International Carnival. Carnevale internazionale al DAM con le volontarie del Servizio Civile

International Carnival is back organized by “Associazione Culturale Entropia” at Università della Calabria. As done last year, within the project “Servizio Civile Universale” titled “Studenti senza Frontiere 2”, and with the help of the four volunteers in service, the association organized two intercultural appointments.

Tuesday February 18, from 5.00pm, italian and international students are invited to participate in the Carnival Mask Lab coordinated by the artist Christian Cosentino. The masks and carnival costumes can be worn at the Carnival party held on Thursday February 20, starting at 21:30 at DAM.

How do you make a mask? How and why do we use masks? What does Carnival represent? The answer to all these questions can be really different in an international environment, in which different cultures and traditions coexist. The mask is a universal symbolic element, present in all cultures with different meanings. Frequently it’s associated with cults, but it is also a way of changing one’s identity, to transform into something else or even to represent one’s true identity.It’s even a symbol of power, from the old traditions until the recent comic books culture.

The masks, provided by the association, can be decorated with drawings, ink, colors and any other material: prioritizing, of course, recycled materials, that all the participants are welcome to bring and help gathering (colored plastic, old accessories, pieces of fabric, etc) and setting free creativity, the masks take form, under the supervision of Christian Cosentino. During the creative lab, the participants will be offered “chiacchiere”, a typical sweet of the italian carnival culture, made by the volunteers.

The aim of the “No Borders Students 2" project is to stimulate socializing between Italian and international students at Unical and to create a more inclusive and participatory community on the campus, valorizing the cultures and traditions of the various countries of origin. A creative and practical laboratory, where everyone sits around a table and gets involved. It is a festive expedient to build a true multicultural community.

Servizio Civile Universale, avviate le nuove volontarie di "Studenti senza Frontiere 2"

Torna il BabelTea con gli studenti internazionali, dal 22 gennaio ogni mercoledì al DAM

The "Babel Tea", an event organized by the Cultural Association Entropia with the support of the volunteers of the Universal Civil Service included in the new "Students Without Borders 2" project, returns at the DAM of the University of Calabria. Starting from Wednesday 22 January 2020, every week, from 17:30 onwards, students of different nationalities will meet at the DAM (polifunzionale building) with a cup of tea: it will be a moment of aggregation and informal training and above all a way to eliminate linguistic and cultural barriers. A great moment to integrate the different cultures present on the campus and to practice languages, useful both for Italians who intend to learn or improve linguistic abilities ​​and for international students interested in learning or improving Italian.

Last year's Babel Tea hosted over a hundred students from China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria, Ecuador, Paraguay, Turkey, Morocco, Argentina, Libya, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Kurdistan, United States, Mozambique, Yemen, Iran, Vietnam, Portugal, the Netherlands, Syria, Madagascar and many other countries. Students who, in addition to being enriched from a cultural and linguistic point of view, have found a friendly and welcoming place in which they can spend every moment of the day not only during the events, a place in which many friendships were born and continued even outside of it. Conversation tables are an opportunity to get involved, to test your skills and get out of your comfort zone and the virtual world.

The "No Borders Students" are pleased to invite all the students of the Campus to take part in the Babel Tea. To stay updated on the projects' activities (as Linguistic Tandem, International Jam Session, intercultural evenings, urban trekking, etc) there is Entropia DAM page and the group “No Borders – Studenti Senza Frontiere” on Facebook.

Servizio Civile Universale 2019, graduatorie provvisorie progetto "Studenti senza Frontiere 2"

Torna al DAM il Laboratorio di Scrittura Creativa a cura di Michele Trotta

"Un Mondo, Molti Mondi", serata interculturale sull'America Latina con i volontari del SCU

Venerdì 6 dicembre alle ore 21:00 presso il DAM al Polifunzionale dell’Unical, l’Associazione culturale Entropia organizza l’evento “Un mondo, molti mondi”, serata interculturale con la partecipazione delle comunità Centro e Sudamericana del Campus. Protagonisti gli studenti internazionali provenienti da Messico, Cuba, Repubblica Dominicana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brasile, Paraguay e Argentina. Attraverso racconti, canzoni, poesie e immagini viaggeremo lungo l'America centrale e meridionale, osservando luoghi e popoli con gli occhi di chi in quei posti è nato e cresciuto.

Prendendo spunto dall'attualità dei paesi latini, fatta di crisi e rivolte, e sentendo la necessità di approfondire la storia e la cultura dei paesi dai quali provengono tanti studenti Unical, con l'ausilio dei volontari del Servizio Civile Universale impegnati nel progetto “Studenti senza Frontiere”, l'Associazione Entropia ha coinvolto direttamente i ragazzi, incontrando il loro entusiasmo e la loro disponibilità nell'organizzazione condivisa dell'evento. 

Sarà una serata ricca di parole, suoni e suggestioni dal mondo latino. Attraverso l’arte e la socialità, avremo modo di confrontarci e crescere insieme, arricchendoci reciprocamente ed abbattendo le barriere linguistiche e culturali: questo è lo spirito di tutto il progetto “Studenti senza Frontiere”, che punta all'accoglienza e all'integrazione degli studenti internazionali. Dopo un anno di attività, il progetto è prossimo alla conclusione, ma l'Associazione guarda già con entusiasmo al futuro: la seconda annualità di “Studenti senza Frontiere” dovrebbe infatti partire a gennaio 2020.

"Il Cinefilo" oggi su Il Quotidiano del Sud