Events Archive Fall 2008

The Responsibility to Protect: Darfur and Beyond at Queens University of Charlotte

Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sykes Auditorium, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina The STAND (A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition) chapters at Queens University of Charlotte, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, and Davidson College, alongside several Mecklenburg County middle and high schools, are hosting the founder and director of the Genocide Intervention Network, Mark Hanis. Mark is a renowned and dynamic keynote speaker, and a figurehead for the anti-genocide movement.
This event is free and open to the public. Sudanese cuisine and refreshments from Chick-File will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and STAND chapters at Queens University of Charlotte, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, and Davidson College. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, December 4, 2008 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 211, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Campus Progress and The Yale Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO) invite you to a discussion of race and masculinity after the election of President Obama. The discussion will be moderated by Elizabeth Alexander, Professor of African American Studies at Yale University.
Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and The Yale Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, African-American Cultural Center, Yale University, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT, 06511
As part of the lecture series Endeavors: Perspectives on Black Life and Culture, Professor Thomas Defrantz will lead a discussion on the role of Hip-Hop Dance in African-American social movements.
Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Yale Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Monday, November 24, 2008, 7:10 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Magnes Hall, Room 480, 5 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Join Campus Progress and the Progressive Student Alliance for a screening of “Brick by Brick”, a one-hour documentary about the contemporary American battle for civil rights. The film examines the social realities, politics and law of racial discrimination in housing policies and schools.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Leigh University Progressive Student Alliance. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 22, 2008, 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
200 Church, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
The workshop will provide interactive methods to understand internalized racism, white privilege, assimilation and “passing” and how our communities are impacted as a result of the limitations of a black-white model of racism. The event will be open to all of campus.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, the East Asian Studies Department, the AMST Department, and SALD.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Friday, November 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Shamam Drum Bookshop, 311-315 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
Kevin Coval will read selections from his new book “Everyday People”. Following the reading, attendees will be able to ask questions about the book as well as have their copies autographed. In this book, Coval creates an image through words of a Chicago that reflects a gritty realism with glimmers of hope and heart for a promised future. “Everyday People” explodes with the vitality of the city and the power of the written word.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Michigan Union, U-Club, The University of Michigan, 530 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
Campus Progress and the Michigan University Slam Council invite you to the U-Club Poetry Slam with special feature by Kevin Coval.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Slam Council. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hancock Room, Runyan Center, Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Richmond, IN, 47374
Campus Progess and Action Against Rape will host Smita Satiani, former Policy Associate of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Satiani will speak about her experience preventing sexual violence on a national level as well as methods to get involved in the anti-sexual violence movement.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and Action Against Rape. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November, 19, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
Campus Progress and the University of Chicago Organization of Black Students celebrates over 40 years of Black Youth Activism on campus and across the country with “Brick by Brick.” A one-hour documentary about a contemporary American battle for civil rights. It follows three families in Yonkers, New York, in the midst of a bitter confrontation about the social realities, politics and law of racial discrimination in their housing policies and schools. William Kavanagh, the director of the film, will lead a discussion following the screening with Bernie Kleina, the executive director of the HOPE Fair Housing Center. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Organization of Black Students. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Garcia Annex Room 206, New Mexico State University, Las Cruses, NM 88003
The Media That Matters Film Festival is the premier showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action. Click here to learn more about the Media That Matters Film Festival.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Student Government for Current Residents (SGCR).
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall, 2nd Floor, Trinity College
300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT, 06106
Campus Progress and The Trinity College Women & Gender Resource Action Center will host former garment worker Chie Abad. Abad will speak on the inhumane working conditions for non-unionized garment factory workers.
Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Friday, November 14, 2008 – Sunday, November 16, 2008
Portland State University, 724 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR
The Northwest Student Leadership Conference (NWSLC) hosts over 500 students from across the United States at the Portland State University campus for three days of workshops, forums, speakers, and networking. NWSLC offers students over 100 workshops by both peers and professionals that focus on issues affecting students in post-secondary education such as increasing students’ electoral power, bringing underrepresented students to campus, and lowering tuition in tough economic times. Dr. Lloyd Vincent Hackley, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hackley & Associates, will deliver the keynote at the 2008 Northwest Student Leadership Conference.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, Campus Point, USA Today, and the New York Times.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
As progressives, our chants, bumper stickers, and protest signs rarely extend past “support the troops, bring them home.” While this sentiment is not wholly without merit, the nature of the interaction between the progressive movement and the troops must be further nuanced. Join Joshua Kors, investigative reporter for The Nation, Raed Jarrar, political analyst and blogger, and Elvin T. Lim, assistant professor and author, for a discussion about the role that the left must play in supporting the troops and what the nature of that support should be.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 4:40 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Portland State University, 724 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR
Students have had some impressive victories on campuses this year: they have pressured Burger King to increase wages for the people that pick its tomatoes, convinced their campuses to become more energy efficient, and even helped to pass the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act. This training will explore some of the ways that you can make your campaign more successful. From creating a strategy and evaluating your tactics, to crafting a message and building support on campus, this training will help you put all of the pieces together for an outstanding victory on your issue! This training will be presented by Pedro de la Torre III, Advocacy Senior Associate at Campus Progress and Rosanna Herrera, Events Manager at Campus Progress.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 3:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Portland State University, 724 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR
Media Bootcamp teaches students the skills they needs to take their campaign to the next level. This includes a tutorial on how to write a media advisory/press release, talk to the press effectively, target television and radio sources, reach out to pertinent blogs and tap the full range of media outlets, including ethnic media. The training will be presented by Katie Andriulli, Communications and Outreach Manager at Campus Progress, and Rosanna Herrera, Events Manager at Campus Progress.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 10:15 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Media Bootcamp teaches students the skills they needs to take their campaign to the next level. This includes a tutorial on how to write a media advisory/press release, talk to the press effectively, target television and radio sources, reach out to pertinent blogs and tap the full range of media outlets, including ethnic media. The training will be presented by Tommaso Boggia, Climate Advocacy Associate at Campus Progress.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, November 14, 2006, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Magill Walk (Train Station Entrance), Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081
The concluding event of Swarthmore College Students for a Democratic Society series of events decided to college affordability and debt is a rally for accessible education. Present at the rally will be a weather balloon, symbolizing a crushing ball of debt. On the balloon will be stories from students who have had financial aid difficulties.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Swarthmore College Students for a Democratic Society.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Tuesday, November 11, 2008- Friday, November 14, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
American University Quad, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
As part of Gulf Cost Recovery Week, two FEMA trailers that are on tour across the country to raise awareness about the ongoing nature of the crisis in the region, and the continued lack of coherent government action to rebuild the region, will be present on the American University Quad. The trailers are particularly focused on rebuilding the Gulf Coast in a manner that meets the needs of its poor and minority residents.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Student Activists for KatrinaRita Survivors (SAKS).
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Kohlberg 226, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081
As part of a series of events focusing on college affordability and debt, Oskar Castro, head of the National Youth and Militarism Program for the American Friends Service Committee, will examine why students opt for enlisting in the military, and how that is linked to the accessibility of higher education. Castro, an expert on counter-recruitment, will provide a critical look at the relationship between the military and education.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Swarthmore College Students for a Democratic Society.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Usdan 110, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
America’s youth changed history by coming out and voting on Election Day. But November 4, 2008 was only the inception of a new era in American politics. Now that we’ve found our voices, what should we do with them? What policies are important to us, the 18-24 year olds who burst onto the scene a week ago? With the presidential election cycle finally over, where should we direct our energy as youth activists? What tactics can we use to keep our momentum going and keep our peers from losing interest in politics?
