Archive for October 2024
Dia de los Muertos (Nov. 1–2)
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to remember, honor, and celebrate loved ones who have died. A holiday in Mexico, the tradition is marked across much of Latin America and the United States. The festivities span at least two days: Nov. 1, known as Día de los Inocentes (“Day of…
Read MoreAmilcar Cabral Centennial Conference (Oct. 25–26)
“Tell no lies, claim no easy victories” was the motto of pan-Africanist freedom fighter and agronomist Amilcar Cabral, who in the 1970s led independence movements in his native Guinea-Bissau (then Portuguese Guinea) and the Cape Verde Islands (where his parents were from). Join Bridgewater State University’s Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies and the…
Read MoreTalk on Wôpanâak language revival (Oct. 24)
The Wampanoag tribes, or “People of the First Light,” were among the first Indigenous Americans to lose their land—and language—to European colonists. But thanks to the efforts of Tribal linguists over the last 30 years, the Wôpanâak language has been revived. On Thursday, Oct. 24 from 5:30-6:30pm at Highfield Hall & Gardens (56 Highfield Drive,…
Read MoreIndigenous People’s Day (Oct. 14)
Indigenous People’s Day celebrates the histories and cultures of the numerous Indigenous peoples who have lived in the Americas for thousands of years. It also recognizes and acknowledges that we still have a long way to go to address the history of erasure, dispossession, and violence against America’s first inhabitants. Unlike Columbus Day, which occurs…
Read MoreLGBT History Month (Oct.) and National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)
October is LGBT History Month. This annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history and related civil rights movements recognizes the people who have advanced gender and sexual minority rights throughout time. The observance began in 1994 with Missouri high school teacher Rodney Wilson. He chose October because school would be in session…
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