EVENTS & MEETINGS
Events listed here are open to the public and all are invited to attend
University of Pittsburgh Library Systems Archive & Special Collections: What is Your Relationship to Pittsburgh?
Gain a deep introduction to the work and practice of local artist, Njaimeh Njie, as it has evolved in relation to the city.
Thursday, April 17th at 6:00 p.m.
Project Pipeline Winter Build Workshop
Please join the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects for their annual Project Pipeline Winter Workshop. This one day event invites 6-12th graders to learn design skills like site analysis, model-making, and sketching. Lunch will be provided during this fun, interactive day of learning.
Afghan Dinner and Reading: Outspoken
Author and human rights activist Sima Samar will present a reading from Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan (Penguin Random House 2024), Samar’s impassioned memoir of her lifelong struggle on behalf of women’s health, education, freedom, and rights in Afghanistan.
Described by one reviewer as “an extraordinary, gripping, and deeply moving book about the tragedy in Afghanistan,” Outspoken is a national bestseller that was shortlisted for the 2024 Moore Prize for human rights.
Join us to hear an excerpt from Samar’s book, engage in a discussion with the author, and enjoy a delicious meal catered by Aria Persian Cuisine. This event will be moderated by Visiting Professor of Afghan Cinema and Theater Habib Sorosh, who is a fellow of the CMU Artists and Scholars at Risk program.
MLK Interfaith Lecture: Rebuilding a Nation with Revolutionary Love featuring Valarie Kaur
Valarie Kaur is a civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, best-selling author, Sikh American, and mother. She is building a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice, healing, and transformation in America. Today, she leads The Revolutionary Love Project, where she leads a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session and a book signing with light desserts.
An Imperfect Voice: Labouring to Witness
The speaker for this event, Dr. Valmont Layne, is visiting from South Africa and will tell the story of Cape Town's District Six neighborhood, which was demolished to establish a segregated city. In the 1990s community members created a museum to tell the stories and begin to repair the wrongs done to the community. A discussion will focus on how archival projects like this can heal through activism and the arts.