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I am a bit late sending this out but here it is. --Collette -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Upcoming Events Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:32:43 -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: I would like to make you aware of a few events coming up today, tomorrow, and next week: "Sexversations: Gender Violence in Communities of Color" February 27, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Johnson Center, George's Restaurant Wellness, Alcohol and Violence Education and Services (WAVES) staff will facilitate an activity-based interactive program and discussion encouraging real talk about sex, intimacy, relationships, safety, and sexuality to open students? minds and help them set high standards for their sex lives. Sponsored by Wellness, Alcohol, and Violence Education and Services. Point-of-Contact (POC): Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Multicultural Education, (703) 993-2700 "Identity, Body Image, and Nutrition: How Food and Culture Intersect in the Black Community" February 28, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Johnson Center, Meeting Room C (Third Floor) This program will showcase how nutritional choices are influenced by culture in the black community. Topics will include the history of soul food and the family ties it represents, perception of what a healthy body looks like, prevalence of diabetes and high blood pressure, and so forth. Sponsored by Wellness, Alcohol, and Violence Education and Services. POC:Angela Johnson, [log in to unmask], (703) 993-3690, or the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Multicultural Education, (703) 993-2700 Sojourner Truth Lecture Series: "Journey to Equality: Reflections on growing up in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement" March 5, 2013 at 3:00PM Meese Room, Mason Hall (Reception to follow in Meese Atrium) This year's guest lecturer will be author and judge, Honorable Helen Shores Lee. African and African American Studies and Women and Gender Studies are the sponsors. POC: Tashia Harris, [log in to unmask], (703) 993-2896, or MP, [log in to unmask], 703.993.4080 "FAMS Visiting Filmmakers Series: Reportero and Bernardo Ruiz" March 6, 2013 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm Johnson Center, Cinema Reportero follows veteran reporter Sergio Haro and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they stubbornly ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for the media. In Mexico, more than 50 journalists have been slain or have vanished since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon came to power and launched a government offensive against the country's powerful drug cartels and organized crime groups. As the drug war intensifies and the risks of the journalists become greater, will the free press be silenced? Film and Media Studies, (703) 993-2768, [log in to unmask] "Special Cultural Studies Event: An Evening with Barbara Ehrenreich" March 7, 2013 at 4:30 pm Johnson Center, Cinema Prolific author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich will visit Mason and discuss new social movements and prospects for a politics of social equality in the age of "sped-up capitalism" and social media. Cultural Studies, [log in to unmask], (703) 993-2851 -- Please consider attending these events, and by all means, share this information with your colleagues and students. Thank you for your time. MP -- Mika'il A. Petin [log in to unmask] 703.993.4080