2014 Schedule of Events
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Friday, Jan. 17
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
7 p.m. | Students from Miller South School present an original play entitled “The Diversity Play.” | Daum Theatre (Kolbe Hall) | ZPN |
Thursday, Jan. 23
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
11:45 a.m. | US Representative Marcia Fudge (D-11) will speak at the Akron Press Club luncheon | Quaker Square Station. Tickets are $15 for Press Club members, $20 for the public. Learn more. | Akron Press Club and Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics |
Friday, Jan. 31
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
6-9 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | ZPN |
Saturday, Feb. 1
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
1-3 p.m. | Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles: A Multicultral Perspective - free, donations appreciated | Alpha Phi Alpha Founders Hall 662 Wolf Ledges Pkwy. Akron, OH 44311 |
WISH |
Sunday, Feb. 2
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
2-3 p.m. | RACE with TalkBack - a play | Weathervane PlayHouse | Weathervane |
Monday, Feb. 3
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | "The Jews: Culture, Race or Religion?" | SU Room 310 | Hillel |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
1:30-3:30 | ![]() |
SU Room 335 | Inter-Religious Task Force |
3-5 p.m. | "Linsanity" | Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
4-5 p.m. | Unity Celebration | Student Union Ballroom | Residence Life and Housing |
5-6 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union 335 | Pan-African Student Organization |
7:30 p.m. | Michele Norris: Eavesdropping on America's Conversation on Race | EJ Thomas Hall | Culture Quest and E. J. Thomas Hall |
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-11:30 a.m. | Understanding Race | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
noon-1 p.m. | Anti-Semitism in America | Student Union 310 | Hillel |
noon-1 p.m. | Understanding the Truths Regarding Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation | Student Union 335 | LifeBanc |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
3:30-5 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
6:30-8 p.m. | Educational Discpiline Policies and Practices: Issues, Challenge and Solutions | Zook Hall 235 | Center for Urban and Higher Education, Barker Center for Economic Education |
7:30 p.m. | Mark Potok: "The State of Hate in America" | Student Union Theater | Office of Inclusion and Equity, Center for Emergency Management, Law School and Homeland Security Policy Research |
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
Free Trolly Tours of Historical Akron sites | Learn more here | ||
10-11 a.m. | Anatomy of Hate | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
noon-1-:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
noon-1 p.m. | Hispanics: We Don't All Eat Tacos | Student Union 310 | HALO |
1-2:30 p.m. | ![]() |
SU Room 335 | HOLA |
1-3 p.m. | Are You Reading A Challenged or Banned Book | Student Union 310 | Center for Urban and Higher Education, Barker Center for Economic Education |
3-4 p.m. | Fr. Norm Douglas: Diversity and Spirituality | Student Union Theater | Inclusion & Equity and The Multicultural Center |
3:15-4:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Polsky 313 | |
4:30-5 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union 335 | PASO |
4:30-5 p.m. | Free Preview of Weathervane’s RACE | Student Union Theater | |
7:30-8:30 p.m. | Duane Crabbs: The Front Porch: A Third Place in Akron | Student Union Ballroom A | College of Arts and Sciences |
7:30-9:30 p.m. | "Facing Our Truth: 10-minute Plays on Trayvon, Race or Privilege" | Balch Street Theatre 220 South Balch St. Akron, OH 44302 |
Thursday, Feb. 6
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-11:30 a.m. | "DEFORCE: The Past, Presnt and Future of Detroit" | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | |
noon-1 p.m. | "Cracking the Codes - The System of Racial Inequity" | Student Union 310 | Ohio Organizing Collaborative/Stand Up For Ohio |
12:30-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union 314 | NEO AFSC |
1-2 p.m. | Dr. Consuela Ward: Power and Privilege | Student Union 335 | Inclusion & Equity and The Multicultural Center |
1-3 p.m. | Investment Debt. Vs. Achievement Gap | Crouse 213 | Center for Urban and Higher Education, Barker Center for Economic Education |
3-4:30 p.m. | Charles "CJ" Harkness: Code Switching: From Survival Techniques to Strategic Advantage | Student Union Ballroom | Inclusion & Equity and The Multicultural Center |
3:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
6-7 p.m. | The Intersection of Race, Personhood and Corporate Power | Student Union 335 | |
7:30 p.m. | Preacher Moss: The End of Racism Comedy & Lecture Tour | EJ Thomas Stage Door | RHPB, RHC & E. J. Thomas Hall |
Friday, Feb. 7
Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
1-2:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
3:30-5 p.m. | Daniel Tokaji: Voting Rights | Student Union Theater | Bliss Institute, Canton Area League of Women Voters, UA Center for Conflict Management, UA School of Law & Akron Press Club |
5-6 p.m. | Judge Linda Teodosio - Initiatives in Summit County to remediate disproportionate minority contact and confinement | Student Union 335 | Summit County Juvenile Court |
6-8 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | ZPN |
Saturday, Feb. 8
Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
4-6 p.m. | Coming Together Project Reunion | Student Union 335 | E-mail Dr. Fannie Brown at flb2@uakron.edu to confirm your attendance |
7-9 p.m. | Actress and alumna Yvette Nicole Brown: "From UA to LA" | Student Union Ballroom | University Libraries |
Sunday, Feb. 9
Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
2:30-4:30 p.m. | Race with TalkBack- a play | Weathervane PlayHouse |
Monday, Feb. 10
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-11 a.m. | Panorama of African American Theatre | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
2-3 p.m. | ![]() |
McClain Gallery, Buckingham Building | Political Science and Multicultural Center |
7:30-9 p.m. | Ernest Green: Being one of the Little Rock 9 | EJ Thomas Hall | EJ Thomas Hall, Shirley McClain Museum and The Multicultural Center |
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-noon | "The Ernest Green Story" | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
noon-2 p.m. | Dr. Evelyn Hu-DeHart: The Strange and Curious History of the Illegal Alien | Student Union Ballroom | Inclusion & Equity and The Multicultural Center |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
1-2:30 p.m. | Multicultural Perspectives: Reflections from Peace Corps | Student Union 335 | Multicultural Center |
2-3 p.m. | ![]() |
Polsky 313 | |
3-4 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
6:30-8 p.m. | Education, Race and Society Town Hall | Zook Hall 235 | Center for Urban and Higher Education, Barker Center for Economic Education |
7-9:45 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
7:30-9 p.m. | Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones: Racial Disparities, Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity | Quaker Station | College of Health Professions, Akron-Regional Interprofessional AHEC in partnership with Austen BioInnovation Institute and Center for Community Health Improvement |
8-10 p.m. | YEPAW Presents Dance Theatre of Harlem | Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main St. Akron, OH |
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
Free Trolly Tours of Historical Akron sites | Learn more here | ||
10-11 a.m. | Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making us Sick | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
11-1 a.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
1:30-3 p.m. | Dr. Joshua A Stacher: Islamophobia | Student Union Ballroom | Inclusion & Equity and The Multicultural Center |
5-6:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Ballroom | PASO |
7-8:30 p.m. | Tim Wise: The Pathology of Privilege | EJ Thomas Hall | Summa Health System, NEOMED, the Office of the President, Grad and Undergrad Student Governments, Center for Conflict Management and the Office of Inclusion and Equity |
Thursday, Feb. 13
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-11 a.m. | What Does it Mean to be White? | Bierce Library, Learning Studio 154 | University Libraries |
noon-1 p.m. | "Do Black Lives Matter?" | Student Union 310 | Ohio Organizing Collaborative/Stand Up For Ohio |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
6-8 p.m. | "Zoo Story" a Play by Edward Albee; Directed by Dr. Susan Speers, SDTAA | Student Union Theatre |
Friday, Feb. 14
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
10-11:30 a.m. | Different Faces, Different Films: the portrayal of race in different types of films and further race-related film resources | Bierce Library 154 | University Libraries |
noon-1:30 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theatre | University Libraries |
1-2:30 p.m. | "Racism in Politics" presented by Dr. James Holland, Dr. Stephen Brooks and Michael Shepherd | Student Union 335 | Political Science |
1-2:30 p.m. | "Mandatory Minimums" presented by CJ Dupre and Dylan Tracey | Student Union 314 | Political Science |
2-4 p.m. | ![]() |
Student Union Theater | University Libraries |
6-9 p.m. | Poetry for the People with special guest and spoken word poet Too Black | Student Union Starbuck | PASO |
Saturday, Feb. 15
Time | Event | Location | Sponsors |
4 p.m. | Punishing Black Bodies: The Nerve Center of Mass Incarceration in Civil Society | Student Union Theatre | UA School of Law and Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Inc. |
Sunday, Feb. 16
Time | Event | Location | Sponsor |
2:30-4:30 p.m. | Race with TalkBack- a play | Weathervane PlayHouse |