-Kaplan, Director of Appalachian State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies and Leon Levine Distinguished Professor of Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies
Lecture and discussion: "Black Genocide: American and West German Protest Movements and Changing Social Memories of Mass Violence in the 1960s and 1970s
From the early 1950s until the beginning of the 1980s, West German and American societies transitioned from polyphonic silences and selective remembrances to a sharp rise in the commemoration of modern genocides, including the Holocaust and other mass crimes. Recent scholarship has credited court proceedings, white mainstream television stations, and intellectuals with bringing about these shifts while sidelining leftist protest and freedom struggle movements. Pegelow Kaplan’s talk examines how these movements in West Germany and the United States, especially the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, Black Panther Solidarity Committees and members of the GI resistance, created transnational spaces and networks in which they modified and disseminated new languages of genocide. In so doing, these men and women did not only change their group’s social memories of systematic mass violence. They simultaneously contributed significantly to changes in the ways in which many West Germans and Americans remembered past and present mass crimes. All along, the groups and their political and mnemonic practices often encountered considerable resistance and government- and police-engineered counter-measures, especially around charges of an ongoing black genocide. The presentation demonstrates how the words and images of local West German and American groups interacted, bridged cultural divides and shaped an increasingly transnational movement that still informs the ways in which we grasp and organize against the ongoing crime of genocide today.
Join The Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association in Partnership with the International House proudly present a FREE Screening of WAITING FOR MAMU.
An Award-winning documentary film on CNN Hero of the Year Pushpa Basnet, and the children of the Butterfly Home in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 4:00pm
International House, 1817 Central Avenue, Charlotte NC:
Opportunity #8
Join The World Affairs Council of Charlotte , the Magellan Society, the Charlotte International Rotary, and Charlotte Country Day School for a free Czech Film Screening hosted by Petr Vasicko, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic to North and South Carolina, and Zdenek Beranek, Deputy Chief of Mission to the Embassy of the Czech Republic.
Click here for more details:
Opportunity #7
Join The World Affairs Council of Charlotte, The Magellan Society, and Charlotte Country Day School School for a Community Forum on Embracing Charlotte’s Refugee Community. The panel will be moderated by Alexis Gordon, Charlotte International Relations Manager and Chief of Protocol, and will feature:
Sil Ganzo, Executive Director of ourBRIDGE for Kids
Kathy Brennan, Attorney at the International House Ginter Immigration Law Clinic
Thakur Mishra, Health Promotion Case Manager at the Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency
Click here for more details: http://worldaffairscharlotte.org/full-calendar/
Opportunity #6
The 2016 UNC Charlotte International Festival will be held on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. This will mark the 41st year anniversary of this campus tradition. Please check back throughout the summer updates about the 2016 International Festival! See below to learn more about this program.
Click here for more details: http://ifest.uncc.edu
Opportunity #5
AIS Ambassadors will hold its first meeting on September 15th in Ms. C's room, 410. This is open to all AIS students of all grade levels. This is a great place to hone your leadership
Noon - 8 PM (Sept 17th)
Noon - 7 PM (Sept 18th)
Click here for more details: http://indiafestival.iacofcarolinas.org
Opportunity #4
We are celebrating our 22nd Annual Festival of India in 2016. The festival is organized by the India Association of Charlotte, a nonprofit cultural organization established to serve the growing Indian American Community in the Charlotte area.
Noon - 8 PM (Sept 17th)
Noon - 7 PM (Sept 18th)
Click here for more details: http://indiafestival.iacofcarolinas.org
Opportunity #3
Monday October 10, 2016, South Mecklenburg High School, Media Center, 6:00-8:00pm
A second session will be held at North Mecklenburg, details TBA
CMS Study Abroad Information Sessions. Click Here for details
Opportunity #2
September 16-17, 2016, 4827 Camp Cabarrus Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28081
Cabarrus POWWOW Click Here for details
Opportunity #1
Wednesday, September 14, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Cone University Center, room 112 (UNC Charlotte campus)
Dr. Thomas Pegelow-Kaplan, Director of Appalachian State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies and Leon Levine Distinguished Professor of Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies
Lecture and discussion: "Black Genocide: American and West German Protest Movements and Changing Social Memories of Mass Violence in the 1960s and 1970s
From the early 1950s until the beginning of the 1980s, West German and American societies transitioned from polyphonic silences and selective remembrances to a sharp rise in the commemoration of modern genocides, including the Holocaust and other mass crimes. Recent scholarship has credited court proceedings, white mainstream television stations, and intellectuals with bringing about these shifts while sidelining leftist protest and freedom struggle movements. Pegelow Kaplan’s talk examines how these movements in West Germany and the United States, especially the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, Black Panther Solidarity Committees and members of the GI resistance, created transnational spaces and networks in which they modified and disseminated new languages of genocide. In so doing, these men and women did not only change their group’s social memories of systematic mass violence. They simultaneously contributed significantly to changes in the ways in which many West Germans and Americans remembered past and present mass crimes. All along, the groups and their political and mnemonic practices often encountered considerable resistance and government- and police-engineered counter-measures, especially around charges of an ongoing black genocide. The presentation demonstrates how the words and images of local West German and American groups interacted, bridged cultural divides and shaped an increasingly transnational movement that still informs the ways in which we grasp and organize against the ongoing crime of genocide today.