Calendar of Events

All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated!

January 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Project Day Event Listing

January 2008

Brown Bag Lunch Series
"Blue Eyed" - Film and discussion

January 10, 2008. 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Student Life Center conference room (SLC 309)
For over 30 years, Jane Elliott has been America’s most highly acclaimed diversity trainer. Her powerful and controversial “blue eye/brown eye” exercise has had a life-changing impact on thousands of schools, corporations and governments. In "Blue Eyed", we join a group of 40 teachers, police, school administrators and social workers in Kansas City - blacks, Hispanics, whites, women and men. The blue-eyed members are subjected to pseudo-scientific explanations of their inferiority, culturally biased IQ tests and blatant discrimination. In just a few hours under Elliott's withering regime, we watch grown professionals become despondent and distracted, stumbling over the simplest commands.

Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program Fundraising Dinner
January 11th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hauke Conference Room, Champlain College
Featuring delicious Nepalese and Indian Cuisine with entertainment by the Tibetan Association of Vermont, UVM's JEH Kulu West African Dance, and more!
Tickets: $15/adult; $10/student; $8/child (children under five free)
For tickets or more information, please contact Deirdre Smith at 338-4633

International Club
January 14, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom, Champlain College
All are welcome!

OSDI Relaxation Zone
January 18, 2008
SLC Fireside Lounge
8:00 pm
Come relax with OSDI before the Friday Night Movie, solve a puzzle, make art or have a snack.

Friday Night Movie - "Ghandi" Film and Discussion
January 18, 2008
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Student Life Center, Fireplace Lounge
A critical masterpiece, Ghandi is an intriguing story about activism, politics, religious tolerance and freedom. But at the center of it all is an extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence, and set an entire nation free. (Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures)

In Their Own Words: A Refugee Art Exhibit
January 21, 2008.
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fireside Lounge, Champlain College
A collection of stories and images from refugees settled in Vermont. Click here for more. (Image courtesy of www.civilisations.ca)

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Martin Luther King Jr. Project: Be the Dream, Be the Change!

A full day of workshops and presentations on January 21, 2008. Other activities and events will occur throughout the entire week. For more information please contact Candace Taylor at the Center for Service and Civic Engagement at 802-865-5443. Click here for a full list of events.

MLK Speaker
"Let Freedom Ring: An Evening with Martin Luther King Jr."
Starring Brother Moses
January 21, 2008.
5:45 pm. Hauke Conference Room, Champlain College
Experience the adventure and life of Martin Luther King Jr., from his childhood, through the civil rights movement to his untimely death. Dr. King was one of the most prolific leaders of our time and Brother Moses is the most hightly touted portrayer of Dr. King. Brother Moses weaves the story of Dr. King with character portrayals, songs, and Dr. King's most magnificent speeches and sermons.

MLK Project Movie Night
"The N Word - Divided We Stand" - FIlm and Discussion.
January 22, 2008.
5:30 pm. Hauke 005, Champlain College.
(Discussion facilitated by Angela Batista (Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion) and Candace Taylor (Center for Service and Civic Engagement.)
Easily one of the most inflammatory, shocking and historic words in the English language, the N word has smoldered in the American psyche for over a century. It has morphed from a source of hate, degradation and embarrasment to a term of endearment used amongst the many races of young people. But is that OK? Surf the web or eavsdrop in the lunchroom and you will find the N word is alive. Has overuse removed its horrific origins? Has it lost its power to insult and enrage? Given the word's continually shifting use, "The N Word" is a brave and bold confrontation of the taboo, exploring the history and relevance of the word and the social status within and between races. The N word ignites conversation. Let the debate begin! (Image courtesy of Urban Works)

"I Have a Dream!" Film and Discussion
January 24, 2008.
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Student Life Center Conference Room (SLC 309)
"I have a dream today..." On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King spoke these words as he addressed a crowd of more than 200,000 civil rights protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Two months earlier, President John Kennedy had sent a civil rights bill to Congress, but it was struck down. Although Kennedy was concerned about the possibility of widespread violence during this protest, he realized he was powerless to stop it and embraced the movement instead. Known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," the country expected to hear King deliver strong words to his opponents. Instead, his "I Have A Dream" speech was one of heartfelt passion and poetic eloquence that still echoes in our memory.

**For a complete list of workshops and events for The Martin Luther King Junior Project, please click here!

International Club
January 28, 2008.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom.
All are welcome!

February 2008 - Black History Month Celebration

Brown Bag Lunch Series

"America's Civil Rights Movement"
February 7, 2008
12:30pm - 1:45pm, SLC 309 (Conference Room)

Friday Night Movie - 8:30pm, Fireside Lounge
"The Pursuit of Happyness"
February 8, 2008

Social Change & Leadership Speakers' Panel
February 11, 2008. 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Hauke 005
Join members of the Champlain and local community to hear their stories of change, discuss the importance of civil service and how you can sustain being a change agent for any mission you choose.

