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  • One Voice

  • 22nd Annual Dinner In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Jan 21
  • Picking up the mantle; more than a day longer than a season

  • Keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Alive.... Voter Registration Drive

  • Day of Service Breakfast

  • Children's Banner Painting

  • Helping Hands at Houston Hall

  • Information and Resource Fair

  • Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project

  • Beautification Project - Shaw Middle School, 5400 Warrington Ave.

  • Books Through Bars Day of Service

  • Candlight Vigil

  • Day of Petitioning: Take a Stand Against Stop and Frisk

  • Jan 22
  • Miles To Go: Discrimination Against LGBT People at The University of PennsylvaniaToday

  • Losing the Youth: A discussion on Black males and the legal system

  • Jan 23
  • MLK Interfaith Program

  • Social Justice to Black Injustice

  • Jan 24
  • MLK Birthday Bash

  • Committed to Change

  • Making Social Change: The Direct Action Campaign: A talk by the founder of Training for Change, George Lakey

  • Civil Rights Documentary Viewing

  • Jan 25
  • Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice

  • Performance Art: Social Change For the Highest Good of All

  • Jan 26
  • Collegiate Thugs: The Politics of Cultural Authenticity within a University Atmosphere

  • The Poor People's Campaign: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Legacy and Our Future

  • Jan 27
    Jan 28
  • Family Name: What Do We Really Know About Our Roots?

  • Choosing Not to Integrate

  • "Relationships Matter"

  • Jan 29
  • Equal Access Within the Mental Health System

  • Nexus

  • Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome

  • Jan 30
  • What is the Measure of Success?

  • Remembering the Community: Building Service into Your Life and Career

  • Soulja Boys: Hip-hop, Violence, and the New Civil Rights

  • Jan 31
  • Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales

  • Michael Warner delivering the R. Jean Brownlee Lecture in Sexuality Studies

  • Student Experiences Abroad: Penn Students and Global Engagement

  • Feb 1
  • Jazz for King

  • Feb 2
    Thu, Jan 17 2008



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    Sun, Jan 20 2008
    One Voice
    6:00 pm
    Rodin College House, Rooftop Lounge
    ACCESS: General Public

    Join us for a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a home cooked meal as we embrace the creativity of the African Diaspora featuring performances by The Inspiration and The NSP Gospel Choir.

    Sponsored by: Rodin College House
    Contact: Ken Grcich 215-573-3952

    22nd Annual Dinner In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    6:00 pm
    White Dog Cafe, 3420 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19104
    ACCESS: Invitation, University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,

    This event will include southern style dinner, gospel music, and a discussion of Dr. King’s work in today’s society. The cost of the event will be $28.00 which includes a three course dinner, music, invocation, discussion, tax and gratuity. ($20.00 for senior citizens, students & community activists). Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations. Individuals are welcome at group tables.

    Sponsored by: White Dog Cafe
    Contact: White Dog Cafe (215) 386-9224

    Mon, Jan 21 2008
    Picking up the mantle; more than a day longer than a season
    6:00 pm- 7:30 pm
    Houston Hall, Golkin Room, 3417 Locust Walk
    ACCESS: General Public

    A spiritually moving charge to embrace the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. everyday, expressed through music, poetry and the God inspired words of The Men of Light. Dr. Bishop Hananiah Simms from the International Temple of Light for All People will be the guest speaker.

    Sponsored by: The Men of Light and the African American Resource Center
    Contact: Rev. Van Copeland Jr 267-467-4250

    Keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Alive.... Voter Registration Drive
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Dubois College House, The TV lounge
    ACCESS:

    We are looking to sponsor a voter registration drive in an attempt to increase participation in the upcoming primaries and other future elections. There will be hot cocoa and baked goods served.

    Sponsored by: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
    Contact: Jocelyn Chandler 267-254-2818

    Day of Service Breakfast
    8:30 am - 9:45 am
    Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
    ACCESS: General Public

    Kenny Gamble, founder of Universal Companies, a non profit community development corporation will be the featured speaker along with President Amy Gutmann.

