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2016 Global Awareness Festival Feb. 8-12
2/9/2016 @ 10:10 am - 4:30 pm
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
Tuesday, February 9
- 10:10 a.m. Noon – Latin American Women of Achievement: the Arts, Education and Activism. MCC Women’s Studies Program Director Gretchen Cline. Blue and Gold Room.
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. The New U.S.-Cuba Relations, Keynote Speaker Jose Infante, senior vice president at Independent Bank. Blue and Gold Room.
- 2 p.m. A Taste of Culture. Sample Latin American food with MCC Chefs Vonny Murphy and Patricia Harrell. Collegiate Hall.
- 3:30-4:30 p.m. “The Life and Times of El Nino.” A documentary highlighting the causes and consequences of El Nino, with discussion facilitated by MCC Geography Instructor Papa N’jai. Blue and Gold Room.