Please join me in congratulating Anna Everetts (Administrative Assistant for the Programs Office), who has been awarded the 2012 Judy Lord Award.

The Judy Lord Endowment was established in 2004 by anonymous donors who are friends of the College. The endowment memorializes Judy Lord’s enthusiasm and community spirit and is a reward for hard work and contributions to Swarthmore College life. Earnings from the Judy Lord endowment are awarded to academic departmental administrative assistants with tenure of 10 or more years at the College.

Anna was also a recipient of this award in 2011.  This remarkable concurrent recognition is a testament to her hard work on behalf of programs at the college. Congratulations, Anna!

A Lecture by Ahmed Salah, Egyptian activist and key planner of the January 2011 protests in Tahir Square

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

4:30 p.m.

Science Center 101

Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies, sponsors include: the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, the President’s Office, Intercultural Center, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and the departments of Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science, History and Religion, and

the Swarthmore College Library

Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Swarthmore Friends Meeting House

Join George Lakey (Lang Research Fellow and Visiting Professor), Gwen Snyder ’08, Sharon Gunther, Jonah Schwartz ’15, Jim MacMillan (Independent Journalist and Visiting Professor) as they reflect upon their involvement with the Occupy Movement. This event is sponsored by the Political Science Department, Peace and Conflict Studies and Quakers on Campus.

Monday February 20, 2012

7:00PM

Science Center 183

As part of Afro-Latino Series, Enlace presents Precious Knowledge: a documentary chronicling the fight for Ethnic Studies in Arizona. The film provides an insider’s perspective to a historic battle over civil rights as the student leaders in Tucson High fight to save their classes. Join filmmaker Erin McGinnis as she discusses various issues including the recent banning of Ethnic Studies in Arizona. This event is sponsored by the Departments of Education, Latin American Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, as well as the Intercultural Center.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:30 pm, Science Ctr 101

Join Egyptian activist, Ahmed Salah, key planner of the January 2011 protests in Tahrir Square, to learn about his firsthand experiences and reflections about events in Egypt. Ahmed is the founder of the Activism Research Center and serves as Coordinator of the Egyptian Coalition of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.  This event is organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and sponsored by The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, the President’s Office, Intercultural Center, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and the departments of Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science, History and Religion, and the Swarthmore College Library.

Spring Lobby Weekend 2012 (March 17-20), sponsored by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (http://fcnl.org/issues/checkbook/), is a unique (and affordable!) opportunity for young people, to come to Washington, gain training in lobbying and policy issues, learn about FCNL, and lobby your representatives and senators. Interested in learning more? Join Quakers on Campus and their guest speaker, Matt Southworth, Legislative Associate Foreign Policy tonight, February 2, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the Swarthmore Friends Meeting.