Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on February 1, 2015

THROUGH FRIDAY, FEB. 6

University of Rhode Islands 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week Dismantling Segregation: Race, Poverty and Privilege, URI, Kingston campus. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 2. Gallery talk: The Great Kings and Queens of Africa, 2 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Norman Barber, URI adjunct professor of Africana studies, leads a talk about this series of 30 paintings by 23 African-Americans. Film screening/discussion of Martin Luther King and the March on Washington, 4 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Produced by Robert Redford and narrated by Denzel Washington, the documentary describes the buildup to one of the peak moments of the civil rights movement. Facilitated by Bryna Wortman, URI associate theater professor, who attended the 1963 march.

Feb. 3. Film screening. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, 5 p.m., Swan Auditorium, Swan Hall. Directed/produced by Katrina Browne, the film tells the story of her ancestors, the DeWolfs of Bristol, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history from 1769-1820. The Spirituality of Falun Gong, 6 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101), Co-sponsored by the Falun Dafa Association of Rhode Island.

Feb. 4. Unity luncheon and keynote address, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Memorial Union Ballroom. A communal sharing of food, song and reflection in celebration of the legacy of King and the application of the legacy at URI. The URI Chaplains Association presents the 11th annual Peacemaker Award honoring a student, student organization or a member of the URI academic community whose goals and activities express a commitment to the pursuit of peace and nonviolence. Keynote speaker is Katrina Browne, producer/director of Traces of the Trade and founder of the Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery. Bias, Baggage and Beyond, seminar with Katrina Browne, 2 p.m., Multicultural Center, Computer Classroom (005). Exploration of the differences between intentional racism, unconscious racial bias, structural racism, white privilege and racial historical myths. Film screening/discussion: More Than a Dream, 5-7 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Screening and discussion led by Paul Bueno de Mesquita, director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. The film follows Kings civil rights journey from when he reluctantly joined the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala., through his rise as a world figure to his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Deep Listening The Path to the Beloved Community, 7 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Led by Joanne Friday, associate chaplain of the URI Chaplains Association, and Amy M. Olson, executive director of the Norman A. Fain Hillel Center. Interfaith celebration, 8 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Students and members of the campus diverse religious communities present readings, stories, songs and dances from their traditions.

Feb. 5. Discussion: Exploring the Confluence of Multiculturalism and Spirituality, 4 p.m., Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Co-sponsored by Cross-Currents, a global network of people of faith and critical consciousness committed to connecting the wisdom of the heart and the life of the mind. Discussion: Nonviolence Principles in the Islamic Tradition, 5 p.m., Multicultural Center, Computer Classroom (005). Presentation applies an Islamic perspective on mercy, justice and beneficence for the purpose of establishing core principles of nonviolence. Discussion: Desegregation and the Black Radical Agenda, 5:30 p.m. Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Discussion explores ways in which people of African descent living in the United States and segregated socially, economically, educationally and politically, critically theorized an agenda for freedom.

Feb. 6. Compassion meditation workshop, noon, Multicultural Center, Hardge Forum (101). Workshop, led by Buddhist monk Thupten Tender, an instructor at the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, explores the basis, rationale, common situations and health benefits for practicing compassion. URI Avi Schaefer Jewish/Muslim/Multicultural Shabbat (Sabbath) (fourth annual), 3-7 p.m. Norman M. Fain Hillel Center, Fraternity Circle. Jewish students, Muslim students and students of other faiths, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds are invited to prepare a meal together and share cultural and religious traditions. Free for students, $15 for others. Sign up at hannah_kaplan@my.uri.edu.

The Meeting, Ocean State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick. 921-6800; oceanstatetheatre.org. Play depicts the imagined meeting of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Feb. 1, 8, 15 at 2 p.m.; Feb. 5, 7, 14 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 6, 11, 13 at 7:30 p.m., $30; Friday-Saturday 7:30 p.m; Sunday 2 p.m. $34-$49.

Exhibit. Black Superheroes: From the Comic Book Universe to the College Campus, University of Rhode Island, Main Gallery, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd., Kingston campus. uri.edu/maingallery. Monday-Saturday noon-4 p.m.

Black History Month exhibits, University of Rhode Island, Providence Feinstein Campus Gallery, 80 Washington St., Providence. 277-5206; uri.edu/prov/arts, uri.artsandculure@gmail.com. Free. Reception, panel, music and spoken word performance on Feb. 5, 5:30-7 p.m.

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