2011-12 Events

For information about events sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Social Justice, please contact Armenta Hinton at hintona@susqu.edu.

SPRING 2012

January

Volunteer Fair

Jan. 17, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Degenstein Campus Center
Open to the campus community

MLK Winter Convocation

"Nurture the Dream—Diminish the Fear"
Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
Degenstein Center Theater

Susquehanna University will celebrate the legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an inspiring program of music and remarks. Barbara Love, Ph.D., professor emeriti of social justice education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, is the guest speaker for the event. A reception in the foyer will follow the convocation. Free and open to the public

Barbara Love, Guest Speaker

Love is a former teacher with an academic background in history and political science, who has worked closely with schools and school systems throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her education background includes teacher education and staff development, curriculum development, and multicultural organizational development. She consults internationally on empowerment of women, especially women of color; has published widely on issues such as internalized racism, self-knowledge for social justice educators, building alliances for change, and black identity development; and is greatly sought after as a keynote speaker for NGO Forums and leadership conferences dealing with multicultural organizational development and social change. 

MLK Advocacy Awareness Day

Jan. 21, 1:20–4 p.m.
Degenstein Campus Center
Open to the campus community

Chapel Service Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan. 22, 11 a.m.
Weber Chapel

The service will feature hymns that were favorites of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in addition to readings by and about Dr. King.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

In conjunction with its Martin Luther King commemorations, Susquehanna University sponsors an annual essay contest for high school students. The winner is invited to read their essay as part of the Winter Convocation program. 

February

Alain Leroy Locke Lecture

Screening--Crusade for Justice

April Martin, an activist and visual artist, and Paul Hill, an accomplished editor and filmmaker, will present a film screening, Crusade for Justice. This is a feature-length documentary about police brutality, racism and injustice in Cincinnati, Ohio. It focuses on the death of Roger Owensby Jr. and Timothy Thomas at the hands of the Cincinnati Police Department. Set against the backdrop of an economic boycott and a federal investigation into the city's policing practices, the documentary examines Cincinnati's attempts to confront and resolve its long-standing problems of police brutality and issues of social justice.

Feb. 6
Isaacs Auditorium, Seibert Hall
4:30 p.m.

March

Tunnel of Oppression

The Tunnel of Oppression program is designed to create an awareness of different types of oppression, and its effects within society and the campus community. The primary goal of the project is to challenge the senses and feelings of participants in a safe environment.

March 13, 14, 15
Meeting Rooms 3-5
4-9 p.m. 

 

FALL 2011

September

Metamorphosis Performing Company

MPC performs Strange Like Me, an interactive theatrical presentation that involves the audience and cast in provocative scenes.  Perspectives faculty are encouraged to attend this performance, which provides a relevant platform for subsequent dialogue on inclusion and the first-year experience.

Said a first-year student, "It was so real, I almost forgot it was theater; don't miss it!" 

Sept. 7, 8 
Weber Chapel
7-8 p.m. 

Peer Mentoring Training / Mentoring for Retaining Students and Building a Successful Community

Maurice (Tony) Davis, counselor, Student Success Center, Montgomery County Community College, and Wayne Jackson, director of multi-cultural academic and support services, University of Central Florida, will conduct trainings.  Participants wil learn mentoring skills and procedures in order to develop a well-planned mentoring program for the retention and sustainability of minority students. 

Sept. 9   

SDR 1-3

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sept. 10/ Mentor Training

SDR 2-3

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

Community Dialogues: A collaborative Series on Race and Ethnicity

The following events are sponsored by CARE (Community Alliance for Respect and Equality), Bloomsburg University, Bucknell University, Susquehanna University and Geisinger Health System.

TIM WISE LECTURE

Anti-racism activist and author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial  Equity; Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama; Speaking Treason Fluently, and White Like ME: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

Sept. 13

Campus Theater, Market Street, Lewisburg

7 p.m.

 

SCREENING--COLORBLIND: THE RISE OF POST-RACIAL POLITICS AND THE RETREAT FROM RACIAL EQUITY

Discussion after the film with Dr. Ramsaran, head of the Department of Sociology at Susquehanna University

Sept. 14

Stretansky Concert Hall

7 p.m.

 

INTER-AFFINITY WORKSHOP ON RACE/PRIVILEGE

Sept. 17

Bucknell University, Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

October

Activist in Residence--Kimberly Dark

Kimberly Dark is a writer, mother, performer, and professor.  She is the author if five award-winning solo performance scripts, and her poetry and prose appear in a number of publications.  For more than 10 years, Kimberly has inspired audiences in well-known theaters, esteemed universities and fabulous festivals.  She tours widely in North America and Europe--anywhere an audience loves a well-told story.  Kimberly's shows have twice been named on Curve magazine's top-ten performances of the year.  In 2010, Campus Pride named her as one of the 25 "Best of the Best" speakers and performers on college campuses.

Oct. 3-6

Campus-wide

 

Performance
Oct. 5
Isaacs Auditorium, Seibert Hall
7 p.m. 

Matt Glowacki

Diversity According to South Park and Family Guy

Matt is a diversity professional touring the country and giving presentations to audiences of all ages about three sectors that are of particular interest to him: "able-ism," "look-ism," and racism.  He helps audiences understand the dangers of the words we use in labeling others, and that we all are very similar despite what we might look like on the outside.

Oct. 11

Faylor Hall

8 p.m.

  

November

Oxfam Hunger Banquet

Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than an Oxfam American Hunger Banquet event.  Organizers and participants alike can experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in the world.  Here's how it works: Guests draw tickets at random that assign them each to either a high-, middle- or low-income tier, based on the latest statistics about the number of people living in poverty.  Each income level receives a corresponding meal.  Guests can also assume characterizations that describe the situation of a specific person at the income level to which they've been assigned.  Finally, all guests are invited to share their thoughts after the meal. 

After an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet event, few participants leave with full stomachs, but all possess a greater understanding of hunger and poverty--and will feel motivated to do something about it. (Text adapted from Oxfam International)

Nov. 14

Meeting Rooms 1-5

7-9 p.m.

 

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Suleyman Schwartz is an American journalist, columnist and author.  He has been published in a variety of outlets, perhaps most notably The Wall Street Journal.  His background is on the political left, and much of his recent journalism has focused on America's new fear industry, Islamophobia.

Nov. 1

Isaacs Auditorium, Seibert Hall
4:30 p.m.