Published Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
The events include a hair care tutorial, National Coming Out Day, a poetry reading by Carlos Andres Gomez, and an interactive opportunity to learn about people with disabilities.
The Office of Multicultural and International Programs invites the community to join several events during the month of October. The events include a hair care tutorial, National Coming Out Day, a poetry reading by Carlos Andres Gomez, and an interactive opportunity to learn about people with disabilities. All events are free and open to the public.
"We at the Office of Multicultural and International Programs invite you to spend some time with us this October to learn, grow, and have fun together,” said Edi Hernandez of the Office of Multicultural and International Programs. “We hope to see you there.”
Events for the month of October:
Crown Tutorial
6 p.m. Oct. 3, Cottonwood Room: Presented by Wendkuni Nikiema, the Crown Tutorial is a presentation on hair care for people of color.
Coming Out Stars
6 p.m., Oct. 11, Multicultural Multipurpose Room, Student Center: The Office of Multicultural and International Programs will facilitate an interactive activity where participants can learn about the coming out experience of Queer and Trans folks.
The Return of Carlos Andres Gomez
6 p.m. Oct. 12, Cats Corner (Lower Cafeteria): Carlos Andres Gomez, author of “Fractures” and winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, the Broken River Prize, and more, visits Wayne State again to perform more of his poetry.
Early Learnings
6 p.m. Oct. 26, Multicultural Multipurpose Room, Student Center: An interactive opportunity to explore the experiences of people with disabilities. The activity will ask participants to explore their memories about the earliest messages they learned about living with a disability and the people that navigate them. Be it visible or invisible, the activity will help participants learn about representation and how we treat groups of people based on what we are taught about them.
For information: Edi Hernandez at [email protected] or 402-375-7112