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Monday, January 26:
FILM: A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
Part 1, We Were Warriors. One of a series of six documentaries describing the use of nonviolence and nonviolent social movements in altering power relationships, in transforming governance, and improving the quality of life for previously excluded populations among societies around the world. We Were Warriors discusses the campaign to desegregate the downtown Nashville business district during 1960 – an initiative regarded by King as a model for the civil rights movement. Bernard Lafayette Jr. who is now a distinguished scholar-in-residence and director of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies took part in the campaign and is interviewed in the film. After the screening, Lafayette will be available for questions-and-answers.
When: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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PERFORMANCE: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Born in Taiwan, choreographer Nai-Ni Chen melds American modern dance with the stoic discipline of Chinese classical arts. The dance company鈥檚 uniquely mesmerizing style brings audiences into a space beyond cultural boundaries.
When: 8 p.m.
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Tuesday, January 27
UNITY LUNCHEON: Keynote addresses by Victor Nussbaum, director 溏心vlog免费B站 Hillel Foundation and Nasser Zawia, associate professor biomedical sciences. To attend the luncheon, please contact Mailee Kue at maileekue@uri.edu or call 874-5829.
When: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
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MEET FACULTY OF COLOR AND FRIENDS
When: 5 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 28
FILM: The Road to Brown
The film examines the emergence of the system of segregation between whites and blacks in the United States during the 19th century; the erosion of black citizenship rights by the passage of “Jim Crow” legislation and the validation of the “separate but equal” doctrine by the U. S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). These prepared the way for the brilliant legal counteroffensive launched during the 20th century by the NAACP and culminating in the landmark Brown v. Topeka (KN) Board of Education decision (1954), reopening the path toward open education and civil rights for millions of systematically excluded Americans.
When: 4 to 6 p.m.
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Thursday, January 29
SONGS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Memorial Union, Main Lounge, across from Information Desk.
TRAINING IN KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE STRATEGIES
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When: 4 to 6 p.m.
Where: Multicultural Center Hardge Forum
Friday, January 30
PEACE AND HARMONY MEDITATION
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When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum.