October 16th, 12:00 PM: Fleeing, Waiting, Hoping
Learn about Women and children asylum seekers as they wait in Nogales, Mexico
Monday, October 16th, 12:00 PM, Canisius University Library Learning Center
Music Heard in Hi-Fi & Other Stories: A Reading and Q&A. Monday, September 25th, 5:30 PM
Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
The reading and book launch is part of the Diana and Simon L. Nobleza AAPI Event Series of Borders & Migrations with specials thanks to Gloria Wise, in honor of her parents.
Noel Alumit was born in Baguio City, the Philippines and grew up in LA’s Historic Filipinotown. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from the University of Southern California and his Master of Divinity in Buddhist chaplaincy at the University of the West. Alumit is both an author of novels and short stories, as well as a painter and a photographer.
Music Heard in Hi-Fi and Other Stories (Rebel Satori Press) is the third book by bestselling author Noel Alumit. This moving collection of short stories explores the lives of those straddling the United States and the Philippines. These memorable
characters are both tender and illuminating: a grief stricken man returns to a country that only knew him as a woman, an aspiring Broadway star is haunted by her past, a husband rebuilds a life after his wife leaves him, and a boy testifies against the man who abused him. Brave and thoughtful, these stories delve into the most universal of themes—family, community, love and understanding.
Free & Open to the Public. Questions? contact Dr. Reitsma at reitsmar@canisius.edu.
Silencing, Resistance, and Privilege: Noon, March 22nd, Canisius Bouwhuis Library
Navigating Culture/Wars, Borderlands, and Queer Precarity
Wednesday, March 22nd, 12:00 PM in the Andrew W. Bouwhuis Library (Learning Center).
Free and Open to the Public
A Roundtable Panel featuring:
- Dr. Richard Reitsma, DMLLC at Canisius College. Dr. Reitsma will discuss parallels and intersections: anti-LGBTQIA+ & Racial Culture Wars from Buffalo to Bratislava, mass shootings, and the Ukraine War and the violence at the US Southern Border.
- Dr. Mark Congdon, Jr., Assistant Professor of Communications Studies within the School of Communication, Media and the Arts at Sacred Heart University. Dr. Congdon will describe the role of service learning for cross border resolution through virtual community engaged pedagogy to reimagine the classroom “borders” to work in solidarity.
- Kinny Torre, Ph.D. student and Graduate Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Utah. Torre will discuss the plight of LGBTQIA+ Russians stuck in immigration limbo in Guam, a U.S. territory in the Marianas Islands.
In collaboration with DMLLC, Bouwhuis Library, VPAA, PSC/IR, HON, ULLC, and Campus Ministry.
If you cannot attend on Canisius campus, the event will be accessible, live remotely, via http://c.anisi.us/CultureWars
Spend a Summer on the Mexican Border
If you are interested in working with migrants in accompaniment in a Jesuit setting, then you may want to consider participating in a one month internship/study abroad/service learning opportunity through the Spanish program and in partnership with the Kino Border Initiative.
Volunteer in areas that interest you: accompanying social workers or psychologists, serving meals, doing immigrant intakes and advocacy, connecting with medical providers and more!
Live in an apartment on either the Mexican or US side of Nogales* and work with Kino Border Initiative.
Fulfill a study abroad requirement for your major/concentration and/or earn credits for your Spanish minor or major.
Requirements:
- A passport
- Intermediate Spanish skills
- Submit an application by March 20
Free housing may be available but is limited — affordable alternative housing is also available.
Please contact Richard Reitsma, PhD, at reitsmar@canisius.edu for an application, or with any questions.
March 8th: Storytelling at the Intersections: Immigrant and Trans Solidarity Through Media
Luce Lincoln, Video Artist & Media Activist
Wednesday, March 8th at 12:00 PM
Andrew Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
Free and Open to the Public
Canisius welcomes media artist, educator and activist Luce Capco Lincoln who produces films and videos that empower immigrant and queer communities. They will share video work and pedagogical strategies for collaborative mediamaking. This talk is geared towards students, artists, storytellers, educators, and organizers interested in working across boundaries. Luce’s art practice explores ideas of queer and trans justice, non-binary embodiment, Philipinx history and identity, and intersectional solidarity. Luce holds a BA in Film and Video from Antioch College and an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University.
Jesuit Values at the Border: 7:00pm, February 27th
7:00 – 9:00pm, Monday, February 27th, 2023
Since 2009, the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) has worked at fostering bi-national solidarity through humanitarian assistance, education and advocacy, on each side of the Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Come learn about KBI’s crucial work in support of refugees.
Canisius College students Emma Marzec, Emma Radel, & Julianna Falsone, completed a summer project with KBI.
Canisius College Science Hall (near Main & Delevan Metro Station).
While the adjacent parking lot is closed for construction, parking is available along Main Street or in the lot for M&T Bank.
Sponsors
Cinema Discussion: Firebird
The LGBTQIA+ Speakers Series at Canisius College presents a conversation with the director and lead actor of the film “Firebird” on Monday, February 6 at 12:00 noon. The presentation takes place in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library Learning Center, and will also be available in a webinar format.
“Firebird” is a 2021 romantic drama, based on a true story. It is set in the Soviet Union, and particularly its armed forces, during the Cold War. The story follows a young soldier who embarks on a clandestine affair with a fighter pilot, stationed at an Air Force base in Soviet-occupied Estonia.
With themes surrounding late Soviet imperialism in the Baltic and Afghanistan, the film is especially relevant to political, social, and cultural issues around borders and migration.
The film can be screened on streaming services and video on demand. Contact Dr. Richard Reitsma is you need a code to view the film if you do not have AmazonPrime or VOD.
The film was co-written, co-produced and directed by Peeter Rebane and stars Tom Prior, who also co-wrote and co-produced the film. Both Rebane and Prior will lead the February 6 conversation at Canisius.
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Canisius Students: Summer Break Immersion Experience
During Summer 2023, join a group of Canisius students traveling to the U.S. – Mexico Border to understand immigration, refugee issues in this region.
June 3rd – 9th, 2023
Priority Applications due March 1st, 2023
Click Here for details and to apply.
Questions? Email liechtys@canisius.edu
Dos Nogales Study Abroad Opportunity with Kino Border Initiative (KBI)
