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Documentary Showing: “Hafu – the mixed-race experience in Japan”

First floor of Laurel Hall 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, one in forty-nine babies born in Japan today are born into families with one non-Japanese parent. This newly emerging minority in Japan is under-documented and under-explored in both literature and media. The feature-length 2013 HD documentary film, “Hafu – the mixed- race experience in Japan” seeks to open this […]

“Bake Sale and Denim Day Tabling” – Women’s Center

2nd Floor Student Center 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Come get some fresh-baked goods-- all proceeds go to healingSPACE, Bergen County's sexual violence resource center, which provides awareness, resources, counseling, and support to all survivors of sexual violence in the county.

World Expo

The Grove

The Ramapo College World Expo is an event designed to engage first-year students and bring cultural awareness to the campus community. The event will take place at the Grove on Wednesday, April 20, from 12-3pm, providing a taste of food, song, dance and other cultural exhibitions from world regions including Asia, the Americas, the Pacific, Africa and Europe. Event […]

Asian American in the School and Workplace

ASB522

Join the Asian American Federation in examining how Asian stereotypes like “perpetual foreigner” and “model minority” have led to the rise in bullying of Asian American youth and instances of micro-aggressions against Asian Americans in schools and the workplace. Talk with leaders in the Asian community about the impact of such experiences on our mental health and social development. 1:00PM-2:30PM-ASB522

Theta Nu Xi Founders’ Week

Fish Bowl 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. to celebrate our Founders' Week. We bring to you a week full of events that promote our five tenets: Service, Multiculturalism, Scholarship, Sisterhood and Leadership. Wednesday, April 20: Study Kit Table. Fishbowl at 2 p.m. If you have any questions, feel free to contact aupadhya@ramapo.edu

Tie dye with PRIDE – Ramapo PRIDE

Laurel Courts 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Ramapo Pride in an afternoon of tie-dyeing for a cause. $1 T-shirts will be sold to tie-dye and all proceeds will be donated to the Anti-Violence Project.

Females in STEM

Chipotle Chipotle at 1255 Route 17 South, Ramsey, NJ, United States

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Females in STEM Society. Come to the Chipotle at 1255 Route 17 South in Ramsey on Wednesday, April 20 between 5 and 9 p.m. Tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50 percent of the proceeds will be […]

Celebrating Diversity

second floor of the H Wing and C-wing staircase 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

2016 Schomburg Fellow Sam Kirk and her student collaborators will be informally meeting and greeting the public on Wednesday, April 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the site of the Celebrating Diversity installation at the entrance to the second floor of the H Wing and C-wing staircase. There will be free snacks and a […]

Tracy Mann on Women at the Forefront of Climate Protection

Friends Hall 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

The 7th Lecture in the Masters in Sustainability Studies' 2016 Series "Lessons of Sustainability: Voices of Key Practitioners" presents "Women at the Forefront of Climate Protection" on Wednesday, April 20, in Friends Hall from 6 to 7:30 pm. Guest speaker Tracy Mann heads Climate Wise Women, global community leaders supporting women’s leadership on climate change. […]

Stress Busters: Mandala Workshop

Salameno Spiritual Center 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Abbe Benowitz for a brief talk about mandala's and its history. How did it find its way into western culture? Afterward we will color and/or make our very own mandalas. 1:00PM, Salameno Spiritual Center