
Monday, October 19
Event: Vitor Izecksohn–War and Slavery in the Rio de La Plata Basin: The Triple Alliance against Paraguay (1864-1870)
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute
Izecksohn will discuss the emancipation of slaves to fight as soldiers in the Triple Alliance War of South America.
Event: Brown Lecture Board Presents: Jane Goodall
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Salomon
Goodall is a world-famous primatologist and expert on chimpanzee behavior.
Tuesday, October 20
Event: Marriage Rights≠Queer Strife: An MPC Workshop on Heterosexism
Time: 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: Petteruti Lounge
A workshop aiming to dismantle the idea of marriage as the central LGBTQ issue of today.
Event: Ecological Debt
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Salomon 203
The Brown Political Forum is hosting a discussion on ecological debt. Topics covered include the debt of colonial powers to developing countries, the role of the United States and its ecological debt, among others. There’ll be free pizza.
Wednesday, October 21
Event: SUPER Heavy Petting!
Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: Wriston Quad
The 2018 Class Board invites you to cuddle little animals and relieve stress.
Thursday, October 22
Event: Storytelling for the Next Generation: Harnessing the Power of Video Games to Share and Celebrate Cultures
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Learn how a tribal nonprofit organization from Alaska created a new genre of video games and set a new standard for indigenous story telling.
Event: 95.5 WBRU Birthday Bash fea. Cold War Kids at Lupo’s!
Time: 6:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Location: Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Special guests include BØRNS, Coleman Hell, and Public Alley Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Get tickets here.
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