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Hello all,
This is at our PW CAMPUS, so if you live in the vicinity please
try to attend.
--Collette
THE LOVING STORY - Special screening and reception at PWC, Sun,
Feb 10 at 3pm
Please join us on Sunday, February 10, at 3:00pm, at the Prince
William
Campus, for a special screening and reception for THE LOVING STORY
as
part of the Immigration and Human Rights Film Series and Black
History
Month celebration.
THE LOVING STORY is a story of love and the struggle for dignity
set
against a backdrop of historic anti-miscegenation sentiments in
the U.S.
The documentary is the definitive account of Loving v. Virginia –
the
landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial
marriage. Married in Washington, D.C., in 1958, the Lovings
returned
home to Virginia where their marriage was declared illegal - he
was
White, and she was Black and Native American. THE LOVING STORY
takes us
behind the scenes of the legal challenges and the emotional
turmoil
while documenting a seminal moment in history and reflecting a
timely
message of marriage equality in a personal, human love story.
The screening is free and open to public with a light reception
provided. A question-and-answer session immediately follows the
film.
For your information, here's a review of the details:
Event: THE LOVING STORY
Date: Sunday, February 10
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Verizon Auditorium, Prince William Campus
Take the Prince William Shuttle for transportation between the
Fairfax
and Prince William Campuses. For the Prince William Shuttle
schedule,
please visit
http://shuttle.gmu.edu/pwshuttle.htm
The event is sponsored by University Life - Prince William Campus,
Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education, the
Campus
Climate Committee, Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
&
Questioning Resources, Weekends, African and African American
Studies
For more information, please contact Jackie Inskeep at
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On 1/29/2013 3:04 PM, K. Collette
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Hello all,
Here is a
list of event for the upcoming months.
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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
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Charvis V. Campbell
Assistant Dean, University Life
Prince William Campus
George Mason University
703.993.8373 - office