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, Democracy Matters, and the Roosevelt Institution.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
Campus Progress and the University of Chicago Organization of Black Students celebrates over 40 years of Black Youth Activism on campus and across the country with “Race to Execution.” The film is a documentary that examines the unsavory connection between race and the death penalty in the American justice system, focusing on the story of two Death Row inmates. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Organization of Black Students. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Kohlberg 226, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081
As part of a series of events focusing on college affordability and debt, Professor Murphy will talk about access to higher education from a historical perspective.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Swarthmore College Students for a Democratic Society.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20016
“Cut Off” chronicles the challenges facing New Orleans residents in rebuilding their lives and the institutions of the city, despite the demolition of thousands of public housing units and a lack of access to health care and education. This film is being shown as part of the 9th Annual Human Rights Film Festival. Following the screening there will be a discussion with Broderick Webb.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Washington College of Law’s (WCL) Student Activists for Katrina/Rita Survivors.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20016
Washington College of Law’s (WCL) Student Activists for Katrina/Rita Survivors (SAKS) will be hosting New Orleans filmmaker and activist Broderick Webb. Webb will participate in a lunchtime discussion “Media, Housing, and Education: A Look at New Orleans Three Years After Katrina” and will be joined on the panel with Derrick Evans, founder and executive director of Turkey Creek Community Initiatives.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Washington College of Law’s (WCL) Student Activists for Katrina/Rita Survivors.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Monday, November 10, 2008, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fromm Complex, Maier Room, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
November 4th was a historic day, but a new president and new congress people will not produce a new nation without the continued support and activism of young people. Sustaining involvement in politics and activism beyond the election is key to the continued engagement of young people and the implementation of initiatives important to us. Join the University of San Francisco Democracy Matters chapter for a discussion on how to hold the next president accountable, how young people can stay involved in the political process, and the steps that need to be taken to ensure progressive policy goals are achieved.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the University of San Francisco Democracy Matters chapter, the University of San Francisco Politics Department, the McCarthy Center, and Common Cause.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
The Beehive Collective will give a visual lecture entitled “Dismantling Monoculture” aimed at describing issues of globalization and militarization in Latin American. The collective will also explain the connection these issues have to to food sustainability and resource extraction.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Connecticut Food Forum.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Center for American Progress, 10th Floor, 1333 H Street, Washington, DC 20005
Young people voted in record numbers in 2004, 2006, and in the 2008 primaries. Some pundits have continued to doubt young people’s seriousness about participating in policy debates and politics. But from grassroots organizing to GOTV campaigns to direct engagement in their communities, young people have demonstrated their commitment to engaging on the issues and working for positive change. In the wake of the 2008 general election results, this event, sponsored by Campus Progress, will critically evaluate the role young people played in the elections, highlight the growing and substantive political engagement of this generation, explore the issues and values most important to young people, and showcase the determination of young people to hold their elected officials accountable post-election. The panel will feature Kat Barr, deputy political director at Rock the Vote; David Madland, director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress; Amanda Carpenter, national political reporter for Townhall.com; and Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus. The discussion will be moderated by Erica Williams, policy and advocacy manager at Campus Progress.
A light lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
Sponsored by Campus Progress
To RSVP for this event, click here.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Kimmel Center for University Life, New York University, 60 Washington Square South, Suite 808, New York, NY 10012
Join Campus Progress and the New York Institute of Technology’s Young Professionals Forum in a creative discussion of youth activism for youth who do not have the legal ability to vote. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Green For All, The League of Young Voters and the Young Professionals Forum. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Sunday, November 2, 2008, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Red Door, Seegers Student Union, 2400 W. Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104
Catzie and Michelle, the duo behind Yellow Rage, are performing at Muhlenberg College as part of the schools get out the vote efforts.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, Student Activities, the Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement, Muhlenberg College Democrats, the Multicultural Center, and the Asian Students/ International Students Association.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Saturday, November 1, 2008, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Crowell Concert Hall, 283 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT
Andrea Gibson, a well known and decorated slam poet, will be performing her provocative poetry for Wesleyan University students. Andrea’s poetry covers topics ranging from war, sexual assault, race/identity politics, sexuality and gender, to love and heartbreak. There will be a dinner discussion following her performance open to Wesleyan students during which there will be space to talk with Andrea about poetry and politics.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, FemNet, WesWell, Community Services House, Open House, Trans/gender group, Wesleyan Writing Program, SALD, Womanist House, The American Studies Department, and The Queer Resource Center Intern.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, October 30, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
1324 East Hall, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
