RELATED EVENTS
While we anticipate most scheduled events are canceled, please see individual event webpages or contact event organizers for more information.
UW-Parkside is proud to be part of a region that is consciously raising awareness of and exploring ways to address how we “other” groups of people. The following upcoming programs and initiatives are planned in tandem with THEM: Images of Separation, a traveling exhibit by the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia that displays items from popular culture used to negatively stereotype groups of people.
All events are open to the public.
CANCELED: "Them" Exhibit visit to UW-Parkside
Given the present public health crisis due to COVID-19, we've made the unfortunate but necessary decision to cancel the "Them" exhibit and related campus activities at this time. Throughout the planning process we’ve been encouraged by the overwhelming interest and support from the Parkside campus and the community. We hope to reschedule this exhibit within the next few years, pending exhibit and gallery availability. Thank you for your support!
MAR 2020
Tolton, From Slave to Priest
A powerful multi-media live production telling the remarkable story of the struggles and triumphs of America’s first black priest
Opening Our Hearts and Minds to End Racism Series
Sun, Mar 1 | 4 pm
Mon, Mar 2 | 6:30 pm
Siena Center Auditorium, 5635 Erie Street | Racine
Asian-Pacific Islander Americans: “The 'Model' Minority”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Mar 4 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
Sky Hopinka Video Installations
Sky Hopinka is an an internationally recognized video artist whose work centers around personal positions of Indigenous homeland and landscape, designs of language as containers of culture, and the play between the known and the unknowable.
Exhibit Feb 4-Mar 20 | Mathis Gallery
Reception Mar 11 | 4-6 pm
Artist Talk Mar 11 | 3-4 pm
Native Americans: “As Long As Grass Shall Grow and Rivers Flow”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Mar 18 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
Majority-Minority: “Multicultural American 2020 to 2050”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Mar 25 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
APR 2020
Mass Incarceration: The 2.2 Million
The History & Human Cost of Mass Incarceration (Part 1 of 3 Part Series)
Reggie Jackson
Apr 1 | 6 pm
Racine Public Library | Racine
THEM: Images of Separation
A traveling exhibit of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Apr 20-May 7
UW-Parkside, The Rita, Mathis Gallery | Kenosha
Curator Presentations
Dr. David Pilgrim
Mon, Apr 20
12 pm | UW-Parkside, Student Center, Cinema
5:30 pm | Wyllie Hall, Main Place
Reception to follow
"Just Mercy" Movie Screening
Apr 27 | 6 pm
Racine Public Library | Racine
"Just Mercy" Book Discussion
Apr 28 | 6 pm
Racine Public Library | Racine
Mass Incarceration: The 2.2 Million
The History & Human Cost of Mass Incarceration (Part 2 of 3 Part Series)
Reggie Jackson
Apr 29 | 6 pm
Racine Public Library | Racine
JUN 2020
Naming of Kipi Kawi Causeway
Sat, Jun 20 | 10 am-12 pm
Downtown Racine
ONGOING
Colorful and Connected
LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin, Racine
Colorful and Connected addresses the need for more representation and support for people of color. This social initiative will empower LGBTQ+ and ally people of color to make an impact and have their voices heard in southeast Wisconsin area particularly on college campuses and in the small business community. They're in the beginning stages of creating a support network that uplifts and strengthens our local communities through outreach, advocacy, and education.
MORE INFO: 262-664-4100 | lgbtsewi@gmail.com
PAST EVENTS
DEC 2020
Voices of Justice Presentation
Ana Garcia-Ashley
Presentation by the executive director of the Gameliel Foundation
Opening Our Hearts and Minds to End Racism Series
Sat, Dec 12 | 10 am
Gateway Technical College, Racine
JAN 2020
Where Do We Go from Here? A Brief History of Racism and its Impact on American Society
Milton F. Dockery
Voices of Justice presentation by the Instructional Chairman of Milwaukee Area Technical College
Opening Our Hearts and Minds to End Racism Series
Sat, Jan 25 | 10 am
Gateway Technical College, Great Lakes Room | Racine
FEB 2020
Great White Hoax: Challenging Racism and Denial in the Age of Trump
Tim Wise
Presentation by anti-racism author, speaker, and trainer
Tue, Feb 4 | 7-9 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, Jockey Rooms | Kenosha
The 31st Annual African-American Read In: “Celebrating African American Literature”
Come and hear adult and youth readers from our community lend their voices to poetry, essays, short stories and children’s books by African American authors. Entertainment by Sadarri and Company; refreshments provided.
Free and open to the public.
Sat, Feb 8 | 1-3 pm
Kenosha Public Museum | Kenosha
African Americans: “1619, Emancipation, and Jim Crow”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Feb 12 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
“Them: Images of Separation” Preview Talk*
Neil Baumgartner, Director of Academic and Career Advising at UW-Parkside
Fri, Feb 14 | 11:15 am
UW-Parkside, Student Center, Hickory Room | Kenosha
Whose History: Deconstructing Systemic Racism and Social Exclusion*
Dr. Heather Kind-Keppel
Keynote Presentation
Fri, Feb 14 | 1 pm
UW-Parkside, Student Center, Ballroom | Kenosha
*Both events are free and open to the public, but please RSVP to balistre@uwp.edu by 2/12. Lunch not provided to the public, but a variety of food options are available in the Brickstone Grill & Eatery, also located in the Student Center.
Postcolonial Feminism Talk
Zahira Kelly-Cabrera
Tue, Feb 18 | 5-7 pm
Carthage College, Campbell Student Union | Kenosha
African Americans: “MLK's Dream to Black Lives Matter”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Feb 19 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
Black Student Union Presents Third Annual Essence Ball
Keynote: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Various Lifestyles
Mitch Blue | Edward Hennings
Wed, Feb 19 | 5:30 pm
UW-Parkside, Student Center, Ballroom | Kenosha
Latino/a/x Americans: “Si Se Puede”
America: A Racial History Series
Wed, Feb 26 | 12-1 pm
Carthage College, Todd Wehr Center, WOH's Place | Kenosha
Selma
Screening of the 2014 film based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis.
Thu, Feb 27 | 6 pm
UW-Parkside, Student Center, Cinema | Kenosha
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Fri, Feb 28 | 12 pm
UW-Parkside, The Rita, Bedford Concert Hall | Kenosha
SUBMIT YOUR EVENT
If you have a program you would like listed, please contact Alex Hobbs at hobbs@uwp.edu