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"I Wish You Were Here: Postcards as Cross Cultural Communication" GalleryDAAS Fall 2018 Exhibit

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GalleryDAAS Opening Reception

"I wish you were here", a postcard project, was presented to the public on Sept. 13, 2018.

Thank You, Dona Arbor

Idá Abreu is a major sculptor and painter in the Cape Verdean and French art world

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Events

Nov

DAAS Africa Workshop with Severine Autesserre (Barnard College, Columbia University)

"Peace Possible: Building Peace During and After Mass Violence"

12:00 PM
5670 (Eldersveld Room) Haven Hall

Nov

Critical Conversations -- Memory

Naomi André | Sara Blair | Angela Dillard | Kristin Hass

12:30 PM
3222 Angell Hall

Nov

DAAS Africa Workshop with Antonio Tomas (African Centre for Cities)

"Between Vernacular and International (style): Luanda, or Making of an African City

4:00 PM
4701 Haven Hall

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DAAS Campus Racial Climate Task Force Statement 2016