Charles Barber will read from his new book “Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gangleader to Peacekeeper,” a dramatic account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw. Mr. Outlaw will also speak and take questions.
Location: Yale PRCH, 319 Peck Street, Building One, Erector Square
Is God Is
By Aleshea Harris
Directed By Christopher D. Betts
“You so mad.
Ain’t you? I wanna step on something for once. See what it feel like. Must feel good.”
Their mother’s dying wish jump starts the blood-soaked journey of scorned sisters Anaia and Racine. Is God Is is a modern myth about twin sisters who sojourn from the Dirty South to the California desert to exact righteous revenge against their father in an epic saga.
Don’t miss out on our Beginner’s Bootcamp! Join us for a 3-hour workshop to learn and practice the fundamentals of tango. This boot-camp will be lead by Robin Thomas, a renowned instructor who has plenty of experience teaching students of all levels! Bootcamp participants may enroll in Weekly Sunday Tango Classes and join Special Tango Workshops! All is welcome, no previous experience or partner needed! Just come dance! Facebook event for full details and registration.
Lunarfest is a celebration of the Lunar New Year and Chinese culture, offering arts and cultural programs for adults and children throughout the city of New Haven and at Yale. Special events are programmed in January and February, but save the date for the big day on Saturday, February 8, 2020, which kicks off with a parade at 10:00AM along Church Street and Whitney Avenue (between Elm and Trumbull Street). Then head indoors to visit many or all of our venues with special activities and programs featuring food, art, music, literature, and dance.
The Connecticut FBI Outreach Team, Yale Police Department, New Haven Police Department, and Connecticut State Police invite the public to a unique event called Community, Cops and Culture which is designed to build and strengthen relationships between ethnic communities and law enforcement. The project is intended to raise respect and tolerance for diversity through cultural education and interaction with police officers.
Abdul-Razak Zachariah grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, and is a loyal 2017 TD alum. He was deeply involved in diversity and inclusion advocacy and received the Mellon Mays Research Fellowship and the Nakanishi Prize. Abdul’s first book, The Night is Yours, was released in July 2019 by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The story is based on the apartment complex and community where he grew up in West Haven. The Night is Yours is the product of his Education Studies capstone project.
Mona Bijoor is a partner at King Circle Capital LLC and the founder of JOOR.
Phil Rigdon Lecture
The Yale Forest Forum offers weekly lunch talks during the academic year, providing opportunities to hear from leaders in forest management, conservation, or policy in an informal setting. The YFF speaker series is the longest continuously-running speaker series at F&ES. Speakers come from a wide range of organizations and perspectives, including government, NGOs and businesses, working at scales from local to international.
Broad Recognition will be celebrating the release of our 50/150 Zine which celebrates and highlights the history of women at Yale. The Launch Reception will also feature readings of pieces in our Zine, as well as an opportunity to meet the Broad Recognition Staff. Food and drinks will be available.
Broad Recognition’s 50/150 zine was made possible with support from a Women at Yale Arts Grant as part of the 50 Women At Yale 150 Celebration.
This is a casual dinner & cooking/baking session, and a chance meet other folks around campus! We will have diverse group of people from all around Yale, and RSVP (peihua.chen@yale.edu) if you want to join in! We will probably cap the event around 13 people. Feel free to send requests for recipes you want to cook/bake!
