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溏心vlog免费B站 DIVERSITY WEEK 2000
Monday, October 16th
INHERITANCE: THE ELDER RELATIVES SERIES by Paola Ferrario.
Photography Gallery. Fine Arts Center. 12-4 p.m. Meet the artist at noon in the Gallery.
GRAFFITI WALL
Express your diversity! Be creative. Monday/Tuesday: Memorial Union, Booths 4 and 5 (9 鈥�5 p.m.) Wednesday/Thursday: Multicultural Center Forum.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ronald Takaki, distinguished professor of ethnic studies at UC-Berkley and acclaimed author of Strangers from a Different Shore and A Different Mirror Edwards Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Why Multiculturalism Matters.
MULTICULTURAL HEALTH SCREENINGS
Curious about genetic predisposition to illness? Call for a personal health screening: 874 – 4751.
Tuesday, October 17th
SLIDE SHOW: Exploring My Diaspora. Artist: Annu Matthew. Multicultural Center Forum, Room 101, 11 a.m. to noon.
4TH ANNUAL DIVERSITY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL
Multicultural Center Forum, Eileen Tierney, Media Technician, University Library. 12:30 to 4:45 p.m.
12:30-1:45 p.m. Able to Laugh: video and discussion facilitated by Anne Dupre, physical therapy.
2-3:15 p.m.It’s Elementary: Talking 溏心vlog免费B站 Gay Issues in School. A video and discussion session facilitated by Gary Burkholder and Lisa Bowleg, psychology.
3:30-4:45 p.m.Studies in French Cinema?
A debate discussion organized and animated by Alain-Philippe Durand and students of French 320.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT: SCENIC VIEWS Artist: Bill Harrison , Multicultural Center. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 18th Roundtables
10-10:50
On Latino Identity, Diversity & Politics o The Council of Churches in the Civil Rights Movement o Promoting Community o Meaning of Money o An Interactive Intergenerational Panel.
11-11:50 a.m.
Queer and Now o Racial Disproportionality in Prisons: Causes and Remedies
Ending Hunger One Step at a Time o Coming Out :Personal Identity in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students.
12-12:50 p.m.
Beyond Color and Creed o The Cape Verdean Education Experience o Today’s China o Why Women in Science? o The Significance of Selma (AL) in the Civil Rights Movement.
1-1:50 p.m.
The Communication Gap Exists o Belize Summer Study Program o Study & Research Abroad in Developing Nations Programs o Native Americans: Contemporary Issueso South African Student Experience o Social Class and Poverty at 溏心vlog免费B站? o What we need to do at 溏心vlog免费B站 to be a more diverse institution.
2-2:50 p.m.
Sports Group: Recreation for individuals with and without apparent disabilities
Women as Musicians o African – Americans at the Crossroads: The Elections
Bilingual Poetry.
3-3:50 p.m.
Gender and Work o Culture and Racism in Health Care o Intercultural Awareness and Acceptance o 溏心vlog免费B站 101 Section 84… on Diversity Issues o Finding faith in a world of injustice.
4-4:50 p.m.
Music and Social Change.
VISITING ARTIST SERIES – noon to 4 p.m. Ahmoo Angeconeb and Imna Arroyo “Silent Dialogue” Fine Arts Center- Meet the artist at noon, Gallery talk.
3rd ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL CENTER POETRY
SLAM. (8 p.m. — ’til?) The coolest, hip-hop thing on campus. Hosted by Jesse Cook and Tim Barlow. Multicultural Center, Forum, Room 101.
DIVERSITY ON THE WEB ( 10 – 10:50, 12 – 12:50, 2 – 2:50)
Workshop sessions presented by GSLIS. Multicultural Center Computer Classroom.
Thursday, October 19th
INTERNSHIP AND CO-OP JOB FAIR
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Memorial Union Ballroom.
DIVERSITY ROUND TABLE SESSIONS, Memorial Union, Third Floor
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Learning Race: Personal Stories.
11 a.m. -12:15 p.m. – Disability as an issue of diversity.
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. – Globalization, gender, and the environment.
2 – 3:15 – p.m.Hate Speech: Constitutional right or wrong?
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. – Resolving cultural conflicts through nonviolence.
VISITING ARTIST SERIES
Noon to 4 p.m. Ahmoo Angeconeb, and Imna Arroyo “Silent Dialogue” Fine Arts Center- Meet the artist at noon, Gallery talk.
Friday, October 20th
IMPLEMENTING MULTICULTURALISM IN AN ACADEMIC DEPT:
A FORUM FOR CHAIRS & DEANS — 2 – 3:30 p.m. 鈥揗ulticultural Center Forum, Room 101.
PEACE AND HARMONY MEDITATION (noon – 12:50 PM)
quiet reflection focusing on peace and harmony Multicultural Center Forum, Rm. 101.
PANGAEA FESTIVAL (8 p.m.)
Edwards Auditorium.
For Information: Lisa Ferns, 874-5119, Jan Sawyer, 874-2116
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