Shared Studios Portal
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Engage With Global Perspectives
The Dialogue Project is excited to host a Shared Studios Portal on campus beginning April 28, 2025. Located in the Kemeny Courtyard behind Baker-Berry Library, the Dartmouth Portal features an immersive room, one wall of which is a screen that connects you to people in other portals around the world.
In the spirit of the Dialogue Project’s commitment to respectful discussion across differences, the Dartmouth Portal will enable students, staff, and faculty to engage with communities in nearly 20 countries to challenge our perspectives, sharpen intercultural communication skills, and facilitate difficult conversations. Additionally, students enrolled in Speech at Dartmouth classes will present speeches to diverse audiences, hone rhetorical skills, and make meaningful connections.
Rooted in storytelling and the expertise of lived experience, portal connections will allow students to connect with artists, activists, teachers, professionals, and fellow students from across the African continent, Latin and South America, the Middle East, and beyond!
Join us for connections around the world, hosted by various offices on campus.
Native American Program: Indigenous Voices in the Americas
Tuesday, April 29 | Mexico City, Mexico
5:30 p.m.– 7 p.m.
Meet community leaders from Indigenous communities across Mexico for a conversation on the North American Indigenous experience. Discuss the similarities and differences in the experiences of indigenous communities in the U.S. and Mexico, what role the community plays in shaping our collective future, and how to build solidarity across the border.
Community Life: Samba and Afro Brazilian Music as a Tool for Cultural Preservation
Friday, May 2 | São Vicente
12:30–2 p.m.
Join artists and musicians from Brazil to jam out and discuss how they are using rhythm and storytelling to celebrate cultural heritage and drive change in their communities.
OPAL: Women’s Voices in the Future of Sustainable Fashion
Tuesday, May 6 | Johannesburg, South Africa
10:30–12 p.m.
Meet female fashion designers who are challenging fast fashion and reducing fashion waste across the African continent. Discuss the role of women in (re)shaping the fashion industry and how women are changing the future of fashion.
Dartmouth Dialogues: Dialogues at the Intersection of Islam and Christianity
Wednesday, May 7 | Mosul, Iraq
11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m
Engage religious leaders and local community members from both the Islamic and Yazidii faiths, to discuss the importance of interfaith dialogue in fostering peace in a historically diverse, yet divided region.
OPAL: Yoruba Praise Poetry as Dialogic Expression
Thursday, May 8 | Lagos, Nigeria
12–1:30 p.m.
Join poets and delve into the world of Yorubu oriki (praise poetry), where words are woven to honor individuals, ancestry, and deities through traditional poetic and lyrical expression.
OPAL: Women’s Voices in Arts and Culture
Wednesday, May 7 | Sao Vicente, Brazil
1 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.
Meet female artists and musicians from Brazil to discuss the power of female voices in the arts, how the arts create a unique space for communicating those voices, and the role of women in the future of arts and culture.
International Student Experience Office: Sport as a Catalyst for Social Cohesion
Tuesday, May 13 | Nakivale, Uganda
10:30 a.m.– 12 p.m.
Join coaches and players from the Naki Football Academy to learn how they are using sport to create social cohesions between the 8 ethnic and religious groups currently living in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement. Learn how you can use sport to bridge divides and build community.
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International Student Experience Office: Murals for Change
Wednesday, May 14 | Mexico City, Mexico
12 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join artists in for a live mural painting and discuss how artists use urban space to highlight pressing social and environmental issues including gentrification and climate justice.
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Dartmouth Dialogues | Beyond Dialogue: Music as a Catalyst for Dialogue
Thursday, May 15 | Johannesburg, South Africa
11–12:30 p.m.
Join musicians for a powerful performance about how music can be a spark that ignites important conversations amongst cultures. Explore the historical and cultural significance of these songs and their role in the struggle for freedom and justice.
OPAL: Murals for Change
Thursday, May 15 | Mexico City, Mexico
1–2:30 p.m.
Join artists in for a live mural painting and discuss how artists use urban space to highlight pressing social and environmental issues including gentrification and climate justice.