Homelessness discussion
A fishbowl-style dialogue titled, “Can Denver End Homelessness?” is being held tonight. The discussion will include students, faculty and community members voicing their views and experiences with homelessness.
The event will be held in Driscoll Gallery from 7-9 p.m. Food will be provided. For more information, email engage@du.edu.
Middle East peace lecture
The Institute Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) is hosting a lunch lecture titled, “The Way Forward in the Middle East Peace Process,” tomorrow from 12-2 p.m. in the Renaissance Room North in Mary Reed Hall. Dr. Ziad Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine, will be speaking. Asali has testified before the U.S. House Committee on International Relations on this topic and before the Senate on the issue of Palestinian education.
RSVP is required for this event. To RSVP, email isime@du.edu or call 303.871.6576.
Holocaust and genocide awareness week
Never Again!, a DU student organization, is hosting Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week: And Then They Came for Me from Sunday, April 8 to Monday, April 16. Its purpose is to make connections between the Holocaust and modern genocide. Numerous events will be held throughout the week, including movies and an open mic night.
Tonight Lani Silver, an oral historian and political activist, will be speaking about her experiences with interviewing Holocaust survivors and the connection between the Holocaust and genocide today, human rights abuses and racism. Her talk begins at 7 p.m. in Lindsay Auditorium.
A panel discussion with two Holocaust survivors and a local refugee from Darfur will talk place on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Lindsay Auditorium.
Sunday is Holocaust Remembrance Day. An inter-faith memorial service will be held in front of the DU campus chapel.
The weeklong event concludes next Monday, April 16, with a lecture by Stuart Schoffman titled, “Memory and Justice: A Jewish-Arab Journey to Auschwitz.” It begins at 7 p.m. in the Gottesfeld Room at the Ritchie Center.
For more information on the event, visit http://www.du.edu/orgs/neveragain or email Joel Portman at jportman@du.edu.
Sexual assault awareness week
Sexual assault awareness is taking place all week, with numerous events being held to promote awareness and teach students how to stay safe.
“Mace in Your Face!” is being held tonight from 7-8 p.m. in the Centennial Halls classroom. Campus Safety will teach participants how to use mace effectively.
Tomorrow is Wear your Teal Ribbon Day to support survivors of sexual violence. Ribbons are available on the Driscoll Bridge all week from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
It is also Whistle Stop Wednesday. Whistles and information on sexual assault will be available on Driscoll Bridge from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Take Back the Night takes place tomorrow evening from 6-9 p.m. Members of the DU community will gather on Driscoll Lawn to hear a speaker and then march around campus as a way to take back the night.
For more information, contact Lisa Ingarfield by emailing lingarfi@du.edu or calling 303.871.3853.
Photo documentary of displaced Guatemalans
Jonathon Moller, author of “Our Culture is Our Resistance: Repression, Refuge and Healing in Guatemala” is giving a presentation on Thursday of his photography that documents the struggle of internally displaced Guatemalans. These people escaped to remote forests during the 36-year civil war in Guatemala. They named themselves the Communities of Populations in Resistance.
The event, titled “‘Our Culture is our Resistance’: a photographic history of Guatemalan Repression,” is co-sponsored by DU’s Peace Corps Community and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Association.
The presentation begins at 5 p.m. and is being held in the Cyber CafCB) in Ben Cherrington Hall. Pizza will be served.
Racism discussion
The University of Denver Writing Program is hosting a lecture by Victor Villanueva on “The Rhetorics of the New Racism” Thursday. Villanueva is a professor of English at Washington State University. At WSU, Villanueva has held numerous positions, including Equal Opportunity Program director and Writing Project director. He was named Rhetorician of the Year in 1999 by the Young Rhetoricians. His research focuses on the associations between rhetoric, ideology, racism and literacy.
The lecture is from 4-5 p.m. in Renaissance Room South in Mary Reed Hall. A reception will be held after. For more information, contact the DU Writing Program at 303.871.7448 or email Doug Hesse at dhesse@du.edu.
Women and warfare
The International Disaster Psychology Program at DU is presenting “Our Bodies…their Battleground: Gender-based violence during Conflict” on Thursday.
The event includes a movie and discussion about rape as a weapon of war. Amnesty International will provide information on how to get involved both locally and globally in the issue of violence against women.
It will take place from 6-8 p.m. in Sturm Hall, room 251. Food will be provided.
Human rights talk
A symposium on human rights in Africa, titled, “Human Rights in Africa: An Ongoing Narrative of Struggle and Hope,” will be held on Friday from 8:45 a.m.- 5 p.m.
The event features a joining of graduate students and field practioners who will present papers and talks on human rights issues about health, interventions, genocide, child soldiers, refugees and education. A keynote address will be given by W. Douglas Jackson, the founder and president of Project C.U.R.E.
Morning and afternoon sessions are open to the public and will be held in the Renaissance Room South in Mary Reed Hall. The lunch session will be in the Cyber Cafe of Ben Cherrington Hall. It costs $10 and requires a reservation.
To make reservations or get more information, contact Joel R. Pruce at jpruce@du.edu.
Festival of Nations
The Festival of Nations, an annual event by the University of Denver’s International Student Organization, is being held Saturday from 12-5 p.m. in Driscoll Center. The event is meant to emphasize multiculturalism by providing numerous booths and entertainers who represent a variety of cultures.
The event is free. For more information, contact Tiffany Tan at ttan@du.edu.
