Human Rights Celebration 2010
January 18- 28
Event: Martin Luther King Jr. March
Monday, Jan 18
Time and Place: 1:30 pm North Parking lot of Holt Arena to Pond Student Union Bengal Theater
Description: Take a Break with the NAACP and Diversity Resource Center and help commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with this annual march. A short historical presentation will follow, inside the ISU Bengal Theater.
Event: Kathleen Roberts - Meeting Differences with Dignity
Tuesday, Jan 19
Director, EO/AA and Diversity, Idaho State University
Time and Place: Noon-1:15 pm, Suite B, Rendezvous Complex
Description: All human beings are born free with equal dignity and rights. How do we meet differences with dignity?
Event: Dr. Steve Shaw- Hate Harassment and Human Rights in Idaho
Wednesday, Jan 20
Professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Northwest Nazarene University
Time and Place: Noon, Suite B, Rendezvous Complex
Description: In recent years, extremist groups and individuals have tried to establish in Idaho, a base of operations from which to espouse their extremist political and racial ideologies. In spite of their efforts and the attention they have received, these extremists have not been successful. Yet, these groups and individuals should not be dismissed as merely lunatic or delusional; their message does strike a responsive chord in many people. These extremists and their message deserve critical scrutiny. Shaw places their activity and message in their proper political, theoretical, historical, and cultural context.
Event: Movie- One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Tu-W, Jan 19-20
Time and Place: 7pm Bengal Theater, Pond Student Union
Description: A nice rest in a state mental hospital beats a stretch in the pen, right? Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a free-spirited con fakes insanity and moves in with what he calls the "nuts." On one side is McMurphy. On the other is soft-spoken Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), one of the most coldly monstrous villains in film history. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. Based on Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, this one soars.
Event: Larry Murillo - Human Rights & Native American Health Issues
Thursday, Jan 21
Assistant Professor of Health & Nutrition Sciences, Idaho State University
Time and Place: 7 pm Salmon River
Description: Native Americans’ health practices have been withheld from them because they were thought to be devilish, unscientific, out dated or just plain old wives’ tales. Dr. Murillo will talk about Native Americans’ re-education on their practices and the challenges they face within the Native community, including a discussion on intergenerational trauma.
Event: African Night-Welcome Friends of Africa
Saturday, Jan 23
Time and Place: Open 6pm, Program 7pm, Pond Student Union Ballroom
Description: A night to get a taste of African food, culture and attire. Not everyone can travel to Africa, so the African Student Association will bring a bit of Africa to you.
Event: Peter Vasquez - Gangs, Choices and Consequences
Wednesday, Jan 27
Time and Place: 7pm Wood River room, Pond Student Union
Description: Peter Vasquez is a former California gang member. After spending over 10 years in California’s juvenile and adult correctional institutions/prisons, Peter turned his life around and now reaches out to others who are still caught in his former lifestyle. He targets at-risk juveniles and adults involved in gangs, drugs and alcohol abuse, and criminal lifestyles. He is an expert in the workings of both street and prison gangs, with “real world” knowledge gained from his own life experiences. Peter now works successfully with active gang members, motivating them to make life changes and providing exit strategies for leaving gangs and self-destructive lifestyles and transitioning to become productive members of society. Peter serves as a consultant to community organizations, schools, parents, and the general population. He founded and now operates Idaho’s only tattoo removal program as part of his non-profit organization: “Second Chance Grace.” He is currently producing a documentary revealing the proliferation and nature of gang activity in the Northwest, but also offering hope and answers for addicts, gang members, and ultimately for the communities in which they live.
Event: Christiane Leitinger, Director of Pennies for Peace
Thursday, Jan 28
A program of the Central Asia Institute, Evergreen, Colorado
When and Where: 2:00 pm Bennion Student Union, ISU-Idaho Falls
When and Where: 7:00 pm Wood River Room, Pond Student Union
Friday, Jan 29
When and Where: 12:00 Auditorium, College of Education
When and Where: 4:00 pm Marshall Public Library
Description: Pennies for Peace is an award winning international youth service-learning program designed to broaden youth’s cultural horizons, and teach them about their capacities as philanthropists - one penny at a time. Funds raised through Pennies for Peace are used to provide hope for a brighter future by covering the soft costs building schools (books, paper, pencils, desks, uniforms, etc.) in remote northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
These events kick-off the Pocatello Pennies for Peace Campaign. It is part of a continued event series surrounding the 2009-2010 ISU Reading Project book selection, Three Cups of Tea.
Pocatello Pennies for Peace Campaign
January 28 - February 28
Donations can be made at the Pond Student Union Information Desk, ISU Rendezvous, Marshall Public Library and various ISU and public school locations.
If interested in becoming a donation collection site, please register on-line at: http://www.penniesforpeace.org/about-the-program/registration/
Upcoming Events:
Event: Tunnel of Oppression
Wed-Thurs, March 11-12
Time and Place: TBA
Human Rights Celebration Sponsors:
Student Affairs Social Justice Committee, Idaho Humanities Council, African Student Association
ISU Reading Project Committee, NAACP
For more information, Phone: (208)282-4245 Website: www.isu.edu/lead/humanrights