FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit) presents a screening of a new documentary, followed by a Q&A with the Director, Marco Williams: 

BANISHED:
American Ethnic Cleansings
Directed by Marco Williams

Thursday February 21, 6PM
Screening/Q&A with the director.
Lifetime Screening Room, Room 511, Dodge Hall (SOA)

From the 1860s to the 1920s, towns across the U.S. violently expelled African American residents. Today, these communities remain virtually all white.

As black descendants return to demand justice, BANISHED exposes the hidden history of racial cleansing in America.

Please join us for a special screening  and discussion of a quite important documentary prior to its PBS broadcast.
Sponsored by FOCUS (Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit).

From Black Liberation to Hip-Hop:
A Film Festival Celebrating the Past, Moving Forward to the Future

You are invited to a free film festival that explores the culture and politics of the Black Liberation Movement and the Hip-Hop Generation.  View films and participate in unique inter-generational discussion with panelists from both the Civil Rights and Hip-Hop Generations.
See the long anticipated movie on George Jackson: Black August.

When: Saturday, Feburary 16th – Noon to 10pm
Where:  COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, 511 DODGE HALL, BET 116TH & B’WAY

Also, View & Discuss Screenings of:  Letter to the President,  HipHop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, The Spook Who Sat By the Door, Eyes of the Rainbow and many more.

Directions: Take the 1/9 train to 116th Street
Voicemail & Text: 347.262-6385 & 917.224.3493
eMail: nyhiphop3000@yahoo.com

Sponsored by
FOCUS-Filmmakers of Color United in Spirit-Columbia University, School of the Arts, and the ASC-Arts Student Council
The Safiya Bukhari- Albert Nuh Washington Foundation &
The National Hip-Hop Political Convention (NY)

For More Info:
http://www.safiyanuhfoundation.org or http://www.myspace.com/safiyanuh
http://www.nhhpc.org or http://www.myspace.com/hiphopconvention_nyloc

Common Meal: United Against Hate
With Provost Brinkley, Chaplain Davis, invited faculty speakers, and concerned students
 
Earl Hall Auditorium
Thursday, October 11th
6:00-7:30pm
 
RSVP to commonmeal@columbia.edu
 
This program is sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain and the Kraft Family Fund for Intercultural and Interfaith Awareness. For additional information, please call (212) 854-4194.
 
*Please note the Common Meal: OUT AND PROUD, scheduled for Thursday, October 11 has been postponed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.  

QUeer ARTists of Color Panel:  "Double the Trouble."

Thursday April 26th 8pm – Dodge 413

Discuss identity and work with

Reggie Cabico, poet
Mariana Romo-Carmona, fiction
Steven G. Fullwood, essayist and publisher

The Event was made possible by the Kraft Family Fund, co-sponsored by Our Word.

QUART (SoA QUeer ARTs) presents
BEYOND BROKEBACK: QUEER ART FOR THE MAINSTREAM
April 23rd, Monday night 8pm
in Dodge 413

Can a queer writer focus on gay characters in plays, movies, musicals, and TV scripts and still achieve mainstream success?

Join us for tasty panini sandwiches and hear the scoop from Jeff Baron and Tim Acito, two of the most talented playwrights (not to mention composers, directors,and entertainers) working in theater today. (more…)

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China starts TOMORROW at Columbia University!

This just in: a rare live-painting performance "TRACES" by renowned painters and Chinese "National Treasures" the Zhou Brothers will mark the opening of ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China TOMORROW in Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia University. Also on hand to celebrate the occasion will be readings by acclaimed poet BeiDao and live accompaniment by award-winning musicians Yang Lu and Hsia-Ling Lin.

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China (Thursday April 12 – Sunday April 15) Roone Arledge Auditorium at Lerner Hall on Columbia main campus and Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.

And don’t forget the film: "THE WORLD", Jia Zhangke’s lyrical and moving depiction of life in contemporary Beijing, which plays following the performance!

Other films in the festival include "Blind Shaft", "The Orphan of Anyang", "Walking On the Wild Side", and "The Silent Holy Stones".

All of the directors are expected to be in attendance.  There will be a panel discussion with the directors set for Saturday April 14 moderated by esteemed film critic and Columbia University School of the Arts faculty member Richard Peña. This discussion will be free and open to the public.

For a more detailed description of the films please check out the website: http://www.cuarts.com/ontheedge/

Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for non-students. Opening night tickets and performance are $7 for students and $10 for non-students.

For further information please contact Professor Lydia Liu, who is one of the festival organizers: ll2410@columbia.edu.

QUART (SOA Queer ARTS) presents:

Cris Beam (SoA Writing ‘05)
reading from her new book
Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers

Wednesday, April 11 at 8:30pm
Dodge Hall, Room 413

Come join us for this exciting event! Everyone is welcome!

"An unprecedented window into the lives of transgender teens, Transparent is a testament to the resilience of young adults trying to find themselves in a world that would prefer them lost. I couldn’t put it down."—Rachel Simmons

"Cris Beam has written a terrific book, both tender and tough, about brave sexual travellers who violate borders in search of new worlds."—Richard Rodriguez

The Program of Finnish Studies, Department of Germanic Languages, Columbia University presents:

Finns and Arts: Trends in the 21st Century

Please join us for an evening of observations on contemporary Finnish culture by three Finnish Fulbright Scholars: Emilie Gardberg, Tuomas Hiltunen (SoA Theatre ‘04) and Piia Mustamäki.   The topics of their talks range from classical composers and serious children’s theater to film and monster rock.  Discussion will follow the talks.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Deutsches Haus, Columbia University,
420 West 116th Street (East of Amsterdam Ave). 

Open to the public. Admission is free.
For further information:  contact Dr. Aili Flint, Program in Finnish Studies, 212.854.7859 or af15@columbia.edu
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"From Sodomy Laws to Marriage Amendments: A History of Sexual Identity/Politics"

Please join President Lee C. Bollinger and Vice Provost of Diversity Initiatives Jean Howard at a lecture by
Professor George Chauncey of Yale University

Date:    Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Location:  Low Library Rotunda

Space is limited and registration is required.  Please register by visiting this site.  (more…)

Common Meal: How Race Affects the Trans Experience

When: Wednesday, February 21, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Guastavino Room, Basement of St. Paul’s Chapel
Dinner will be served.  Please RSVP to commonmeal@columbia.edu with any dietary restrictions.
Co-sponsored by Black History Month 

At this Common Meal, the Office of the University Chaplain would like to have a discussion on the intersection between racial and ethnic identity and transgender identity.  How does one affect the other?  What specific challenges do trans people of color face within their respective ethnic communities and the LGBTQ community? (more…)