A lot of good stuff happening! From: Lesley News and Events <officeofcommunications@lesley.edu> Reply-To: Lesley News and Events <officeofcommunications@lesley.edu> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 3:05 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net> Subject: This week at Lesley: International Education Week, fall semester feedback sessions, educator salon, poetry for Black lives, IT workshops and more! Lesley University happenings for November 16 - December 6 Don't see your event here? Submit it to the events calendar. Visual Voices is on view in the windows facing Massachusetts Avenue of the Lunder Arts Center Roberts Gallery. EXHIBITS VISUAL VOICES: LESLEY ART + DESIGN AND THE ART OF PROTEST. Art and design students, alumni, faculty, and staff showcase original protest posters and animated GIFs for a pop-up exhibition held in the street-facing windows of the Lunder Arts Center Roberts Gallery. Exhibition runs through December 21. #BLACKLIVESMATTER is an ongoing installation created that honors over 135 individuals, only a small fraction of Black lives taken by police brutality and hate crimes. On view in the street-level windows of the Lunder Arts Center Roberts Gallery. CAN YOU MAKE HAIR FOR ME? After finding out she had cancer, graduate student Eileen Powers (MFA in Visual Arts) looked to her artwork as a way of helping others. See this collaborative virtual exhibit featuring hair and headpieces created for Powers by Expressive Arts Therapy graduate students. Exhibition runs through Feb. 1. RESTORYING HIROSHIMA. Curated by Lesley professors Meenakshi Chhabra, Kazuyo Kubo, and Kristina Lamour Sansone, this virtual exhibit commemorates the 75th year of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ReStorying Hiroshima was created to engage the personal voice of the viewer through images of people, place, and objects related to the bombings. Virtual exhibit open through Dec. 18. THIS WEEK NOVEMBER 16-20 | INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEKTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION INFO SESSION. Join us for a panel discussion with program faculty, current students, and alumni to learn more about an exciting career in International Higher Education. Register for the info session. 7-8 pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 CONVERSATION CAFE. Speak with native speakers of Spanish, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Portuguese, and other languages. All levels are welcome. Register in advance. 12-1 pm BEYOND OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT). Immigration Attorney Mary Walsh presents on working and staying in the U.S. after your OPT ends. Register for Beyond OPT. 3-5 pm THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 POSSIBILITIES AND DIRECTIONS. A panel of current international higher education practitioners will offer their perspectives on emerging ideas from their vantage point. Register for the panel. 12-1 pm INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA NIGHT. This global trivia will test your knowledge of world geography, arts, and sports for a chance to become the Lesley International Trivia Champion. Register for the trivia night. 6-7 pm FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION INFO SESSION. Join us for a panel discussion with program faculty, current students, and alumni to learn more about an exciting career in International Higher Education. Register for the session. 12-1 pm OPEN MIC NIGHT. To wrap up International Education Week, Lesley hosts an evening of sharing music, poetry, and good company. Register for the open mic night. 6-7:30 pm TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 EDUCATOR SALON: CREATING AN ANTI-RACIST SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM CLIMATE. Alumna Jacquelynne Boivin '19 will discuss her research in creating an inclusive school culture and equitable school climate, considering how to evaluate and develop materials for an anti-racist classroom. Register for the Educator Salon. 4-5:30 pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 BILINGUAL ENGLISH LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES SYMPOSIUM. Keynote speakers discuss the work being done at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to meet the needs of bilingual special education speakers in the spirit of the individuals with Disabilities Act. Register for the Learning Symposium. 4:30-6 pm 'PRICED OUT' SCREENING & DISCUSSION ON GENTRIFICATION. Join us for a screening of Priced Out, an investigative and personal look at gentrification. We'll then engage in a discussion on gentrification in Boston facilitated by Corrine Mina. At the end of our discussion, we will share resources about how to take action for housing justice locally. Register for the screening and discussion. 6-7:30 pm Priced Out poster THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 POETRY FOR BLACK LIVES. Co-Editors of the recent volume Revisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era, Sequoi Maner, Darlene Anita Scott, and Emily Ruth Rutter, join Professor Danielle Legros Georges in conversation about the sociopolitical inequalities and artistic impulses that compel Black elegy, as well as the roles that artists, activists, and teachers play in the movement for Black lives. Register on the Boston Public Library website. 6-7 pm FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 HOUSING JUSTICE ACTION HOUR WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. This event will talk about justice issues facing our communities, how COVID-19 has exacerbated existing inequities, and discuss actions we can take to support local housing justice initiatives. Register for the Justice Action Hour. 12-1 pm STAYING ALIVE: WELLNESS RESPONSES TO RACIAL TRAUMA. This workshop will provide a space for people of color to explore coping strategies to respond to racial and systemic inequities in one's personal life, community, academic institutions, and professional environments with a focus on the intersection of mental health and identity. Join the Staying Alive workshop on Zoom. 5-7 pm COMING SOON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 HOW DO WE ENGAGE WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE TIME BETWEEN ELECTIONS? First-year seminar honors students from the "Doing Good or Looking Good: Decolonizing Community Engagement" course will discuss how to engage with your elected officials in the time between elections as part of the LesleyVotes 2020 initiative. Register for this event. 7-8:30 pm Find all campus events and add your own to the calendar at www.lesley.edu/events. 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