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Interfaith
Interfaith Peacemaking: Healing the World Najeeba Syeed-Miller
MCC Theater
Professor Syeed-Miller will discuss the building blocks for making peace between and among diverse communities. As an experienced peacemaker, she will provide real life examples and stories to illustrate how interfaith leaders can model mediation techniques in their work. Join us for an evening of inspiring conversation and build your own toolbox for making peace every day. Co-sponsored by the University Religious Center Interfaith Fund.
Cup of Culture
Linsanity
MCC Theater
In 2012, Jeremy Lin scored more points in his first five NBA starts than any other player within the NBAs modern era; obliterating stereotypes along the way. This film chronicles Lin’s inspirational story long before that fateful month; at a time when Lin was constantly facing adversity in his career and struggling to find a place in a league that didn’t want him while never wavering on his hope for an opportunity. Evan Jackson Leong, 88min., English, 2013, USA.
Art Exhibit
Bliggity Black: Blacker Than Black Mahader Tesfai
MCC Lounge
Eritrean artist Mahader Tesfai will be having a solo exhibition of his newest mixed-media artwork, from 2011-2013. Mahader is best known for his colorful works on canvas and wood that combine paint, ink, and collage to create powerful images of Africans. Using overlapping faces and bodies, this show explores a beautiful spectrum of African identities while constructing images of resistance and power. Co-sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Race Matters Series
Deconstructing Images of African Americans in the Media Byron Hurt
MCC Lounge
Award-winning filmmaker, Byron Hurt, will discuss how he uses film to deconstruct, critique, and raise awareness about the images of African Americans in the media. Hurt will show clips from his films Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, Barack & Curtis, and Soul Food Junkies to analyze gender and class representations as well as health and wellness as it relates to African Americans.
Co-sponsored by American Cultures & Global Contexts; AntiRacism, Inc.; the Black Student Union; and the Center for Black Studies Research.
