Third World Program at Brown

Program Overview

  • Frantz Fanon, author of The Wretched of the Earth (1961), urged readers to band together against oppression and colonialism, by pioneering a “Third Way” meaning an alternative to the ways of the first world (U.S. & Europe) and also the second world (USSR & Eastern Europe). When students adopted the term “Third World”, they use it in the sense of a cultural model of empowerment and liberation. The Third World Center emerged in response to the needs of students following protests in 1968 and 1975. Established in 1976, the Third World Center was designed to serve the interests and meet the needs of all students of color and to promote racial and ethnic pluralism in the Brown community. Program Dates: Friday, August 23 - Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Program Benefits

  • Brown students of color continue to use the term "Third World" in a similar fashion: to describe a consciousness which recognizes the commonalities and links shared by their diverse communities. Using the term "Third World" reminds students of the power they have in coalescing, communicating, and uniting across marginalized communities to create a safer and more open place for all individuals. This consciousness at Brown also reflects a right, a willingness, and a necessity for people of color and others to define themselves instead of being defined by others. Attending TWTP allows you to create community, explore Brown, and get to know Providence all before the University’s general move-in day and official Orientation. Having early access to the campus, faculty, university professionals, and student leaders will greatly impact your first-year experience. TWTP is a 5-day and 4-night long pre-orientation held on the Brown University Campus. There is no registration fee to attend TWTP. The program will cover your housing and meals. Your meal plan for the semester begins on the first day of General Orientation.

Program Contact

Location

  • 68 Brown St, Providence, RI 02906, USA
68 Brown St, Providence, RI 02906, USA

Type Of Program

Audience

  • Current Student - Undergraduate

History

Established

1976

Research, Roles & Responsibilities

Identity & Inclusion

  • All first-year students, regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, are welcome to apply.

Inclusionary Practices/Activities

  • Creation Of A Safe Space/ Climate/Environment

Voice

  • Through programs and workshops led by our student leaders, participants will unpack systems of oppression that exist in our society today, including racism, classism, cisheterosexism, religious discrimination, disabled/neurodivergent+, and environmentalism/imperialism. Through an examination of the problems that divide our society, we seek to break down the barriers that separate us in order to build understand and community.

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