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Mankato and Online – Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Care for #WomanLifeFreedom

Ostrander Auditorium - Minnesota State University - Mankato 540 W Road, Mankato, MN, United States

Recent events and protests in Iran have catapulted human rights and feminist issues onto the world stage, and yet these movements in Iran are not new. Join Dr. Yalda Hamidi (Minnesota State University, Mankato) and a special guest panel as they reflect on the Iranian feminist revolution of 2022 and the politics of solidarity, care, and transnational feminism.

Free

St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle: Tea Gathering

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Headscarf Story Circle, the first of a series of offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women. Join us as we gather together through the shared connection of the headscarf and its complexity.

$20

St. Paul – The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks Film Screening

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks blows away the myths we learned about the “tired seamstress” who gave up her seat on the bus. The only thing she was tired of was injustice. Join us for a screening of The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks, featuring a discussion after the film moderated by Kevin Lindsey.

Free

St. Paul – Remembering – A Black Writers’ Retreat

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Remembering - A Black Writers' Retreat centers around remembering as an act of joy that provides opportunities for healing and recovery in ways that forgetting does not.

$30

St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: Wild Things

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join us on Trans Day of Visibility for a conversation with author Lynette Reini-Grandell, author of "Wild Things: A Trans Glam Punk Rock Love Story," in a deeply personal conversation with her trans spouse, Venus de Mars.

$10

St. Paul – Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Asian Joy

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join us as we commemorate Asian Cultural Heritage Month in May through food with award-winning Chef Ann Ahmed, owner of Lat14 and Khâluna Restaurants, and Ánh-Hoa Thị Nguyễn, cultural food artist, poet, community activist, and educator.

$20

St. Paul – Children’s Book Week Celebration

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a celebration on the lawn honoring Children’s Book Week, with guest author readings, book art workshops, story walks, games, crafts, book sales, and special giveaways.

Free

St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle: The Gift

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle - a series of four offerings that recognizes the strength and resiliency of women. Our second session is centered around "The Gift.” Participants are encouraged to bring an object symbolic of a gift they would like to share with the group such as a book representing a life lesson, a cloth representing strength, or a cultural piece representing a journey of resiliency.

$20

Minneapolis and Online – Westminster Town Hall Forum: Arc Toward Justice 2023

Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join renowned philosopher and social critic Dr. Cornel West and social impact strategist and professional disruptor Ifeoma Ike in Minneapolis in a collaborative event with our partners Westminster Town Hall Forum and Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Minnesota Public Radio Host Angela Davis will serve as our moderator for the “ARC Toward Justice” event.

Free

Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)

Breck School 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes.

Free