Speakers:
Lashawn Sells – Director of Diversity & Equity for the Burlington School District.
Wanda Hines – Burlington Legacy Project and Social Equity Investment Project Coordinator
Ita Meno – Community Development Specialist CEDO / Center for Community and Neighborhoods
Hal Colston – Executive Director of Neighbor Keepers and Social Entrepenuer
Nancy Cathcart – Director of the Center for Service and Civic Engagement

Italian Student Dinner
February 13th, 2008
7pm, Fireside Lounge

Brown Bag Lunch Series

"Mighty Times: The Children's March"
February 15, 2008
12:30pm - 1:45pm, SLC 309 (Conference Room)

African-American Art Exhibit
February 18, 2008, 10:00am - 5:00pm. Hauke Lounge

Artist Richard Haynes' art features the Underground Railroad, Migrant Workers, Jazz, and the African-American family. A full day of exhibition, class lectures, demonstrations and a speech at 3:30pm.
To learn more about the artist visit www.haynesimages.com

Brown Bag Lunch Series

"Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks"
February 19, 2008
12:30pm - 1:45pm, SLC 309 (Conference Room)

Soul Food Dinner
February 19th, 2008
5:00 pm, IDX Dining Hall

Brown Bag Lunch Series

"A Place at the Table "
February 21, 2008
12:30pm - 1:45pm, SLC 309 (Conference Room)

Friday Night Movie - 8:30pm, Fireside Lounge
"The Last King of Scotland "
February 22, 2008

Buffalo Soldier Contributions
10th Calvary Regiment U.S. Army (co-sponsored with UVM)
Dr. Frank N. Schubert
February 27, 2008.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sugar Maple Room, 400 Davis Center, UVM
Free and Open to the Public
From 1909 to 1913 the 10th Cavalry Regiment, made up of African American enlisted men and white officers, was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont. The 10th was one of four regiments made up of African American soldiers known as "buffalo soldiers." These regiments served in major Indian campaigns in the West and in the wars in Cuba and in the Philippines. This talk will explore buffalo soldier contributions to national expansion across the continent and beyond, look at the unusual conditions of their service, and examine the lives of the men and their families. It will also look at relations between the soldiers and the mythology that has grown up around them. (Image courtesy of www.buffalosoldiers.com)

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March 2008 - Women's Herstory Celebration

International Club
March 3, 2008.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom.
All are welcome!

Women and Music: A Journey With Jenni Johnson and the Jazz Junketeers
March 5, 2008.
6:00 pm, Alumni Auditorium
Join Jenni Johnson & the Jazz Junketeers for an evening of music celebrating women during March for Women's History Month. You will be entertained with music that goes back to early 1900's to present. Artist like 'Ma' Rainey, Bessie, Holiday, Cole, Patsy, Mitchell, Flack, Hill, King, Nora Jones, Aretha, 60’s female musical groups and others. Joins us and travel through history to the sounds of Jazz, Country, R&B, soul and much more. A special appearance by the Champlain College Music Makers!

Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Women in Prison" Film and Discussion.
March 6, 2008
12:30 - 1:45 pm, SLC 309
For years, they were a tiny fraction of America's prison population. But now, the number of women behind bars is growing substantially, and the penal system is ill-equipped to deal with them. Within any prison's walls, daily life among gangbangers and drugs causes fear and anxiety. But for female convicts, there is the added pain of days spent worrying about their children. Many female prisoners are single parents whose children are cast into the abuse-ridden child-welfare system when they are incarcerated. It's a revealing look at a little-known aspect of the justice system.

Friday Night Movie - "Real Women Have Curves" Film and Discussion.
March 10, 2008
8:30 pm, Fireside Lounge
Should Ana leave home, go to college and experience life? Or stay home, get married, and keep working in her sister's struggling garment factory? It may seem like an easy decision, but for 18 year-old Ana, every choice she makes this summer will change her life. Right now, she may be making clothes for less shapely women. But Ana is about to discover that real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life, and above all have curves! (Image courtesy of HBO Films)

International Club
March 10, 2008.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom.
All are welcome!

Lyn Blackwell on Clarina Howard Nichols & the campaign for women's rights in the 1850's
March 17, 2008 at 3:30pm.
Hauke Family Campus Center, Room 005
Explore the origins of Nichol’s extraordinary political career and her relationship with the broader campaign for women’s rights in the 1850’s with Lyn Blackwell as your guide. A Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by Champlain College’s Counseling Department. For more details, please call Janine Allo at 802-651-5484. (Free/open to the public!)

International Club
March 17, 2008.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom.
All are welcome!

Italian Student Community Dinner
March 17, 2008.
7:00 pm - Fireside Lounge

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt"- Film Discussion
March 19, 2008.

6:00 pm - Alumni Auditorium
Film and discussion with Darryl Hunt and his lawyer of 20 years, Mark Rabil
This exclusive portrait of a harrowing wrongful conviction offers a provocative and haunting examination of a community–and a criminal justice system–subject to racial bias and tainted by fear. “The Trials of Darryl Hunt” offers a deeply personal story of a wrongfully convicted man, who spent twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Discussion with Mr. Hunt & Mr. Rabil immediately following the film. (Image courtesy of www.darrylhuntproject.org)

Brown Bag Lunch Series - Darryl Hunt Student Luncheon (by invitation only)
March 20, 2008

International Club
March 24, 2008.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Hauke Boardroom.
All are welcome!

Communicating Across Differences with Dr. Shakti Butler
March 26, 2008.
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hauke Conference Room (co-sponsored with UVM and St. Michael's College)
Have you ever felt uncomfortable having a conversation about race? How do you communicate with someone who is different than you? Join Dr. Shakti Butler for a film and discussion about how to communicate across differences and transform your organization or community. (Free/open to the public!)

OSDI/Sodexho Student Dinner
March 27, 2008.
5:00pm, Tower Room (Dining Hall)

Friday Night Movie - "Iron Jawed Angels"
March 28, 2008
8:30 pm, Fireside Lounge
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a fresh and contemporary look at a pivotal event in American history, telling the true story of how a pair of defiant and brilliant young activists took the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. (Image courtesy of HBO Films)

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