    Sponsored by: BGAPSA & The Commemorative Program Planning Committee
    Contact: Robert Carter 215-898-0105

    Children's Banner Painting
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Auditorium
    ACCESS: General Public

    Children of all ages will paint commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. banners and posters that reflect Dr. King's legacy while listening to stories about Dr. King's life. Adult supervision of children is required.

    Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Program Planning Committee
    Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522

    Helping Hands at Houston Hall
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Reading Room and Bodek Lounge
    ACCESS: General Public

    Volunteers will create personal gifts that will be donated to West Philadelphia area shelters, nursing homes, hospitals and other charities.

    Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522

    Information and Resource Fair
    10:00 am -12:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Reading Room
    ACCESS: General Public,

    Staff and students from the University of Pennsylvania's dental,law, medical school, and Office of Health Education will provide health information, and testing for blood pressure, Body Mass Index(BMI),and glucoma screening for day of service participants.

    Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522

    Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room
    ACCESS: General Public

    Please come to sort books into age appropriate groupings and create books on tape to promote literacy for Philadelphia youth. Please bring a book that discusses multi-cultural issues relating to children.

    Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Contact: Pamela Robinson 215-573-3522

    Beautification Project - Shaw Middle School, 5400 Warrington Ave.
    10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Shaw Middle School
    ACCESS: General Public

    Volunteers will paint and beautify Shaw Middle School. Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be solicited from volunteers. Volunteers are also needed on Friday, January 18, 2008 to prepare the site for beautification.

    Sponsored by: Day of Service Committee; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Volunteer for this event - click HERE
    Books Through Bars Day of Service
    9:30 am
    4722 Baltimore Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff

    Prisoners are not able to receive donations of books from individuals. Friends and family members are not able to choose something from their own shelves to send to their loved ones. They even are not allowed to purchase something from a bookstore and send it with their return addresses. Instead, prisons limit book packages to publishers, bookstores and “legitimate” book distributors. Books Through Bars was founded in 1989 when an employee of New Society Publishers began receiving and answering book requests from indigent prisoners. Join us to help pack and ship books. A complimentary White Dog lunch will be provided for volunteers. Space is limited. Please call (215) 386-9224 to reserve your place.

    Sponsored by: White Dog Cafe
    Contact: Michael (215) 386-9224

    Candlight Vigil
    8:00 pm
    Starting at DuBois College House, (3900 Walnut St), The Quad (37th & Spruce Sts); Hill House, (3333 Walnut St), and ending at Houston Hall (3417 Spruce St.)
    ACCESS: General Public,

    Participants will march from three points on campus (W.E.B. DuBois College House, the Quad and Hill College House) down Locust Walk to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the impact that can be felt today from his struggle during the civil rights movement. Refreshments will be served.

    Sponsored by: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc and the Multicultural Greek Council
    Contact: Natalie Wilson (215) 898-0104

    Day of Petitioning: Take a Stand Against Stop and Frisk
    10am
    Uhuru Solidarity Cnter, 3733 Lancaster Ave. West Philly
    ACCESS: General Public,

    Day of Petitioning - Take a Stand Against "Stop & Frisk"! The City of Philadelphia is currently intensifying violent oppression against the black community by legitimizing "stop and frisk" policing tactics. The Uhuru Solidarity Movement is calling on the white community in particular to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by supporting economic and social justice and not police containment! We will meet at the Uhuru Solidarity Center at 10:00am for an overview, then spend the day around Center City collecting signatures for our petition "10,000 People Against Stop & Frisk." This project will benefit the black community in Philadelphia, an oppressed community that is suffering attacks from the police and the city. Under the leadership of the African-led Uhuru Movement, we are taking a stand to help push back these attacks, ensure that the democratic rights of the community are protected, and put out a real call for social justice and economic development to the city of Philadelphia and all its citizens.

    Sponsored by: Uhuru Solidarity Movement
    Contact: Robert Notowitz 215-387-0919

    Tue, Jan 22 2008
    Miles To Go: Discrimination Against LGBT People at The University of PennsylvaniaToday
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    The LGBT Center, 3907 Spruce Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    Though acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people at Penn has certainly increased, it is clear that there are still issues that need to be addressed. Leaders of the LGBT community at Penn are inspired by the transformative work done by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join some of these leaders in a discussion of current issues requiring advocacy and action, such as the continued presence of military recruiters and NROTC on campus despite their open discrimination against LGBT people, blood drives by the American Red Cross which refuse to accept donations from men who have ever had sex with other men, and the broadcasting of Penn football games on conservative, homophobic radio stations.

