WISH-Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Events for Spring 2023

To learn more, please email WISH@uml.edu.  All events are open to students, staff and faculty.
  • Monday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at O’Leary Library 222: "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," film screening is part of Black History Month events at UMass Lowell. Watch the trailer. Read a review. Pizza will be served! 
  • Wednesday, Feb. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. at 150 Wilder St.: Battling Burnout: From Self-care to Collective Care, with Elizabeth Pellerito, director of the Labor Education Program. Lunch will be provided. RSVPs are appreciated but not required.
  • Thursday, Feb. 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Coburn Hall G51 (hybrid): Greeley Speaker Series talk Grassroots perspectives on Climate Change: Learning from Indigenous Peoples with Somnath Mukherji.
  • Tuesday, March 14  from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 150 Wilder St.: Greeley Speaker Series talk Trees of Decolonial Healing: Reflections on the Co-Creation of a Workbook for Palestinian Community Health Workers with Devin Atallah. If you would like to join remotely.
  • Wednesday, March 15 from noon to 1 p.m. at 150 Wilder St.: Working with Community Organizations. Are you starting an internship or practicum? Learn the basics of working with groups and contributing to a team in a community organization. Discussion facilitated by Robin Toof, co-director of the Center for Community Research and Engagement. Lunch will be provided. 
  • Wednesday, April 12 from noon to 1 p.m. at 150 Wilder St.: Discussion with Greeley Scholar Dayamani Barla. Lunch will be provided. 

Past events

  • Sept. 28, 2022:  WISH Open House and Visioning Session  
  • Oct. 12, 2022: Screening of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”
  • Oct. 18, 2022: Trick or Treat with WISH advising event WISH 
  • Oct. 25, 2022: Screening of “Vincent Who?” and panel discussion with filmmaker Curtis Chin
  • Dec. 2, 2022: WISH Internship Workshop