Past Events
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Apr 9Wisconsin Film Festival: Anywhere, AnytimeGiaime Alonge
Flix Brewhouse, Cinema 2 Get Tickets
Senegalese immigrant Issa struggles to survive in Turin, Italy, navigating an unforgiving city that renders him invisible. After losing his job due to his undocumented status, he finds new hope as a food-delivery rider, gaining a fragile sense of independence—until the bicycle he sacrificed everything to buy is stolen. Desperate to reclaim his only means …
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Apr 8Movies of Liberation Film Fest – Nome1339 Sterling Hall More Information
The African Studies Program, in collaboration with the Black Cultural Center, continues the celebration of Black History Month with the Movies of Liberation Film Fest. This film fest focuses on new and old films that center the liberation struggles and life after independence in Portuguese- speaking Africa. Venues Sterling Hall (475 N Charter St, Madison, …
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Apr 8Wisconsin Film Festival: Anywhere, Anytime
Giaime Alonge
Flix Brewhouse, Cinema 2 Get Tickets
Senegalese immigrant Issa struggles to survive in Turin, Italy, navigating an unforgiving city that renders him invisible. After losing his job due to his undocumented status, he finds new hope as a food-delivery rider, gaining a fragile sense of independence—until the bicycle he sacrificed everything to buy is stolen. Desperate to reclaim his only means …
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Apr 8Day of the Badger 2025Bucky Badger
UW-Madison Learn more
Day of the Badger is a day, and then some (1848 minutes to be exact), for all alumni, students, and friends throughout Badger nation to make a far-reaching impact in a short amount of time. This is a party to pay it forward by celebrating and supporting the UW. Everyone who loves UW–Madison is welcome …
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Apr 6Wisconsin Film Festival: Yasmeen’s Element
Amman Abbasi
The Marquee at Union South Get Tickets
Yasmeen, a young Pakistani schoolgirl, is an eager student, curious, joyful and determined. When she loses her homework assignment in the winding hills on her way home, she sets out to find her professor and discover which of the elements in the periodic table she is to research. She discovers that when atoms collide, they …
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Apr 4Wisconsin Film Festival: Souleymane’s Story
UW Cinematheque Get Tickets
Set over two urgent days in Paris, Souleymane’s Story follows an undocumented Guinean immigrant navigating the city’s streets as a bike courier while preparing for his high-stakes asylum interview. Part of an underground economy of couriers renting verified accounts, Souleymane pedals from dawn to nightfall, racing against both delivery deadlines and the strict curfew of his shelter. …
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Apr 4World Cinema Day 2025Director Amman Abbasi
Barrymore Theater, Madison, WI Register
World Cinema Day (WCD) will take place Friday, April 4th, 11:30 am, at the Barrymore Theater in Madison. World Cinema Day brings middle and high school students and teachers to Madison for a special free screening of a high-quality, international film with an introduction before the film and a Q&A/discussion after the film. This is an annual event held in …
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Apr 4Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (WIPCS) Annual ConferenceAlumni Memorial Union, Marquette University, 1442 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 Event Website
The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (WIPCS) invites students, academics, and activists to the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a one-day conference with an opening plenary the evening before.
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Apr 3“Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe,” a lecture by Agnieszka Pasieka
206 Ingraham More Information
About the Lecture: In this book presentation, Agnieszka Pasieka will draw from her fieldwork among Italian, Polish, and Hungarian militant youths, painting unforgettable portraits of students, laborers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and activists from well-off middle-class backgrounds who have all …
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Apr 3Free Headshots (Presented by the International Studies Major)To be determined More Information
Sign up for a time slot to receive 3 professional headshot photos that you can use on your LinkedIn profile, business cards, and more! Time is TBD, and more information is coming soon.