3rd Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium
Full Schedule For Wednesday, January 31, 2007
*As the event draws closer, the schedule will be updated with more detailed event information. Empathetic Imagination as Activism: A Reading and Discussion
10:30am-12:00pm, Stamm Dining Room
Miriam Budner, Writer
Further centers on a Jewish family in mid-century USA. When a man at go-along Sam's advertising firm gets blackballed and Sam's radical sister Bella is called to name names, the siblings' stark roles become less clear.
Budner wrote this novel to explore what counts as courage and where loyalties to one’s country, to one's culture, and to one’s family lie. An excerpt from "Further" was published in the Fall 2006 issue of Bridges, and Budner's short stories have been published in numerous literary journals. She has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College in Fiction Writing, and has received support for her work from various foundations. She has also taught fiction writing to immigrant children, gang members, Ivy League students, and nursing home residents. She is currently living in Portland, taking a year to dig into her new novel.
North Portland Community Organizing: Building Alliances Across the River
Panel & Discussion
10:30am-12:00pm, Council Chamber
Sylvia Evans, Plaza Neighborhood Association
*Bruce Podobnik, Associate Professor of Sociology, Lewis & Clark College
Jordan Stern, Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College
Jeri Sundvall, Director of Portland's Environmental Justice Action Group
Susan Wiencke, Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College
How can Lewis & Clark students, staff, and faculty and North Portland organizers build strong bridges between our communities? This panel is a reflective conversation about the successes, challenges, and insights experienced in the alliances we’ve built so far. It’s also a creative opportunity to envision future connections for students, staff, faculty, and community members to develop.
*Moderator/Panelist Who Are You, White Kid?
Panel & Discussion
1:00pm-2:30pm, Council Chamber
Nichole Moninger, Resident Director, Lewis & Clark College
Nina Narelle,Alumnus, Lewis & Clark College
Avery Welkin,Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College
Moderated By
TJ Harrison, Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College and
David Krom, Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College
This panel addresses white people’s relationship to race through questions such as: How do white people of different backgrounds experience race? What is white or European-American identity and culture? And what can white people do about racism?
"The Paper Bag Project"
Françoise Duréesé
3:30pm-5:00pm, Stamm Dining Room
Françoise Duréssé presents herself as queen nappy,
transforming the complexity of her personal experiences into a poetic dialog. Queen Nappy juxtaposes collages of racist dialogues, printed text, images from history,popular culture, and contemporary events into a visual context. Through this lens, we may examine the discourse of racism.
Françoise Duréssé is a tenure-track assistant professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Different Roots, Shared Future Art Show Reception
5:00pm-6:00pm, Stamm Dining Room
Join us in officially opening the symposium's first art show.
Curated By
Iliana Guiterrez, Undergraduate Student, Lewis & Clark College Featured Performance
Intox Lounge: An Evening of Critical Culture & X-treme Performance
7:00pm, Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Conceived and directed by Guillermo Gomez-Peña in collaboration with Violeta Luna and Rakini Devi
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