TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 IS ELECTION DAY.
Current Events
Earth Day Celebration! Keeping Our Feet to the Fire Thurs., 4/22–8 p.m., CFA Hall
It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s Earth Day Celebration:
KEEPING OUR FEET TO THE FIRE:
JOINING ART AND SCIENCE TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Thursday, April 22 8 p.m. CFA Hall
The event will feature a world premier screening of Paul Horton’s film:
CONNECTIONS WITHIN A FRAGILE WORLD
There will also be a panel discussion asking the question: Are art and science natural allies in communicating environmental issues to the public?
Mmoderator Jeremy Isard ‘11, with panelists:
Godfrey Bourne, University Missouri St. Louis
Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections, Colorado
Cassie Meador, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington, D.C.
Barry Chernoff, Wesleyan University
We will award the Schumann Prize for Distinguished Environmental Stewardship to a member of the class of 2010.
An open reception will follow the event. So, please join us for EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010
This event is Free and Open to the Public
2010 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Thursday, April 22 8 p.m.
It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s Earth Day Celebration:
KEEPING OUR FEET TO THE FIRE:
JOINING ART AND SCIENCE TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Thursday, April 22 8 p.m. CFA Hall
The event will feature a world premier screening of Paul Horton’s film:
CONNECTIONS WITHIN A FRAGILE WORLD
There will also be a panel discussion asking the question: Are art and science natural allies in communicating environmental issues to the public? This will be moderated by Jeremy Isard ’11, with panelists:
Godfrey Bourne, University Missouri St. Louis
Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections, Colorado
Cassie Meador, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington, D.C.
Barry Chernoff, Wesleyan University
We will award the Schumann Prize for Distinguished Environmental Stewardship to a member of the class of 2010.
An open reception will follow the event. So, please join us for EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010
This event is Free and Open to the Public
Foreign Policy Discussion with Government Profs 4/15 at 4:15 p.m.
In celebration of WesFest, join Wesleyan Model United Nations and
Professors Giulio Gallarotti, Nancy Schwartz and Anne Peters, Government Department
for a wide-ranging discussion on the foreign policy challenges that confronted the new administration and how successfully President Obama responded to them. The speakers will give an in-depth analysis of President Obama’s foreign policy with a special focus on US-Arab and US-Israel relations.
Date: April 15 (Thursday) Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Location: PAC 001
Critical Condition: Health Care Reform Panel Discussion w/faculty and physicians
Critical Condition: A panel discussion focused on health care reform in the United States
March 24, 2010 7pm
Daniel Family Commons, 3rd floor of the Usdan University Center
The Usdan Common Connections Committee is happy to invite you to a panel discussion focusing on the current efforts to reform the health care system in the United States. Much of President Obama’s first year in Office and the 
first year of the Democrat controlled Congress has been focused on drafting a comprehensive health care reform bill. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed their own bills, however both have come under intense scrutiny from many different stakeholders. The state of Connecticut is also on the forefront of reform efforts at the state level and the panel will include policy experts and frontline personnel working to make Connecticut a model for the rest of the country to follow.
The panel will be comprised of Damien Sheehan-Connor, Wesleyan faculty in economics, Jill Zorn, Program Officer at Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, Dr. Michael Grey, Chief of Medicine at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, and Elizabeth Wiley, National Secretary, American Medical Student Association and Physicians for a National Health Program member and George Washington University School of Medicine student.
The panel will cover a broad range of topics and will debate approaches and outcomes in the development of the legislation currently being considered. The panel will also take questions and will engage the audience throughout the evening.
There will be a complimentary pizza dinner at the start of the program.
“Women Soldiers in Conflict” Lecture — Feb. 22
Women Soldiers in Conflict:
Difficult Testimonies from the West Bank and Gaza
2 p.m. Mon., Feb. 22 — Usdan, 108
How do female soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces experience their duties when serving in the West Bank and Gaza? Dana Golan, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence and former Lieutenant Education Corps officer, will discuss the experiences of female IDF soldiers who served in the occupied Palestinian territories from the start of the second Intifada until today. She will also show clips from the documentary of women’s’ stories, To See if I am Smiling. Come join in a nuanced and honest discussion that grapples with the realities of occupation.
Come also for a vegetarian lunch from Typhoon at 48 Home Ave. at 12:15 p.m. before the Breaking the Silence event at 2:00 p.m.
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers working to improve Israeli society from within by demanding greater transparency and accountability. They collect testimonies of soldiers who served in the occupied Palestinian Territories, voicing the experiences of those soldiers and compelling Israeli society to address these challenges.
www.shovrimshtika.org/index_e.asp
Contact Paul Blasenheim at pblasenheim@wesleyan.edu with questions.
Because When God Is Too Busy: Haiti, Me and The World — A Performance by Prof. Gina Ulysse
Because When God Is Too Busy: Haiti, Me and The World
A performance by Gina Athena Ulysse
How did Haiti–the enfant terrible of the Americas become the bete noire of the region? This dramatic monologue considers how the past occupies the present. Ulysse weaves spokenword and Vodou chants to reflect on childhood memories, social (in)justice, spirituality, and the dehumanization of Haitians. Ultimately, she offers critical musings on geopolitics from the perspective of a Haitian- American woman who is bent on loving Haiti, loving Vodou and herself despite the odds.
Followed by a faculty panel discussion with:
Alex Dupuy, Sociology
Liza McAlister, Religion, American Studies, African American Studies
Gina Ulysse, African American Studies, Anthropology, Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Thursday, February 4 6:30-8:30 p.m.
CFA Hall
Wes World Wednesdays — on Thursday
Reforming the United Nations: Mission Impossible?
Thursday, October 22 7 p.m.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan
Reception to follow
Professor Paul M. Kennedy, Dilworth Professor of History and Director of International Security Studies at Yale University, will speak on UN reform to mark Connecticut’s celebration of the 64th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Professor Kennedy is an internationally-known scholar, writer and commentator on global political, economic and strategic issues. He is the author of The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present and Future of the United Nations and The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, among others.
Sponsored by WWW, The United Nations Association of the USA-CT, Usdan University Center, and Wes Model UN.
Peace Education Talk — Thursday
Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm Benda
Founder and Director, Center for Peace Education, Monrovia, Liberia
Born and raised in Liberia, Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm Benda fled the country during the height of the civil war and lived as a refugee in several West African nations, before getting the opportunity to pursue his education in the United States. After ten years in the United States, he has returned to Liberia to help in the post-conflict reconstruction efforts through a wide-ranging peace education program, specifically designed for young people affected by the civil war.
PEACE EDUCATION: A Vital Ingredient Towards Lasting Peace for Liberia
Mr. Vonhm Benda will talk about the development of a peace education curriculum for grade schools in Liberia.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
6:30 p.m. PAC 002
Sponsored by the African Studies Cluster and the History Department