Join the Center for Social Justice Dialogue for a fun and reflective evening of storytelling, dialogue, and community! We'll be learning about the importance of storytelling and how stories can be told through stitching. Come for a chance to stitch your own story, make some new friends, and enjoy some snacks and refreshments.

Storytelling is a powerful and multifaceted practice that is deeply rooted in our identities, values, experiences, and connections with each other. With the upcoming holiday season, highlighting and centering Indigenous stories and voices is essential in challenging and decolonizing dominant narratives. 

At our event, we'll learn about the importance of storytelling and how stories have been told through stitching, especially in Indigenous communities, then have the opportunity to do our own stitching and storytelling. Come for a chance to stitch your own story, make new friends, and enjoy some snacks and refreshments. 

Visit this event page to RSVP (helpful, but not required to attend), or copy-and-paste the following URL into your browser: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csjd/events/148027

To request accommodation(s) or to inquire about event accessibility, please get in touch with the Center for Social Justice Dialogue via email, csjdialogue@umbc.edu, with "Stitching Your Story" in the subject line. This event is open for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy."

Learn more about the fascinating research behind MLLI and INCC! 

Join us for our annual MLLI Research Day, a showcase of virtual mini-presentations by our alumni, faculty, and students. See what ideas are shaping our fields! 

When: Friday Nov 21, 2025 

Where: Virtual via Webex: https://tinyurl.com/4fw3mpjb

Time: 10 am -12pm

This year we will be also hosting an INCC alumni event at 12pm, virtually, in preparation of our INCC 40th anniversary celebration. If you ever wondered what type of jobs a MA degree in Intercultural Communication can lead to, this is a great opportunity to learn from alumni.  

See you then!   

Important reminders: Please read!

Thanks to the generous donations of the UMBC community, the Save-a-Swipe program has seen record-setting results this fall! The program allows community members to donate meal swipes, creating a pool of meals that become available to students who have been identified by trained staff as experiencing food insecurity. Save-a-Swipe is a collaboration between Retriever Essentials, Retriever Card Center, and Dining Services.

• Fall 2025:  1,050 meal swipes were donated to the program from meal plan holders.

• Spring 2025:  1,050 meal swipes were donated to the program from meal plan holders.

• Fall 2024:  260 meal swipes were donated to the program (110 from meal plan holders + 150 from Dining Services/Chartwells).

• Spring 2024:  315 meal swipes were donated to the program (165 from meal plan holders + 150 from Dining Services/Chartwells).

Given the amazing growth in donations, Dining Services will be working with Retriever Essentials on alternative ways to support the pantry.

Community members also have the opportunity to donate food and other items to Retriever Essentials through Parking Services' Food for Fines program, and have one parking citation of $50 or less reduced to a warning. The program is now running through November 14 at 4 p.m. 

The Division of Institutional Equity joins the Indigenous Peoples Union and our many campus community members in recognizing and honoring Native American Heritage Month.

National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November to honor the traditions, languages, and stories of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island communities, ensuring their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive with each passing generation. This month, the Division of Institutional Equity invites you to engage through our "Read, Watch, Listen, Participate" list to celebrate, connect, and explore on and off campus.

To request accommodation(s) or to inquire about event accessibility, please get in touch with each program office directly. All sessions are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy..

Events
November 15 | 2pm - 6pm | Timonium Fairgrounds
Indigenous Peoples Union Retreat 

Join IPU at the Baltimore American Indian Center's 49th Powwow to engage in sacred intertribal celebrations of life, heritage, and community. More information about the event, registration and transportation can be found here.

Explore

Engage in a virtual tour to learn about American Indian Historic Spaces and Places in East Baltimore, a project by Dr. Ashley Minner, a former UMBC professor.

Read

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
• Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
• Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure by Julia Flynn Siler
• We Are Water Protectors by  Carole Lindstrom

Watch

• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner.
• Rez Ball
• Te Ata
• The Grizzlies
• Rutherford Falls (comedy series) 

Listen

• All My Relations podcast
• Native Pride playlist 
• Toasted Sister Podcast
• Indigenous Music Spotlight playlist