THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

HEALTH

AIDS Awareness Week planning meeting

4 - 5 p.m. Join students and staff in artistic projects in recognition of Harvard AIDS Awareness Week, which begins Dec. 1 with World AIDS Day. Dudley House Private Dining Room

LECTURE

"nterAmerican Human Rights"

4 p.m. The Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor Lecture by Visiting Professor Cecilia Medina, an expert in the field. Center for Latin American Studies, 61 Kirkland St.

Humanities in Higher Education

7 p.m. A panel discussion with Harper's editor Lewis Lapham, Mark Edmundson and John Silber. Free. Call 373-5800 for more info. Old South Meeting House, Downtown Crossing, Boston

LITERARY

Marilou Awiakta

4 p.m. Awiakta, a poet, essayist and storyteller from Memphis, Tenn., weaves Cherokee ways, Appalachian heritage and strong feminism. Free. Lesley College, 29 Everett St.

Caledonia Kearns - "Cabbage and Bones"

6 p.m. Caledonia Kearns, editor of "Cabbage and Bones," will host a reading with contributors to this anthology of literature by Irish-American women. Cambridge Public Library

Author Andrea Cleghorn