What: The Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR) celebrates their 25th Anniversary Dinner and Conference at Trinity College, “Who We Are, Where We Are, and What Time It Is: Defining Struggle in the Age of Obama.” The program includes meals, dance performances, a concert, lectures, workshops, and a fashion show.
The conference is oriented toward college-age students. Sessions are open to the public, but meals are restricted. Faculty, staff, and students who wish to attend as Trinity representatives can attend both sessions and meals free of charge. To register, e-mail karla.spurlock-evans@trincoll.edu.
When: Friday, March 27 - Saturday, March 28, 2009
Where: Trinity College
300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT, 06106
Background and Schedule:
The Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR) is a consortium of New England colleges and universities dedicated to sharing resources and insights toward eliminating racism in higher education. SOAR is convinced that educating and energizing our students while engaging stakeholders can enhance diversity and achieve equity on our campuses.
SCHEDULE
Friday, March 27th
5-8 p.m. SOAR 25th Anniversary Dinner in Faculty Dining Room
Opening greetings by Fred Alford, Trinity Dean of Students; Greetings by Jamele Adams, Brandeis Assistant Dean of Students, representing SOAR; Recognition of SOAR Founders; brief address by the Rev. Dr. Darryl Smaw, Swarthmore Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs, and SOAR founder.
Hamlin Hall
7:30 p.m. Pulse of the People: Celebrating Katherine Dunham
Dance performance at the Austin Arts Center on the Trinity campus
9 p.m. Students for Scholarship Concert
Concert featuring rap artists, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Mike Jones
Trinity College Koeppel Community Sports Center, $15 for SOAR Conference delegates
Saturday, March 28th
8-9 a.m. Breakfast in Faculty Dining Room
Hamlin Hall
9-9:10 a.m. Welcome by Ibrahim Diallo, Trinity ‘11
9:15-9:30 a.m. Interactive Exercises
McCook Auditorium
9:35-10:40 a.m. Workshops, #1 (See workshop topics & locations below)
10:50-12 p.m. Workshops, #2
12:05-1 p.m. Lunch in Mather Hall
1:05-3 p.m. Making Sense of the Sixties
An Intergenerational Dialogue featuring Charles McDew, a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Charles Butch Lewis, formerly an organizer of the Black Panther Party in Hartford, and Prof. Gloria Rodriguez, formerly a member of the Young Lords Party. Zee Santiago, Trinity ’09, will serve as the panel facilitator. McCook Auditorium.
3:05-4:15 p.m. Workshops, #3
4:25-5:15 p.m. Sankofa Kuumba (local dance company) Interactive Workshop
Gallows Hill on the campus of Trinity College – features Malcolm Brown, Trinity ’10, Jasmin Agosto, Trinity ’10, Ashley Flemming, Trinity ‘09
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner in Faculty Dining Room, Hamlin Hall
Summing up by Ngoni Tengatenga, Trinity ‘11
7:30 p.m. Pulse of the People: Celebrating Katherine Dunham
Dance performance, Austin Arts Center
8-10 p.m. Caribbean Students Association Fashion Show
Vernon Social Center
10-3 a.m. CSA's Reggae/Soca Bash
Workshop Topics:
#1: Defining Racism – McCook 106 -- Johnny Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology, Trinity, facilitator
-Discrimination Post-Obama: How to Name It, How to Fight It –- McCook 102 -- Joseph Atkins, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Colby College, and Maurice Wade, Professor of Philosophy, Trinity, facilitators
-Challenging Discrimination in the Classroom –
McCook 213 -- Cheryl Greenberg, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of History, Trinity, facilitator
-Self Affirmation vs. Self-Segregation –
-McCook 225 -- Donna Dale Marcano, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Trinity, facilitator
#2: The New Stereotype: Being Obama vs. Being You – McCook 102 -- Diana R. Paulin, Assistant Professor of English and American Studies, Trinity, facilitator
-Beyond Black & White --(issues facing other races/ethnicities) -- McCook 213 -- Samantha Alcala, Trinity ’11, Dulce Amor Imbo, Trinity ’09, panelists; Scott Tang, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Trinity, facilitator
-99 Questions You Always Wanted to But Were Afraid to Ask a Person of a Different Race or Ethnicity –- McCook 225 -- Erica Alvarez, Trinity ’11, and Marston Hefner, Trinity ’12, facilitators
-Intersections of Oppression: Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation -- McCook 106 -- Laura Lockwood, Director of the Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC), Lauren Donais, Assistant to the Director of WGRAC, and Crystal Nieves, coordinator of the Queer Resource Center, Trinity, facilitators
#3: From Celebrating Cultural Identity to Advancing Social Justice – McCook 106 -- Vijay Prashad, George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies, Trinity, facilitator
-Creating a Safe & Accepting Campus Culture – McCook 102 -- Associate Dean of Students Christopher Card and Joseph Atkins, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Colby, facilitators
-Inclusive Programming – McCook 213 -- Jonathan Miller, Director of Student Activities, Trinity, facilitator
-Building Bridges: Successful Campus/Community Engagement –- McCook 225 -- Ann Gebelein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies, Trinity, facilitator
For more background and photos visit: /NR/rdonlyres/C3558B40-84A4-482E-B465-82D88391CAEF/0/soarpamphlet2.pdf. For more information, please contact Karla Spurlock-Evans at karla.spurlock-evans@trincoll.edu.
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