Race Matters
However much we may want to believe otherwise, we do not live in a post-racial state. Conflict over race and racial disparities can be found in the workplace and in the criminal justice system, at our schools, on our borders, and across the globe. The topic of race can be polarizing—and thus avoided—for fear of the difficult conversations that may ensue when we face the ways our contemporary life is bound to a history of genocide, slavery, racism and white supremacy.
During the 2012-13 academic year, St. Ambrose will focus on racial justice as part of the university's commitment to social justice. A yearlong project series, "Race Matters," will examine the pressing dilemmas and facilitate the difficult conversations, including the idea of race as an invention that serves the ideology of states and economies worldwide. Events will include lectures, films, concerts, artistic performances and exhibits.
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Lisa Powell, PhD, Project Series Coordinator
563-333-6045
The Significance of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tuesday, April 16, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Jeanette Rodriguez, PhD, Seattle University
Catholic Studies Lecture
Race and the Constitution Panel Discussion
Monday, Sept. 17, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Gottlieb Lounge, Rogalski Center
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Leadership Studies
Slavery and the American Constitution
Monday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Justin Dyer, PhD, University of Missouri
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Leadership Studies
Posing Beauty: African American Women in Photographic Art
Thursday, Sept. 27, 5 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. lecture, Figge Art Museum
Deborah Willis, exhibit curator and Professor of Photography, New York University
Race Still Matters
Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Cornel West, PhD, Union Theological Seminary, philosopher, author, civil rights activist
Baecke Endowment for the Humanities Lecture
White Students Doing Racism: No Post-Racial America
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Joe Feagin, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Sponsored by the Diversity Work Group, School of Social Work, Student Affairs Office, and the Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Women's Studies
You Look Beautiful Like This: Selling Race and Heritage to Chicago's African American Community in the era of the New Negro
Thursday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. lecture, Figge Art Museum
Kimberly Glenn, University of Iowa
Co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Department at St. Ambrose University
Race Matters Workshop: Sharing Stories, Seeking Justice
Thursday, Oct. 25
Workshops 9:25-10:40 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. -12:05 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Film and discussion 1:30-2:45 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Register for the conference online
Sponsored by Ambrose Women for Social Justice
Lakota Women: On the Front Lines in Protection of Land, People and Children'
Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Lakota Harden, American Indian activist, community organizer, workshop facilitator, orator, radio host and poet
Annual Ambrose Women for Social Justice Lecture keynote speaker
Kiran Ahluwalia, Indio-Canadian vocalist
Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Allaert Auditorium, Galvin Fine Arts Center
Galvin Performing Arts Series
United States Uprising: The Self-emancipation of Slaves and the Spread of Jubilee after the Civil War
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
David Roediger, PhD, University of Illinois
Richard Geiger History Lecture
Race Matters? Racism Matters! Post Racial, My Ass
Friday, Jan. 25
Artist Lecture: 4-4:45 p.m., Galvin 141
Opening Reception & Poster Sale: 5-7 p.m., Catich Gallery
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Show runs Jan. 15-Feb. 22
Catich Gallery Show
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Saturday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., Allaert Auditorium, Galvin Fine Arts Center
Presented in cooperation with Quad City Arts
Traces
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Women's a cappella singing group
Sponsored by Student Activities
The Hyphen Matters: Race and Asian-Americans
Thursday, Feb. 7 - CANCELED
Placing Blame: European Racism in an Era of Crisis
Thursday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Film and Panel Discussion
Sponsored by the Center for International Education
I Don't Mind Talking About It: Breaking the Silence about Race and Racism
Wednesday, March 6, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Callie Crossley, journalist, host of The Callie Crossley Show, WGBH, Boston
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Lecture
Malcolm X: Directions for 21st Century Religious Thought and Activism
Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m., Rogalski Center Ballroom
Fr. Bryan Massingale, STD (doctorate of sacred theology), Marquette University
Wilber Symposium on the Christian Tradition and Non-Violence
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Celebration
Sunday, April 7, 7 p.m., Temple Emmanuel of Davenport
