Don't miss these upcoming events!
January 2013
Monday, Jan. 21
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Interactive Memorial March
February 2013
Monday, Feb. 11
Spring Book Group Begins
Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It
Thursday, Feb. 14
Intercultural Workshop: Racial Sobriety - Racial Sobriety is a commitment to seeing each person as a member of the same human family. This workshop explores the concepts of Racism Dysfunction and Racial Sobriety and provides participants with an opportunity to explore the stages of recovery which lead to Racial Sobriety. RSVP here.Spoelhof Center 322, 3:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23
Black History Month Event - "Justice for Maurice Henry Carter" - A Calvin Theatre production. A panel discussion will follow the play. Overview: Playwrights Donald Molnar & Alicia Payne tell the true story of a falsely-convicted man who fights for his freedom with the help of a rather unlikely ally.Directed by Debra L. Freeberg
Calvin College Gezon Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
(in conjunction with Calvin Office for Multi-Cultural Affairs)
This staged reading is free to the general public.
March 2013
Tuesday, March 5
FEN Symposium on Race - "Incognito" is a play depicting the struggles and triumphs of Michael Fosberg, a young actor in Chicago, as he encounters surprising discoveries about his family roots in his search for his biological father. Free/no tickets required.Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
FEN Symposium on Race - "Loose Women" is an autobiographical exploration of four generations of Puerto Rican divorcées set against a live musical backdrop of boleros from a timeless songstress in our very own Puti Club at Luna Central. Experience one family's history with conflicting relationships to gender, race and cultural norms told by our enchanting divorcées as they take us from nunneries to brothels across Puerto Rico and the United States. written by Liza Ann Acosta, professor of English at North Park University. Free/no tickets required.Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall, 3:30 p.m.
April 2013
Thursday, April 11
Intercultural Workshop: Anti-Racism - A 90-minute training based on the Cross-Roads ministry model of anti-racism training.Spoelhof Center 322, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 26
Stand Against Racism - In partnership with the YWCA, Calvin College will be one of thousands of organizations nationally taking a stand to eliminate racism.
June 2013
Summer Book Group - Dear White America by Tim Wise
June 11, 13, 18, 20
Multicultural Curriculum Transformation and Research Colloquium
Week-long seminar to provide faculty with tools and resources to diversify their curriculum.
Wednesday, June 12
Intercultural Workshop: Facing Racism - A half-day anti-racism workshop based on "Facing Racism: A Biblical Approach to Being an Inclusive Community of God" developed by the CRCNA Office of Race Relations. The interactive session will draw attention to the damaging, systemic effects of racism and provide a path toward reconciliation and healing
10 am - 3 pm