    Sponsored by: Lambda Alliance
    Contact: Dennie Zastrow (215) 898-5044

    Losing the Youth: A discussion on Black males and the legal system
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium (34th and Spruce Sts)
    ACCESS: General Public

    This event will focus on racism that is ingrained in the legal system. Furthermore, we will discuss how this impacts black youth and how we can stop losing so many to the prison system through community organizing, mentoring, and empowering youth. Professor Walter Palmer and Dr. Charles Johnson, both of the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, will be the speakers for this event.

    Sponsored by: The Association of Black Social Workers and Black Law Students
    Contact: Andrea Bell 215-898-0104

    Wed, Jan 23 2008
    MLK Interfaith Program
    6:30 pm
    Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff

    The Interfaith program includes song, dance, readings and remarks from a Dr. Marion Wright Edelman. It is also an opprtunity to recognize the outstanding work and dedication of those committed to community involvement. A reception will follow the program.

    Sponsored by: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Contact: Mary O'Rourke LeCates (215) 898 8456

    Social Justice to Black Injustice
    12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Houston Hall, Class of 47, 3rd floor
    ACCESS: General Public

    Community activist, educator, and author Eric Grimes discusses the school to prison pipeline and how social service agencies can often impede progress for social change. Lunch will be provided.

    Sponsored by: AARC
    Contact: Eric Grimes 215-898-0105

    Thu, Jan 24 2008
    MLK Birthday Bash
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
    ACCESS: General Public

    This themed event will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event will include performances by select performing artist groups on campus such as, (the Inspiration, New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir, the Excelano Project, etc.), as well as an open mic for anyone compelled to commerate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There also will be cake/refreshments and birthday party games. This year the Black Student League is extending an invitation to other cultural groups to host the event because they recognize that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for the good of all people--regardless of race.

    Sponsored by: Black Student League
    Contact: Uchenna Okoji 240-338-0792

    Committed to Change
    4:30 - 5:30pm
    Irvine G-7, 3417 Spruce Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    As a part of the MLK symposium, this event is intended to tell law students, and others interested in law, how to continue to contribute to the community and what it actually looks like to do this while working as a lawyer. Many enroll in law school with the amorphous hope of trying to change the world without knowing how to accomplish that change and actualizing what it means to be a lawyer. Marsha Simms succeeded at becoming a partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the nation, while maintaining her strong commitment to the community and pro bono work. Her accomplishments will offer real life examples of what it means to change the world, offering shape to this nebulous hope. The Black Law Students Association hopes that by bringing in Ms. Simms, we would present law students, and those interested in legal careers, the possibility of both thriving in a firm environment and maintaining the commitment to change in the Black community and the United States of America that Dr. King asked of us.

    Sponsored by: Black Law Students Association
    Contact: Taamiti Bankole 510-316-0061

    Making Social Change: The Direct Action Campaign: A talk by the founder of Training for Change, George Lakey
    4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Logan Hall, The Terrace Room, 249 South 36th St.
    ACCESS: General Public

    George Lakey is the founder and former executive director of Training for Change, a Philadelphia-based organization internationally known for its leadership in creating and teaching strategies for nonviolent social change. Lakey has led over 1,000 activist training workshops on five continents. He has facilitated trainings for coal miners, therapists, homeless people, prisoners, Russian lesbians and gays, Sri Lankan monks, Burmese guerrilla soldiers, striking steel workers, South African activists, and others. He has taught peace studies at Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges, Temple University, and the University of Pennsylvania and has published extensively for both activist and academic readers. Lakey will speak about his experience as an activist and how student activists can contribute to making change. Reception to follow.

    Sponsored by: Civic House Associates Coalition
    Contact: Sara Barclay 215-898-4831

    Civil Rights Documentary Viewing
    2:00-4:00 p.m.
    TBD
    ACCESS: General Public,

    "The award-winning documentary 'Standing On My Sisters' Shoulders' takes on the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it-and emerged as grassroots leaders."

