Hello all, Here isa list of event for the upcoming months. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Spring Events Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:46:08 -0500 From: Mika'il Petin <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Mika'il Petin <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Hello everyone: Welcome to the new semester. I hope the winter break was relaxing for each of you. Please see a brief list of highlighted events coming up this semester: 1) Tonight, 1/29/2013, the Evening of Reflection to commemorate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event will take place at 6:00PM in Dewberry Hall of the Johnson Center. President Angel Cabrera is the featured speaker. See more information at this website: http://mlkday.onmason.com/ Also, please register her: http://2013mlk.eventbrite.com/# 2) Our W.E.B. DuBois Lecture will be held on Tuesday February 12th at 1:30PM in the Edwin Meese III Conference Room, Mason Hall. This year's featured speaker will be Thomas J. Sugrue, David Boies Professor of History and Sociology and Director of the Penn Social Science and Policy Forum at the University of Pennsylvania. The title of his talk is: "The Problem of the Twenty-First Century? Race and Inequality from DuBois to Obama." Also, please join us at 12:00PM on 2/12 in the Robeson Room for a light lunch with Professor Sugrue. 3) The Black History Month calendar is available on the website of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME). See the events here: http://odime.gmu.edu/bhm/ 4) AAAS and the Ali Vural Ak Center for Islamic Studies will cosponsor the screening of the historical documentary, Prince among Slaves (2007). This film, which is based upon the book written by Terry Alford, recounts the true story of an African Muslim prince who was captured and sold into slavery in the American South. The screening and talk will take place on Tuesday February 12th at 3:00PM until 5:00PM in Research Hall, Room 163. More information about the film can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Among_Slaves_(film) 5) On Thursday, February 21st, Tricia Rose will be the Black History Month keynote speaker. Her talk is titled, ?Love Always Shines?: Making Just, Black Communities and Why They Matter." This event will be held from 7:00PM until 9:00PM in the Bistro, Johnson Center. This event is sponsored by ODIME. 6) Wellness, Alcohol, and Violence Education and Services (WAVES) will host an event, "Identity, Body Image, and Nutrition: How Food and Culture Intersect in the Black Community" on Thursday, February 28th. The location will be Johnson Center, Room F (336), and the time will be 7:00PM until 9:00PM. 7) The annual Sojourner Truth lecture will take place on Tuesday March 5th from 3:00PM until 5:00PM in the Meese Room, Mason Hall. This year's featured speaker is the Honorable Helen Shores Lee, and the title of her talk is: "Journey to Equality: Reflections of Growing Up in Bham during the Civil Rights Movement." There will be a book-signing to follow her talk. AAAS and Women and Gender Studies are the cosponsors. We hope to see you at all, or at least some, of the events. Please share this information with your students, colleagues, and peers. Good luck as you progress through the semester! Best regards, MP -- Mika'il Petin 703.993.4080