*UPDATE: Check out some updates to our programs by going to this link.

Hello i3b community members,

As we approach this upcoming Fall semester, we look forward to welcoming you back to our virtual campus. We are excited to announce our Fall and Winter 2020 events calendar! Please see below for direct links on all the opportunities open to students, staff, faculty and alumni. If you miss any events, recordings, attendee list, and materials will be available in this Google Drive within one business week of the event unless otherwise specified**. 

Questions or accessibility concerns? Please do not hesitate to reach out to our staff at mosaic@umbc.edu, interfaith@umbc.edu and/or at lgbtq@umbc.edu. For questions related to our Interact Program, please contact Ciara Christian at cichris1@umbc.edu.

-The Mosaic, Interfaith, and Pride Centers staff

AUGUST

Where My People At? Multicultural Engagement: A virtual Mosaic open house for new students

• Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

The Mosaic, Interfaith, and Pride Centers Virtual Open House: Check Out What We Have in Store in Our BRAND NEW Department!

• Monday, August 24, 2020 | 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Lisa Gray |lisamgray@umbc.edu

SEPTEMBER

The Interact Dialogues Program Kick-Off (Session I)

Learn more about this cohort style program!

• Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | noon - 1 p.m.| Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

The Interact Dialogues Program Kick-Off (Session II)

Learn more about this cohort style program!

• Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

[Re] Fresh Friday: Processing Our Collective Grief: How to deal when everything is different

• Friday, September 4, 2020 | 2:30  - 4:00pm | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | Blackboard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Heidy George | hmg@umbc.edu

I.D.E.A.L. Student Facilitator Cohort Info Session 

Learn about a BRAND NEW program to be a part of new change at UMBC!

• Wednesday, September 9, 2020 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

Mundo Lingo: COVID-19 International: The global response to the Coronavirus

• Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 4:00 - 5:30pm | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | Blackboard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Heidy George | hmg@umbc.edu

[Free]dom Fridays: The Brown Power Movement and Liberation: The Brown Power Movement and the Continued Struggle for Immigrant Rights

• Friday, September 18, 2020 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

OCTOBER

[Re]fresh Fridays: Healing from Difficult Dialogues: Coping with the aftermath of a challenging discussion

• Friday, October 2, 2020 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

PAWTalks: Janel Martinez: Ain't I Latina?: Deconstructing Anti-Blackness in the Latine/x Community

• Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

National Coming Out Day Celebration: Celebrating our LGBTQ+ Journeys

• Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact:  Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

Retriever Immigrants United 2.0 Welcome**: A check-in conversation on your needs! 

• Thursday, October 15, 2020 | 12:00 -1:15 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

[Free]dom Fridays: The Yellow Power Movement: Exploring Asian-American movements for liberation & freedom

• Friday, October 16, 2020 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

Interfaith Dialogues: Religion & Social Change: The historical and current role of religion in social change

• Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

NOVEMBER

[Cancelled]Bagels and Banter: Election Day Results: Now What?: Looking at what's to come for the next four years

• Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | 11:00am - 1:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

[Re]Fresh Fridays: Caring for Our Bodies: A self-celebration of our bodies

• Friday, November 6, 2020 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

[Cancelled] Bagels & Banter: Public Safety Re-Imagined: Deconstructing "Defund the Police" and "8 Can't Wait"

• Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

What’s the Tea? : Who is “Karen”?: More than Just a Meme

• Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

[Free]dom Fridays: The Red Power Movement: A discussion & celebration of Indigenous rights movements

• Friday, November 20, 2020 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

DECEMBER

[Cancelled] Pawsitive Bodies & Minds: COVID-19's Assault on Black & Brown Bodies: A Presentation on Race and COVID-19

• Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

How to Be a Better Ally: The Unemployed and SES Crisis: Look at what’s to come in 2021

• Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu

Clear Mind, Calm Heart: You made it through 2020!: A holding space to process 2020

• Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

Retriever Immigrants United: Heritage, Family, and Culture**: A discussion on our culture and most meaningful relationships 

• Tuesday, December, 15, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu

JANUARY

[Free]dom Fridays: Beyond MLK: Celebrating Obscured Black Power & Civil Rights Leaders

• Friday, January 15, 2021 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Erin Waddles | waddles@umbc.edu 

[Postponed] SafeZone LGBTQ+ Allyship Workshop: Lite Edition: An Abbreviated LGBTQ+ 101 Workshop

• Friday, January 22, 2021 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Online via Blackboard Collaborate

• myUMBC Event Post: Link | BlackBoard Collaborate Session: Link

• Primary Contact: Carlos Turcios | carlos6@umbc.edu