    Sponsored by: School of Social Policy & Practice
    Contact: Natalie Williams 215-573-3775

    Fri, Jan 25 2008
    Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice
    5:30 pm
    Annenberg Center , Zellerbach Theate, 3680 Walnut Street
    ACCESS: University, Students, & General Public

    Conversation about Reparations and Social Justice with TransAfrica Forum founder, Randall Robinson and Carlos Rosero, Afro-Colombian civil rights leader and a founding member of the Black Communities Process (Organización Nacional del Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN)). Free and Open to the Public but tickets are required and available at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, 3680 Walnut Street.

    Sponsored by: Center for Africana Studies
    Contact: Onyx Finney 215-898-4965

    Performance Art: Social Change For the Highest Good of All
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    The Rotunda Theater, 4014 Walnut Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    Performing artists honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s revolutionary spirit share poems, spoken word, dramatic re-enactments and musical presentations challenging the United States of America's societal oppressions, (i.e. the status quo), featuring PLP-The Unity Performance Art Ensemble

    Sponsored by: AARC
    Contact: Robert Carter 215-898-0105

    Sat, Jan 26 2008
    Collegiate Thugs: The Politics of Cultural Authenticity within a University Atmosphere
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    This discussion will focus on what Black women are looking for in a Black man. Many black women have voiced that they would prefer an "Intellectual Thug" which refers to a man who can protect his woman and is academically fluent. We will delve into this reality while also discussing the stereotypes underlying this belief.

    Sponsored by: NAACP
    Contact: Asantewaa Poku 517-980-5414

    The Poor People's Campaign: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Legacy and Our Future
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    The Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    In his final days, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began to organize to implement the Poor People's Campaign, a mobilized, multicultural effort to address the issues presented by overwhelming poverty in this country. GeoClan presents a day of discussion and workshops to continue Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s efforts and to provide interactive forums to explore what we can do to forward the movement for economic justice. 12:00 pm -1:00 pm: Registration, multimedia exhibit, information fair, door prizes; 1:00 pm-2:30 pm: Panel discussion; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm: Workshops. Participating sponsors include: KWRU's University of the Poor; Media Mobilizing Project, Philadelphia Student Union, the Race Dialogue Project, The Greater Love Movement and more. For the full list of workshops and participants, please visit www.geoclan.com/mlk.

    Sponsored by: GeoClan, Inc. and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium Executive Planning Committee
    Contact: Ninah Harris 215-898-5044

    Mon, Jan 28 2008
    Family Name: What Do We Really Know About Our Roots?
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Berkowitz Room, Hillel (215 S. 39th Street)
    ACCESS: General Public

    Join us for a screening of the documentary "Family Name," followed by a discussion led by members of Alliance and Understanding, Penn's black/Jewish dialogue group. Alliance and Understanding (AU), is a program that explores the partnership between Blacks and Jews during the Civil Rights era. The goal of the program is to foster understanding between the two communities on campus and to educate the larger campus on Black and Jewish issues and on this important partnership in American history. "Family Name" is a real-life mystery of buried roots and well-kept secrets. As a child growing up in Durham, North Carolina, Macky Alston never questioned why all the other Alstons in his elementary school were black. Now twenty five years later he takes us on a quest to unravel this mystery. Equipped with a l6-mm camera, Alston sets out to find the descendants of the slaves and slave owners from a plantation once owned by his family. From New York to Alabama, Alston travels to family reunions, graveyards, churches, and the original Alston plantations, asking questions and digging up clues.

    Sponsored by: Alliance and Understanding
    Contact: Chloe Hurley 215-898-3357

    Choosing Not to Integrate
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    Sweeten Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk
    ACCESS: General Public

    Race is a known discriminatory factor within the housing market. While integration is often analyzed within the educational context, the root of the problem can be attributed to housing segregation, (among other issues). Racial discrimination perpetuates segregated communities, but the choice of private home buyers also influences housing patterns. How should law, public policy, and private citizens respond to this phenomenon? Join us as we explore this issue with Brian Larkin, Class of 2003 and Columbia University JD candidate. Lunch will be provided.

