On Martin Luther King Jr. day this year, President Rebecca Chopp addressed the college on King’s philosophy and called us to incorporate justice, love, and hope into our community moving forward. Read an essay developed from her remarks.
“In response to the current drug war in his home country, Colombia, Deivid Rojas ’11 decided to begin a program, Taller de Paz — meaning “workshop for peace” in Spanish — that would provide internally displaced youth with a safe space to use art as a means of expression and empowerment.
A team of four Swarthmore students, Rojas, Alex Frye ’11, Camila Leiva ’09 and Andres Freire ’10, along with the organization Conciencia Social — Spanish for “social conscience” — launched Taller de Paz in Bogotá, Colombia last summer.
The project has three specific goals: Give refugees access to safe spaces and educational tools, teach them specific skill sets in the areas of technology and teamwork, and guide them through the development of a final project that uses all the skills they’ve learned.” … Read the full story by MENGHAN JIN at the Phoenix Published January 28, 2010
…will appear on this site starting Spring 2010.
Some events will also be posted on the main English Literature webpage.
Please look for posts & news this Spring!
Also check out the new English Majors’ page: see the link on the main English Literature page.
a series of monthly talks at Providence Friends Meeting,
FREE and open to the public
Jan 24, Feb 28, March 21, April 18, and May 23, 2010
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“Is this ‘bad karma’ catching up with us? Why haven’t we solved the problem of evil in the world? What was Jesus saying about how to solve it? Is there anything I can do?”
Come join us as SAM CALDWELL shares some provocative reflections about faith, inspiration, and practice in these challenging times.
A Quaker business owner and grandfather of five, Sam spent a year protesting gun violence with others in front of Colosimo’s gun shop in Philadelphia. Colosimo’s, as a result of the protests and subsequent investigations, closed its doors and is out of business. He will speak about his inspiration for this action, one victory against violence, and his vision for a new world order.
if a person would be brave, let her obey her conscience.”
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PROVIDENCE FRIENDS MEETING 105 North Providence Road Media, PA 19063 |
Coming nextFeb 28: Why Go Inside Prison? Mar 21: Can We Stop Paying for War? Apr 18: Free Trade or Fair Trade? May 23: Why Did They Refuse to Fight? |
Sponsored by the Peace and Social Action Committee of Providence Meeting.
First Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Peace Center
(Light Refreshments and after-film discussion,
occasional film short before feature film)
Co-sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community, 610.544.1818
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
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Dov Shinar
Ben Gurion University
“War Discourse, Peace Discourse: More of the Same?”
Analysis of media coverage of war leads to some conclusions and open questions on the role of the media in peace-building. Suggestions are offered for development of peace journalism and “common ground discourse.”
Monday, 25 January, 2010
4:15-5:30 pm
Benham Gateway Conference Room (Admissions Building)
Bryn Mawr College
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Directions: http://www.brynmawr.edu/campus/visiting.shtml
For more information, visit www.aschcenter.org.
Due to weather conditions, this event has been rescheduled for April 22, 2010.
Black Power Panel
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 p.m. Science Center 101
“Black power represents one of the most enduring and controversial stories of racial tumult, social protest, and political upheaval of our time, complete with a cast of tragic and heroic historical characters: Black Muslims, FBI agents, Martin Luther King Jr., Black Panthers, Carmichael, Lyndon B. Johnson, the New Left, and Fidel Castro all play major and minor parts in the era this movement helped define. Black power’s reach was global, spanning continents and crossing oceans.”
– Peniel Joseph, The
Chronicle Review 2006
Panel Participants:
Sponsored by Black Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Political Science, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, the Black Cultural Center, and the Dean’s Office for Multicultural Affairs
contact: Anna Everetts, Programs Office, Swarthmore College, aeveret1@swarthmore.edu
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 p.m. Science Center 101
“Black power represents one of the most enduring and controversial
stories of racial tumult, social protest, and political upheaval of our time,
complete with a cast of tragic and heroic historical characters: Black
Muslims, FBI agents, Martin Luther King Jr., Black Panthers, Carmichael,
Lyndon B. Johnson, the New Left, and Fidel Castro all play major and
minor parts in the era this movement helped define. Black power’s reach
was global, spanning continents and crossing oceans.” Peniel Joseph, The
Chronicle Review 2006
Panel Participants:
Sponsored by Black Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of
Political Science, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, the
Black Cultural Center, and the Dean’s Office for Multicultural Affairs
contact: Anna Everetts, Programs Office, Swarthmore College, aeveret1@swarthmore.edu