Showcase a benefit for Somali famine relief

Viva Cultural Diversity Week will close Friday evening with the Care for Somalia Benefit Showcase, at the Thirsty Scholar Pub.

The show promises live music, guest speakers and documentary screenings starting at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, $5 with a donation of an item of winter clothing or a textbook. Proceeds will benefit Windsor’s Somali community and relief agencies in Somalia. Learn more on the event’s Facebook page.

Viva Cultural Diversity Week is a project of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance, coinciding with International Education Week. It continues today with an information fair in the CAW Student Centre Commons from noon to 2 p.m. and a workshop on Bollywood-style dance in the Ambassador Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Find a full list of events on the Facebook site.

Among the events was a service Monday in the Multi-Faith Space to pray for peace and tolerance. Watch a video of the service:

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