    Sponsored by: Spec-Trum and Makuu: Black Cultural Center
    Contact: Karlene Burrell-McRae 215 573 0823

    "Relationships Matter"
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    LGBT Center Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    To paraphrase Colin Powell, "programs don't change children's lives, relationships do". Come and learn about the importance of community and the importance of positive relationships. We are often inundated with stories about youth doing wrong. This only perpetuates the problem. How do we change the focus? How do we catch youth doing good? How do we get and keep them involved in positive activities? "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers", (Martin Luther King,Jr.,"Strength to Love," 1963). How do we see the inner qualities in youth? Brian Peterson, Founder and Director of ASE Saturday Academy, Lt. Susan Slawson, Commander Philadelphia Police Athletic League and Maureen Rush, University of Penn Vice President of Public Safety will talk about these issues and give examples of two programs that work: the ASE Saturday Academy and the Police Athletic League.

    Sponsored by: African American Resource Center
    Contact: Valerie Allen 215.898-0104

    Tue, Jan 29 2008
    Equal Access Within the Mental Health System
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Greenfield Intercultural Center
    ACCESS: General Public

    The United Minorities Council and Counseling and Psychological Services will hold an open dialogue investigating the relatively low levels of engagement of the minority community in mental health services. More specifically, the forum will focus on the causes of the relative lack of engagement, such as a reliance on alternate modes of treatment (i.e. greater dependence on family or religion). Additionally the symposium will serve to highlight the solutions for bringing equity to mental health services access, particularly as it applies to the minority community here at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Sponsored by: United Minorities Council/Counseling and Psychological Services
    Contact: Derek Mazique 301) 233-0597

    Nexus
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room, 3417 Spruce St.
    ACCESS: University, Students, Faculty/Staff,

    Presented by Vice Provost for University Life, Valerie Swain-Cade McCullum, "Nexus" is an interactive workshop with group activities designed to further strengthen participants' shared sense of connection to Penn's extraordinarily diverse, vibrant, community. Lunch will be provided.

    Sponsored by: Women of Color at Penn, The African American Resource Center, Penn's Women Center and the Vice Provost for University Life
    Contact: Nexus 215-898-0104

    Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Seminar, 5:30 pm reception, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Lecture
    Hillel
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,

    As a result of twelve years of quantitative and qualitative research Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary has developed her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. She will discuss the adaptive behaviors they developed, both positive and negative, that allowed our ancestors to survive and often even thrive during slavery. Dr. Leary reevaluates those adaptive behaviors that have been passed down through generations and where appropriate, she explores replacing behaviors which are today maladaptive with ones that will promote, ensure and sustain the healing and advancement of African American culture. Dr. Leary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, a master's degree in Social Work (MSW), a master's degree in Psychology, and a PhD in Social Work Research. She is an Assistant Professor at Portland State University.

    Sponsored by: Penn Chapter of the National Medical Association and Penn Medical School
    Contact: Valerie Dorsey Allen 215-898-0107

    Wed, Jan 30 2008
    What is the Measure of Success?
    6:00 pm
    Jon M. Huntsman Hall
    ACCESS:

    Onyx Senior Honor Society would like to host an event evaluating the measure of success specifically for undergraduate students of the African Diaspora. In reviewing our own standards for membership, we noticed a strong trend between academic and extracurricular success. Somewhat different from traditional honor societies, Onyx evaluates candidates on both their academic achievement and community involvement. We would like to host a discussion during the Symposium to create a dialog between and among students, professors, and the greater University community to evaluate how our students are succeeding at the university and how this success is measured.

    Sponsored by: Onyx Senior Honor Society
    Contact: Stacie Smith 248-470-1793

    Remembering the Community: Building Service into Your Life and Career
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Harrison Library, Penn Hillel Steinhardt Hall, 215 South 39th Street
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,

    Rev. Chaz Howard, C'00 as Associate Chaplain of the University of Pennsylvania, views service as a natural part of his duties. Yet,he goes above and beyond his role, further incorporating community service into his professional and personal life. As President and co-founder of the Greater Love Movement, a non-profit anti-poverty organization, Chaz promotes awareness and action to address the needs of the homeless. Chaz also served as Executive Producer of a CD and a documentary project entitled The Souls of Poor Folk, and has edited a book of the same name that was due to be released in 2007. Come hear how Chaz has found and created outlets for his passion to serve, how he makes time for this while juggling other life commitments, and how he would encourage others to reflect upon the impact they and their own passions can have upon their communities, and the world at large. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Marla Brown in Alumni Relations at marlabr@upenn.edu or (215) 573-3710. Please include your name, email address and phone number. For more info about events hosted by Penn's Alumni Diversity Alliance, please visit http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/diversityalliance/dass/.

