Michael Ableman (author, educator, photographer and urban agriculturalist) 

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Dickinson CollegeAnita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. 

Food may be the dominant issue of our time. The industrial system that brings it to us is unraveling, and the cost of that system, ecologically, socially, and personally is enormous. 

But there is hope, individuals and communities are gathering together to rethink our food system, bringing honor and respect and craftsmanship back into farming, and recreating our farms as places that nourish and nurture and teach and inspire. 

Join Michael Ableman for an evening of inspiring stories and photographic imagery from around the world as he provides us with a sense of how we can participate in the solutions; on our farms and in our gardens, in our kitchens and at the dining room table, and in the communities where we live. 

For more information visit http://clarke.dickinson.edu/michael-ableman/ or call 717-245-1875 

Dear student groups, faculty, and staff interested in social activism and arts, 

The Public Affairs Symposium Committee invites you and your group(s) to collaborate and submit a proposal for an educational, interactive, and creative “action” to hold as a group at the 48^th Annual Public Affairs Symposium (PAS) here at Dickinson College.  

PAS is a student-run group that is planning a Day of Action on Feb 22, 2011 as part of this year’s symposium theme: Social Movements in an Individualistic Society. (For more information on theme, see end of this email)This will not be your typical Dickinsonian PAS event with a talk and discussion, but instead it will emphasize action with a bustling day with dozens of live and active social movements taking over the HUB. This event will be videotaped. 

We are seeking to gather students, faculty, and staff who are interested in social activism to collaborate action and movement on an issue you and your group are passionate about, and get our campus directly involved on this day: protests, painting, cooking, dancing—you plan it. Public Affairs Symposium can provide up to $500 in resources for approximately 15 approved proposals. The schedule of the day will be live movements during 11am-2pm and 4pm-7:30pm all over the HUB, featuring 3-4 movements each hour/hour and a half, followed by a “soap box” later in the evening.  

SUBMISSION: Please follow the proposal guidelines attached and submit your proposal in a word document to alexpbloom@gmail.com by 11:59p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2010 with the subject line as: PAS Movement Proposal: (insert movement title here). We will return your proposal with feedback the following week after Thanksgiving for any necessary adjustments before Winter break.  

We encourage you to be proactive and begin your discussion, contact, collaboration, and planning with your groups and individuals as soon as possible for a comprehensive and well-organized proposal. Attached is a list of social justice, political, religious, and art groups on campus. Partnerships are not limited to this list of invited groups. Please tap into other resources for partnerships, such as professors, faculty, staff, classes (especially in the spring), and individual students that could be passionate about your issue or could contribute something to your “action.”  

Please relay this message to your groups or individuals you know who might be interested. Thank you and we wish you the best of luck on your brainstorming. Please contact us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns at tiarachg@dickinson.edu.  

Take action, do something! 

Sincerely, 

G Tiarachristie 

Dickinson College 2013 

tiarachg@dickinson.edu

Alex Bloom 

Dickinson College 2011 

blooma@dickinson.edu

Tighe Coneys 

Dickinson College 2011 

coneyst@dickinson.edu

JJ Luceno 

Dickinson College 2013 

lucenoj@dickinson.edu 

48th Annual Public Affairs Symposium, Day of Action Committee 

48^th Annual Public Affairs Symposium Topic: 

Social Activism in an Individualistic Society 

Society today is very goal oriented and time constrained: Students are double majoring, participating in 3 or more clubs, playing a sport or two to impress resumé readers; adults are working long hours with multiple jobs for extra income. Limited time of leisure, especially the weekend, becomes an all-out attempt to crash and recover for the next battle. With our goals so focused on the misconceived "road to success", there is little to no time to read the news in further depth outside of the CNN headlines. Yet, on the outskirts of our racing blinders, there is a whole world still struggling for basic human rights to clean water, education, health care, and freedoms, with which we don't dare to get involved because of our time constraint. Is the sense of community duty and thus the power of the public sphere dispersing because of our increased individuality? Are we too busy to significantly help a movement make change, outside of joining "causes" groups on facebook or placing a magnetic colored ribbon on our bumpers? Have movements simply become "fads" that fall out of "trend" and popculture because they cannot keep up with constant "throw-away, get a new" attitude as a consumer society? What is the role of techn 

 Mythbusters:  Racism edition 

Last week, the Division of Student Development sent out a message about theme parties and campus culture.  For some people in the Women’s Center community, the message was strongly worded; for others, it didn’t go nearly far enough in identifying recent events as symptoms of pervasive racism.  These different reactions reminded me that, like rape myths, a number of racism myths are alive on campus, circulating to our collective detriment and to the direct harm of people who are already marginalized and mobilizing against it.  So, I wanted to offer the Women’s Center community some resources for mythbusting on racism and the blindness of privilege.  Many of the titles on the links below are available at Landis House or at the Waidner-Spahr library.   

Several administrators and faculty are developing an open forum to discuss racism on campus and how we can intervene—I’ll be sure to send a message as soon as we know when that will happen.  Whatever your position, please continue the dialogue and/or action to work toward a more healthy and respectful community. 

Resources 

Excellent reading list:  http://www.timwise.org/reading-list/ 

 Derailing for Dummies:  http://www.derailingfordummies.com/  

 Intro to privilege & racism resources:  http://maysie.web.net/node/24  

 NYC-area Anti-Racist Alliance:  http://www.antiracistalliance.com/index.html 

People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond:  http://www.pisab.org/ 

 Thanks, 

 Susannah 

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 DICKINSON COLLEGE WOMEN’S CENTER 

 Fall 2010:  Consciousness to Action 

•  Follow us on Facebook (search "Dickinson College Women's Center")   
•  Regular updates and Director’s blog on the website  
• Stop in @College and Pomfret to relax or check out our ever-expanding library and resources 

 Susannah Bartlow, Director * Landis House, 101 S. College St., Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013 

 Women’s Center general line:  717-245-1931 * Director’s phone:  717-245-1966 

“heal those ears, because it is important that they hear, my hopeful ones” (frightened rabbit)