Blood drives: The Rhode Island Blood Center has scheduled the following blood drives:

•Today – Providence College, Slavin Center, River and Eaton streets, noon to 7 p.m.

•Tomorrow – Rhode Island College, Student Union, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Providence College, Slavin Center, noon to 7 p.m.

•Thursday – EPOCH Assisted Living, donor coach, One Butler Ave., 1 to 4 p.m.

•Friday – Communities for People, 623 Atwells Ave., Suite 201, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Sunday – Holy Ghost Church, 472 Atwells Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Monday – Citizens Bank Training Center, donor coach, 870 Westminster St., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Brown University, Sayles Hall, Waterman Street, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Starbucks, Wayland Square, donor coach, 468 Angell St., 2 to 6 p.m.

•Dec. 5 – Brown University, Sayles Hall, Waterman Street, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

•Dec. 6 – Charlesgate Nursing Center, 100 Randall Square, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Brown University, Leung Gallery, Waterman Street, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; State House, Room 313, noon to 4 p.m.

•Dec. 7 – Johnson & Wales University, Delaney Gym, 305 Shipyard St., noon to 6 p.m.

•Dec. 8 – Moses Brown School, Alumni Hall, 250 Lloyd Ave., 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Foundry, 235 Promenade St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Dec. 9 – Sigma Lambda Upsilon, MET School, 362 Dexter St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Dec. 10 – St. Pius V Church, 55 Elmhurst Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Dec. 11 – Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Dec. 12 – United Way-Jewish Family Service, 229 Waterman St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Regency, donor coach, One Regency Plaza, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

•Dec. 13 – Miriam Hospital, donor coach, 164 Summit Ave., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

•Dec. 14 – Textron Chamber of Commerce School, 130 Broadway, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Miriam Hospital, donor coach, 164 Summit Ave., 3 to 7 p.m.

•Dec. 16 – Compare Food Supermarket, donor coach, 863 Broad St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Dec. 17 – Beneficent Congregational Church, 300 Weybosset St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Dec. 18 – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, 299 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to noon; 222 Richmond St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Dec. 19 – Classical High School, 770 Westminster St., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Narragansett Bay Commission, One Service Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, 200 High Service Ave., 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

•Dec. 21 – Pleasant View School, 50 Obediah Brown Rd., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

•Dec. 22 – Blockbuster Video, donor coach, 1224 North Main St., 3 to 7 p.m.

•Dec. 26 – Providence Public Library, donor coach, 225 Washington St.; Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grille, donor coach, 505 Silver Spring Ave., 4 to 8 p.m.

•Dec. 27 – RIBC, 405 Promenade St., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Rhode Island and Hasbro hospitals, cafeteria, 593 Eddy St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

•Dec. 28 – Rhode Island and Hasbro hospitals, cafeteria, 593 Eddy St., 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.

•Dec. 29 – YMCA, 438 Hope St., noon to 3 p.m.

•Dec. 30 – Borders, Providence Place mall donor coach, 142 Providence Place, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Dec. 31 – St. Lawrence Church, school gym, 624 Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Health screenings and flu clinic: Free health screenings and a flu clinic are scheduled for today from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at South Providence Neighborhood Ministries, 747 Broad St.

The diabetes support groups in English and Spanish will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. with Family Van staff and Dr. Esperanza Gomez.

For information, call Bobbi Houllahan at (401) 461-7509.

Public forum: Providence Mayor David M. Cicilline and the National Council of Jewish Women, Rhode Island Section, are sponsoring a forum on the global problem of human trafficking today at 7 p.m. in the Providence Marriot, One Orms St.

For information, call Toby Rossner at (401) 521-5965 or e-mail tobyross@cox.net.

Film festival: A coalition of Brown University student groups and departments including Amnesty International, Hillel, UNICEF and the president’s office will host Brown’s second annual Human Rights Film Festival from Thursday through Sunday.

Six films will be screened.

The schedule:

Thursday, 9 p.m. — Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Turnley and Boston Globe photojournalist Bill Greene will speak on the power of media in activism. List Art Building, Room 120.

Friday, 8 p.m. — Screening of Deadline (death penalty in the U.S.) followed by discussion with Phyllis Goldfarb, Boston College law professor. MacMillan Hall, Room 117.

Saturday, 2 p.m. — Screening of Favela Rising (international drug trade) followed by discussion with filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist. Salomon Center, Room 001.

Saturday, 4:30 p.m. — Screening of Lord of War (international arms trade). Salomon Center, Room 001.

Saturday, 7 p.m. — Guy Jacobson, founder of Priority Films, and Jesse Sage, former executive director of the American Anti-Slavery Group, will speak on human trafficking. Salomon Center, Room 001

Sunday, 2 p.m. — Screening of State of Denial (AIDS in South Africa) followed by panel on medicine and human rights in Africa. Salomon Center, Room 001.

Sunday, 4: 30 p.m. — Screening of Black Gold (exploitation of Ethiopian coffee farmers) followed by discussion with Erbin Crowell, domestic fair trade manager for equal exchange.

For information, including a schedule, visit www.students.brown.edu/HRF.

Brown University Orchestra: The orchestra will perform works by Bernstein, Williams, Lehar and other American and Viennese favorites, directed by Paul Phillips, on Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in Sayles Hall.

General admission is $10; $5 for students. Tickets are available at the Orwig Music Building, One Young Orchard Ave., or at the door one hour before the performance.

For information, call (401) 863-3234.

Performance at Food Bank: Bill Harley, a songwriter, entertainer, author and children’s performer, with Len Cabral and Keith Munslow, will perform on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Ave.

Ticket sales, including proceeds from the sales of books and recordings, will benefit the Food Bank.

Alan Shawn Feinstein has offered the Food Bank a challenge grant to encourage parents and children to attend the performance. Feinstein will match each ticket sold, dollar for dollar, donating an extra $10 for each ticket sold, up to a total of $10,000.

Tickets are $10. For information, call (401) 942-6325 or visit www.rifoodbank.org.

North Providence children: North Providence Child Outreach, 2240 Mineral Spring Ave., is offering free screenings for North Providence children between ages 3 and 5.

For an appointment, call Leslie Desjarlais at (401) 233-1110, ext. 4531.

North Providence is accepting applications for its integrated preschool program.

For an application, visit the North Providence School Department, 2240 Mineral Spring Ave., or call (401) 233-1110 ext. 4523.