    Sponsored by: Penn Alumni Diversity Alliance
    Contact: Marla Brown 215-573-3710

    Soulja Boys: Hip-hop, Violence, and the New Civil Rights
    6:30 pm
    Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    A public forum on youth violence, the treason and reason of hip-hop culture, and the worlds of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

    Sponsored by: Race Dialogue Project of The Greenfield Intercultural Center
    Contact: Dyresha Harris 215-898-3357

    Thu, Jan 31 2008
    Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales
    8:00 pm -- 10:00 p.m.
    The Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Phila., PA 19104
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff

    This one-man show, based on the oral histories collected in E. Patrick Johnson’s forthcoming book Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Black Gay Men of the South, covers topics from coming of age in the South, religion, sex, transgenderism, love stories to coming out. The oral histories are from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South and range in age from 19 to 93. Johnson will embody the stories of these men in the show.

    Pouring Tea is sponsored by The Annenberg School for Communication and Co-sponsored by The LGBT Center and The Annenberg Center / Penn Presents.

    E. Patrick Johnson is Chair, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Performance Studies and Professor in African American Studies at Northwestern University. A scholar/artist, Johnson has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance. His book Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity published by Duke University Press in 2003, has won several awards, including the Lilla A. Heston Award, the Errol Hill Book Award, and was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He has co-authored (with Mae G. Henderson) Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology with Duke University Press.

    *Performance time: 90 minutes. Following the performance, the audience is invited to participate in a 30 minute “Talk Back” session with Prof. Johnson.

    Admission: Free SEATING IS LIMITED, first-come, first-serve Doors open at 7:45 p.m.

    For more information, please go to: www.asc.upenn.edu/PouringTea

    Sponsored by: The Annenberg School for Communication
    Contact: Debra Williams (215) 898-8016

    Michael Warner delivering the R. Jean Brownlee Lecture in Sexuality Studies
    5:00 pm
    17 Logan Hall , 249 South 36th Street
    ACCESS: University, General Public

    Michael Warner is Professor of English and American Studies at Yale University

    Sponsored by: Women's Studies Program & Alice Paul Center
    Contact: Shannon Lundeen 898-9607

    Student Experiences Abroad: Penn Students and Global Engagement
    6 to 8 pm
    Weigle Information Commons
    ACCESS: Students,

    Become a citizen of the world! Have you considered studying abroad? Did you know that more than 700 Penn students study abroad each year? Join us for an evening celebrating study abroad opportunities available at Penn. Each room in the Weigle Information Commons will represent a country or region and will host students who will share their personal experiences with that part of the world. Students will share their photographs, multimedia, video and music and will answer your questions. Librarians will present information about how Penn Libraries support students while they study abroad. Penn Abroad staff will discuss the study abroad programs available. Ask questions, learn about the study abroad process at Penn and speak in depth with students who have been to the part of the world that you are interested in. No registration is required - this is a walk-in event. All are welcome and light refreshments will be provided.

    Sponsored by: Penn Libraries
    Contact: Ancil George 215-898-2316

    Fri, Feb 1 2008
    Jazz for King
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    W.E.B. Dubois College House, 3900 Walnut Street
    ACCESS: General Public

    Join us for our annual Jazz event and poetry reading featuring the soulfull voice of "Valray and Good Company". Tasty treats will be served.

    Sponsored by: AARC, Penn Women's Center, Dubois College House
    Contact: Valerie Dorsey Allen 215-898-0104

    Mon, Feb 11 2008
    Education & Health for all People
    12:00-1:00 PM
    Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall
    ACCESS: University, General Public, Students, Faculty/Staff,

    Congressman Chaka Fattah will discuss the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in areas of education and health for all people.

    Sponsored by: School of Nursing
    Contact: Janet Tomcavage or Bonnie Greene 8-4522 or 8-9133

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