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Global Film Series: Made In Bangladesh

Witherspoon Student Center 2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Please join the Global Film Series for a screening of Made In Bangladesh. Marguerite Moore, a professor in the Wilson College of Textiles, will introduce the film. The movie focuses on Shimu, 23, who works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with…

Global Film Series: Olga

Witherspoon Student Center 2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

A talented young gymnast from Kyiv, played by real-life former Ukrainian national team member Anastasiia Budiashkina, moves to Switzerland to pursue her Olympic dreams. Set in 2014, the film follows 15-year-old Olga as she relentlessly trains in preparation for the European Championships. Meanwhile, her friends and family back in Ukraine are taking to the streets…

“Blacks in Wax” Live Museum

Witherspoon Student Center 2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Please join us for this Black History Month event. The "Blacks in Wax" Live Museum allows the untold stories of notable Black figures to be portrayed for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. All three floors of Witherspoon Student Center will be used as an African American history book with which guests are invited to…