As part of the University of Michigan’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Paul Flores and Julio Cardenas will perform Representa! . The piece is a funny, fiercely incisive commentary on terrorism, immigration, Cuba, U.S. foreign policy, Bay Area culture, New York after 9/11 and pan-Latino identity. In the performance Flores and Cardenas combine spoken-word poetry with character portrayals that are both hilariously entertaining and provocative. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Whitten University Center Room 233, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124
How has youth participation in politics changed the political landscape already? And how can we sustain our momentum to highlight the issues we care about, hold the government and other institutions accountable, and work toward a stronger, more progressive America? Join Katie Naranjo, President of the College Democrats of America; Josh Norek, Deputy Director of Voto Latino; Harout Samra, member of the College Republican National Committee; and Abby Kiesa, youth coordinator at CIRCLE (Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement), for a discussion on the past, present and future of the youth vote. The panel will be moderated by Vincent Villano, an events associate at Campus Progress.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday October 29, 2008, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium, Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
Please join Campus Progress and START: Students Taking Action & Responsibility Today for a screening of The War Tapes.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and START. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Monday, October 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Ross Hall 101, 2300 Eye Street, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20037
During this historic election year, health care is a focal point of the national debate. Elizabeth Edwards, author and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, will examine the current health care system, offer her suggestions for reform, and discuss the role young people can have in one of America’s top domestic priorities. The discussion will be moderated by Ezra Klein, Associate Editor at The American Prospect. Following the discussion there will be a Q & A with Elizabeth Edwards.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the DC Society for Young Health Policy Professionals, the GW Public Health Student Association, and the GW Health Policy Student Association.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Click here to RSVP.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 24, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
University Center Room 1504, UCSB MultiCultural Center
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Journeys Through Red, White and Blue examines the youth vote through the eyes of three young African American males. This film is being screened as a part of a week long series of events dedicated to getting out the black vote.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Black Student Union.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Gemmell Multipurpose Complex, Clarion University, Clarion, PA 16214
In this day long symposium, Campus Progress and Clarion University students explore the crossroads of hip-hop and the progressive youth movement. Celebrated rapper, Common, and political commentator/activist Bakari Kitwana are to speak about the profound affect of hip-hop on young people, and musics ability to transform youth for action. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress, the Black Student Union, the Office of the President, and the Student Senate (among others). For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Harrison Auditorium, NC A&T State University, 1601 East Market St. Greensboro, N.C. 27411
Spoken word artist Kahlil Almustafa will join student artists at NC A&T for a night of poetic protest against the atrocities of the Congolese genocide. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
San Jose State University, Student Union-Almaden (2nd Floor), One Washington Square, San Jose, California USA, 95192
Young people have been voting and organizing in record numbers in the past four years. Though the media doesn’t always acknowledge it, that devotion to the political process goes beyond excitement about particular candidates or music videos—it’s about important issues like the war in Iraq, climate change, civil rights, and economic mobility. How has youth participation in politics changed the political landscape already? And how can we sustain our momentum to highlight the issues we care about, hold the government and other institutions accountable, and work toward a stronger, more progressive America? Join Steve Franco, member of Voto Latino and Katie Naranjo, President of the College Democrats of America for a discussion on the past, present and future of the youth vote.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Olin Hall Room 149, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Please join Campus Progress and the Student Alliance for Veterans and Soldiers (SAVS) at Carleton College for a film screening of “The Ground Truth.” Director Patricia Foulkrod’s searing documentary traces the experience of patriotic young Americans throughout their time in Iraq. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and is open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Student Alliance for Veterans and Soldiers.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Stone Center Theater 150 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
As part of the week long series of events for raising awareness about the Congolese genocide, the Multicultural center at NC A&T will screen Lumumba, a film about political leader Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister. Following the screening organizers will honor activists who have kept Lumumba’s legacy alive.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, Multicultural Student Center at North Carolina A&T and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Greensboro. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Monday, October 20, 2008 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Hillel Center, George Washington University, 2300 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037
Campus Progress, the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), and the GW Jewish Student Association invite you to a discussion with Eboo Patel and Erica Williams about the role of religion in the national political dialogue and its importance to the new administration. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress, IFYC, and the GW Jewish Student Association.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 17th, 2008 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Graham Center Ballroom, Florida International University
