Campus Center
Peace and Social Justice Week - Jan. 22 - Feb. 1, 2008
Sponsored by the Campus Center
Voter Registration Table
Monday, January 14- Tuesday, January 15, 11:00am-12:30pm
Commons Dining Hall , North Campus
Register to vote! Massachusetts residents who register by January 16 can vote in the February 5 state primary.
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Tuesday, January 22, 7:30pm
Veterans Hall , Ellison Campus Center
Join us for a hot time on a cold night! Celebrate the unique sound of Zydeco with music, food, and dancing.
Liz Walker "On Community"
Wednesday, January 23, 7:00pm
Veterans Hall , Ellison Campus Center
 Walker joined WBZ-TV in April 1980 and went on to anchor the station's evening newscasts for almost 20 years before moving to the dayshift in June 2000 to spend more quality time with her family. In the summer of 2001, Walker traveled to war-torn Sudan with a group of local ministers on a fact-finding mission on the controversial slave trade in southern Sudan. Walker, who shot her own footage during her trips to Sudan, was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for a News Story by the Regional Television Radio News Director's Association in 2002. In January 2002, she produced an independent documentary on Sudan entitled "In the Lion's Mouth."
Walker has long been actively involved in WBZ-TV 's public service campaigns and many community projects. The long-running "Stop the Violence" campaign, which put the breadth of the station's resources behind an effort to increase awareness of violence issues in the home, in schools, and on the streets, was a cornerstone of the station's public service efforts for more than decade. Walker was at the forefront of the station's initiative and took the message to young people around the region stressing the importance of education and setting goals to break the cycle of violence. Sponsored by Program Council and the Campus Center
Red Fridays
Friday, January 25
Wear red on Fridays in support of American troops serving overseas. Patriotarmymom@aol.com asks all Americans to show "solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect" to wear red each and every Friday until all our troops come home.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Charles Stith, former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania
Monday, January 28, 11:00am
Mainstage Auditorium
 From 1998 – 2001, Reverend Charles Stith served as the U. S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania. He served as the Ambassador in the traumatic period after the August 1998 bombing of the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Because of his able and steady leadership the Embassy emerged from the bombing stable and set a new standard for U.S. Embassies promoting U.S. trade and investment in Africa.
Ambassador Stith is a graduate of Baker University, the Interdenominational Theological Center's Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, and Harvard University Divinity School (Th.M.). He is the founder and former National President of the Organization for a New Equality (O.N.E.), which focuses on expanding economic opportunities for minorities and women. Most notably during his tenure at O.N.E., he helped negotiate and broker the first comprehensive community reinvestment agreement in the country. Prior to heading O.N.E., he was the Senior Minister of the historic Union United Methodist Church in Boston. After concluding his term in Tanzania, Ambassador Stith was appointed by Boston University's Chancellor to establish the African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC). The Center provides a forum and resources for exchange on political and economic developments in sub-Saharan Africa during this period of profound and historic change. Sponsored by the Office of the President, Multicultural Affairs and Learning Center Programs.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Candlelight Vigil
Monday, January 28, 6:00pm
Veterans Hall , Ellison Campus Center
Join the College community in remembering Dr. King, as students share their reflections about what his inspiring life has meant to them. Sponsored by Multicultural Affairs and Student Life.
Stop the Violence Forum
Tuesday, January 29, 4:00pm
Veterans Hall, Ellison Campus Center
Are you concerned about violence in the community? How can we work together to end it? A dialogue between students, staff and faculty sponsored by Program Council.
Volunteer Fair
Wednesday, January 30, 11:00am
Commons Dining Hall, North Campus
Did you make any New Year's Resolutions to help make the world a better place? Do something good! Volunteer! Meet with representatives from several local agencies and organizations offering internships and community service opportunities.
Jane Collins' "For Love of a Soldier"
Thursday, January 31, 4pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Room, Ellison Campus Center
Author Jane Collins wrote, "For the Love of a Soldier" based on interviews with 29 parents, children, spouses and siblings of soldiers who have been in Iraq or are there now. Their stories bring home the war in intimate and moving ways. Hear the personal accounts of these activists against the war. Co-sponsored by SOS for Peace.
Red Fridays
Friday, February 1
Wear red on Fridays in support of American troops serving overseas. Patriotarmymom@aol.com asks all Americans to show "solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect" to wear red each and every Friday until all our troops come home.
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