Posted on November 1, 2007 by athenswomen
Kwanzaa Celebration Speaker: Synthia Saint James
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 6-8pm
Baker Center Ballroom
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
The featured Kwanzaa Karamu speaker is Synthia Saint James, international award-winning artist and designer of the first United States Postal Stamp for the Kwanzaa holiday.
A self-taught artist and author, Saint James has written or illustrated children’s picture books, poetry, and prose [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2007 by athenswomen
Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day
Sunday, October 21, 2007 Noon-5pm
Miller School, St. Rt. 155, Hemlock, Ohio (map)
Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day celebrates the history, culture, and natural environment of the former Hocking Valley Coal Boom region, which once impacted the portions of four southeastern Ohio counties, and that today is the heart of the [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2007 by athenswomen
Mandy Carter “Building Bridges Ending Racism”
Three opportunities to hear Mandy Carter @ OU in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, October 18, 2007
1.) Noon-1 pm
Brown Bag: Combating Racism
UCM: Center for Spiritual Growth and Social Justice
18 N. College St.
2.) 3:30-4:30 pm
International Studies Reception
Yamada International House
Ohio University
3.) 7-9 pm - download flyer
Lecture: “Building Bridges [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2007 by athenswomen
Cat Cutcher
Soup for the Soul: Meet the Peacemakers series
Thursday, October 11, 2007, Noon-1 pm
United Campus Ministry
18 N. College St., Athens, Ohio
Free and open to the public
Cat Cutcher will be speaking about activism for peace and justice and reflecting on the balance between inner peace and outer/public peacemaking.
Catherine “Cat” Cutcher is originally from Columbus, Ohio [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2007 by athenswomen
Screening: Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace
Wednesday, October 10, 7pm
Athena Theater
20 S Court St, Athens, Ohio
FREE!
Screening and panel discussion generously sponsored by The Max Family Program at Ohio University. All are welcome.
Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace (50 min., 2006), is the first documentary [...]
Filed under: Activism, Cinema and Film, International Studies, Multiculturalism, Peace & Justice, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Women’s Studies | Tagged: documentaries, Peace, Women Filmmakers | No Comments »