Join the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority as they host their 3rd annual charity fund-raiser “The Art of Surviving Banquet” at Florida International University. They will be showcasing artists as a tribute, while they raise money for a local battered women’s shelter. This exciting event will be highlighted by a presentation by renowned spoken word and domestic violence speaker, Dasan Ahanu. Reception will follow on the dance floor with local DJ. Sponsored by Campus Progress and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., Gamma Pi Chapter.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
1266 Hicks Center, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy St, Kalamazoo MI 48104
“Nobody’s Enemy” endeavors to present Iranian youth culture, including music, to an American audience. The film features Iran’s top hip-hop artist Yas. After the screening, Director Neda Sarmast and Yas will discuss the importance of cultural dialogue between Iran and the United States. Refreshments will be served. This event is free. Sponsored by Campus Progress, College Democrats and the Music Performance Club. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Garrison Hall RM: 0.102, University of Texas at Austin
In his stirring new book Road from ar Ramadi, writer Camilo Mejía uses his own story of service in Iraq to argue for human rights and the end to an unjust war. At this event he will read selections from the book, discuss his motivations and take questions from attendees. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 10, 2008 – Sunday, October 12, 2008
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060
Virginia Power Shift 2008 is a youth environmental conference taking place at Virginia Tech. Youth are converging from across the state and taking the next step in the movement towards sustainability. The conference will give students interested in climate the tools to build a sustainable Commonwealth through education, grassroots political action, and campus leadership training. Participants will have the choice between workshops ranging from beginner composting to green politics and engineering. There will be guest speakers, roundtable discussion, and live entertainment.
Click here to register for Virginia Power Shift 2008.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, University Unions, and Student Activities of Virginia Tech.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Harbor Hall, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Join Campus Progress and the UMBC Freedom Alliance for a screening of the documentary, The Education of Shelby Knox. The film explores why comprehensive sexual education is important and the power that young people can have in changing policies on their campuses and in their communities.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the UMBC Freedom Alliance.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, October 9, 2008 7:30 p.m. – 9:35 p.m.
Capen Auditorium, South University Road, Normal, IL
While analyzing the historical events that have given rise to an Arab-dominated government’s willingness to kill and displace its own indigenous African people, Sand and Sorrow also examines the international community’s “legacy of failure” to respond to such profound crimes against humanity in the past. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Social Justice Film Series.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, October 3, 2008, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029
The 2008 presidential election promises to be an electrifying race for young people, whose vote is expected to have a major impact. Join leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists in a town hall style discussion of the impact of the hip-hop generation on the election and how hip-hop has morphed into a potent political force. The panel will feature Chuck D, co-founder of Public Enemy, the political hip-hop group that redefined hip-hop as message music; Angela Woodson, Director of Outreach for the Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives; Keli Goff, author of the book Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence ; and Adam Mansbach, author of the critically-acclaimed Angry Black White Boy, or The Miscegenation of Macon Detornay. The panel will be moderated by Bakari Kitwana, the Executive Director of Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
To RSVP, please call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, 6128 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63112
This second installation of the Young Black and Ready to Vote panel aims to inspire African American students to become involved in politics by examining the political state of the African American community, discussing the importance of the young African American vote and by creating a space where students can ask questions about the issues important to them. Panelists include, Keli Goff, blogger and author, Desiree Pipkins, Former Research Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Malcom Glenn, president of the Harvard Crimson and blogger for the Youth Vote ’08 blog, and Pierce Freelon, founder of the blog Blackademics.org.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Association of Black Students. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Eden’s Lounge, 15 W Eager St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Join Campus Progress and Morgan State Professor M.K. Asante Jr. as we explore the rise of the post hip-hop generation and their contribution to youth-led organizations committed to social justice. M.K. Asante Jr. will read excerpts from his new book “It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop” that takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will not only change the face of pop culture, but of the world. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Black List Live and Blackademics.org. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Union theater, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison Winter Soldier will reveal the difficult and sobering truth about the realities faced day in and day out in the war on terror. There will be no censors, no political partisanship, just real experiences shared with you by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) members and other veterans. Madison Winter Soldier will cover many topics from the history of the GI Resistance movement, to racism and sexism in the military, to the struggle to secure veterans’ benefits, to gender and sexuality issues faced by members of the military. These courageous anti-war veterans will prove their patriotism by speaking the truth about what they saw while in the military. Sponsored by Campus Progress, IVAW- Madison Chapter and various other University of Wisconsin Organizations.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Commons, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37235
Rap Sessions 2008 National Tour, featuring leading hip-hop intellectuals, will discuss the significance of electoral politics and civil engagement to the hip-hop community. The panel will feature M-1, half of the political, hip-hop duo Dead Prez; Adam Mansbach, author of the critically acclaimed Angry Black White Boy; Dr. Vijay Prashad, professor of international studies at Trinity College; Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions; and Angela Woodson, Director of Outreach for the Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives.
