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International House Times 5 Resident Benefit Concerts showcased the talents of I-House residents from across the globe. Proceeds from ticket sales were donated to charities chosen by residents, including the Berkeley Food Pantry, the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and the Turkish Education Foundation. The Lodestar Speaker Series (above) strives to bring our community together for meaningful dialogue that sparks curiosity, inspiration, and intercultural understanding. The first event in this relaunched series addressed anti- Blackness and Colorism, and included Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley African Diasporic Art History, Nana Adusei- Poku; multimedia journalist, filmmaker/digital media producer, Chan'Cellore Makanjuola (IH 2019-20); and Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Berkeley Haas, Marco T. Lindsey. I-House's partnership with local Rotary Clubs was revived to provide international residents with a cultural exchange during Cal's spring break. Participants visited a local vineyard, went horseback riding, skied on Mount Shasta, and even learned how to line dance! In March 2023, RCILP hosted IMPACTathon with Joey Lee, Founder of Bridgeway Learning – a new I-House event designed to leverage the diversity at I-House for social change. Residents participated in a design-thinking workshop to imagine solutions to pressing social and environmental issues. Each team finished the day by pitching a newly developed concept or business idea. Continuing the tradition of the Edith Coliver Festival of Cultures, the new I-House International Culture Festival was launched in April 2023 to celebrate cultural traditions from around the world, showcasing traditional dress, art, and cuisines from Botswana, China, Germany, India, Korea, Mexico, Romania, Singapore, and the USA, as well as music and dance performances. Each of the three 2022-23 Sunday Suppers (right) concluded with the IH Candlelight Ceremony and the words, As light begets light, so love, friendship, and goodwill are passed from one to another. We, who have come from many nations to live in friendship at International House, promise one another to pass the light wherever we go.