2016 Global Awareness Festival Feb. 8-12

MCC’s 17th Annual Global Awareness Festival on Feb. 8-12, 2016 will focus on Latin America, a region located in the western hemisphere between the southern boundary of the U.S. in the north and Antarctica in the south.

Each year, the Global Awareness Festival highlights a different geographic area of the world. The College hosts a series of activities, lectures and other events to bring awareness to that region’s population, culture, cuisine and political issues. All Global Awareness Festival events are free. For more information, contact Papa N’jai at (231) 777-0693 or by e-mail at papa.njai@muskegoncc.edu

Wednesday, February 10

• All Day – International T-Shirt Day. Students and staff who have travelled to other nations are encouraged to wear their apparel featuring those nations and to share their experiences.
• 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Information Fair will feature booths highlighting international opportunities for students to study and work abroad as well as cultural differences around the world. Collegiate Hall.
  11 a.m. – Noon Wild Wacky Wednesday – Social Dance Studio Salsa Dancers. Student Union.
• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Global Topic:  A History of Latin America focusing on the Columbian Exchange. George Maniates, MCC History Instructor. Blue and Gold Room.
• 6-7 p.m. Panama and the United States: From the Heart of the Americas to America. MCC Instructor Alfredo Hernandez Corsen. Blue and Gold Room.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. “El Norte.” A film about a brother and sister who flee persecution in Guatemala and journey north through Mexico and to the U.S. with the dream of starting a new life. Discussion facilitated by MCC Instructor Papa N’jai. Blue and Gold Room.