The panel will be moderated by Bakari Kitwana, a journalist, activist and political analyst.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Zerodivide.org and Vanderbilt University.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

September 25th, 2008, 5:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Daniel Family Commons and Beckham Hall, Wesleyan University
Come celebrate the Ramadan break-fast in unity among Wesleyan and Middletown’s diversity. We will provide dinner to all of those who have fasted in the “Fast-a-Thon,” and donated that day’s worth of food to a Middletown food pantry.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Shakti, Dean’s Office for Academic Advancement and Diversity, Wesleyan Student Assembly, Middletown religious community organizations, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Rennie Forum, Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD
Students will screen Crossing Arizona, a film that explores immigration & border policy, to explore the political stances people assume when immigration and border policies fail everyone. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the ALANA (African, Latin, Asian, & Native American) Experience, the International Education Center, Enrollment Services, the Kaleidoscope Club, and Honors Program. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Union Ballroom, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
In anticipation of the first presidential debate happening at the University of Mississippi on September 26, The Young, Black and Ready To Vote panel will encourage African American students into political engagement by examining the political state of the African American Community, discussing the importance of the young African American Vote and allowing students a space where they can ask about the issues important to them. Panelists include Jay Woodson, Organizer with the National Hip Hop Political Convention; Desiree Pipkins, Former Research Director at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Sam Davis, Policy Analyst with the Center for American Progress; and Erica Williams, Advocacy Manager for Campus Progress.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, The Black Student Union, The Pan-Hellenic Council, The Minority Affairs Leadership Council, Student Government and One Mississippi.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, September 28, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
McEwen Communications Building, Elon University
Crossing Arizona examines immigration and border policy through the eyes of those directly affected by it. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the College Democrats and Students for Peace and Justice. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Capen Auditorium, South University Road, Normal, IL
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerrilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, No End in Sight is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. The film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, and Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Social Justice Film Series. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:00p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Atlantic Council
1101 15th ST. NW 11th FL Washington, DC 21201
The Media Boot Camps teaches students the skills they needs to take their campaign to the next level. This includes a tutorial on how to write a media advisory/press release, talk to the press effectively,
target television and radio sources, reach out to pertinent blogs and tap the full range of media outlets, including ethnic media.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Americans for Informed Democracy.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Sunday, August 31, 2008, 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wiley Hall Room 175, 225 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Campus Progress, The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota and the Genocide Intervention Network-Minnesota want to help you change public policy to stop genocide in the Sudan. After the screening of the film The Devil Came on Horseback join one of our action groups to learn how you can change public policy through civic engagement. Representatives from Campus Progress, STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network will discuss specific opportunities for student involvement at the local and national levels.
Refreshments will be served.
This event is free.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Genocide Intervention Network-Minnesota.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Crampton Auditorium at Howard University, 2455 6th St, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Howard University has a rich history of student activism. From the 1989 historic student protest to remove Lee Atwater, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, from the University’s Board of Trustees to the 2006 Black Tuesday protest to urge the Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action, students at Howard University have always been actively involved on their campus and in their communities. Come learn more about activism in the past and present at Howard and what it could and should look like in the future through a panel discussion. The panel will feature April R. Silver, founder of AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. and one of the leaders of the 1989 student protest; Stefanie L. Brown, the National Director of the NAACP Youth & College Division and 2004 Howard graduate; Timothy L. Jenkins, chairman and CEO of Unlimited Visions, Inc.; and Ras Baraka, a poet and activist who also graduated from Howard.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Howard University Student Association.
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For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.