Making Sense of Diversity:
A Conversation at Bryn Mawr College



Calendar - Spring 2004

(Additions invited)
Friday, 30 January 12:00 pmMulticultural Center Diversity Conversations
Moderators: Natalie Abbot and Anne Dalke
Topic: Culture As Disability
All invited
Lunch provided
Monday, 2 February8:00-10:00pmCampus Center, Main LoungeBlack History Month Program
February Kick-off Tea
All Invited
Wednesday, 4 February5:00-7:00pmErdman, Haffner, Rhoads Dining HallsBlack History Month Dinner
Sponsored by Dining Services
Contact Dining Services at 610-526-7400 for further information
Thursday, 5 February7:00 pmThomas Great HallBlack History Month Program
Valarie Adams and the Dimensions Band
Visit website for further information
All Invited
Sunday, 1 February7:00 pmMulticultural CenterBlack History Month Program
Mental Health in the Black Community Workshop
Facilitator Regina Jones, Counselor at BMC Health Center
All Invited
Monday, 9 February7:00 pmCampus Center Main LoungeBlack History Month Program
Sister Mafalda and the Kuumba African Dance Performers
Visit website for further information
All Invited
Tuesday,10 February7:00 pmMulticultural CenterBlack History Month Program
Lecturer: Professor Kalala Ngalamulume
Topic: Witchcaraft Ideology, Fears and Accusations
* also featuring segments of a film
All Invited
Thursday, 12 February7:00pmThomas Great HallBlack History Month Program
Film Viewing: "NO! (AWork-In-Progress)"
A Documentary about Rape in the Black Community
Lecturer: Aishah Shahidah Simmons, independent film maker
Visit website for further information
All Invited
Friday, 13 February12:00 pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderators: Nell Anderson and Paula Arboleda
Topic: Community Involvement and Diversity Issues
Praxis Website
Community Service Website
All Invited
Lunch provided
Monday,16 FebruaryTime TBALocation TBA Black History Month Program
"Where was God during Slavery?"
Moderator: Carl Ellis
All Invited
Tuesday, 17 February7:00 pmMulticultural CenterBlack History Month Program
Lecturer: Dr. Sarah Willie
Topic: "Acting Black: Race, College, and Challenges for the 21st Century"
ALL Invited
Wednesday, 25 February7:00pmThomas Great HallNikki Giovanni
Black History Month Keynote Address
Open To the Public
Friday, 27 February12:00pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderator: Paul Grobstein
Topic: Thinking About Segregation and Integration--An Interactive Scientific Exploration Using Models
All Invited
Lunch provided
Friday, 27 February8:00Goodhart HallChuck Davis African Dance EnsembleContact the Arts Program at 610-526-5210 for further information
Saturday, 28 February8:00pmThomas Great Hall Sisterhood Cultural ShowAll Invited
Friday, 19 March12:00pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderators: Hannah Wilhelm and Chuck Heyduck
Topic: Re-thinking Customs and Traditions at Bryn Mawr
All Invited
Lunch provided
Friday, 2 April12:00 pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderator: Jessie Posilkin and Orah Minder
Topic: Religious Diversity--Navigating the Tough Spots
All Invited
Lunch provided
Friday, 16 April12:00 pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderators: Claudia Ginanni
Topic: "Sexual Identity and Perception at Bryn Mawr, Then and Now."
All Invited
Lunch provided
Friday, 30 April 12:00 pmMulticultural CenterDiversity Conversations
Moderators: Nia Turner, Florence Goff, and Anne Slater
Topic: "The Contradiction of Change"
All Invited
Lunch provided