TRI-C and MSC Intercultural Initiatives
Thanks for visiting the TRI-C's Calendar of Events page! Below is a running lists of events that will be periodically updated with our multicultural student organization's scheduled programs. Another excellent resource for campus wide events and a wider range of approved cultural credit opportunities, check out Stetson's Today site http://www.stetson.edu/portal/stetson-today/
August
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Org. Festival1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Hollis Center Field HouseRepresentation of Multicultural Student groups, Multicultural Student Council, Safe Zone, and the Cross Cultural Center. Students will have an opportunity to sign up for the MSC Leadership Daycation.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Student Luncheon with artist MAZZ Swift, Violinist12:00p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Cross Cultural CenterIntimate dialogue with renown artist MAZZ Swift. Luncheon is free with limited spaces - RSVP is required on a first come-first serve basis. Please contact tri-c@stetson.edu.
Perfomance by MAZZ Swift, World Renoun Violinist7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and The Multicultural Student CouncilStetson Room, Carlton Union Building (No Dress Code)
Critically acclaimed as one of America's most talented and versatile performers today, and fresh off a five week tour of Africa as a cultural ambassador on behalf of the United States Department of State, Mazz Swift has engaged audiences all over the world with the signature weaving of song, melody and improvisation that she calls MazzMuse. Expect electric violin, acoustic violin, soulful singing and improvisation that speaks directly to your soul. Expect to be transported.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
MSC Leadership Daycation9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Council Off Campus (registration required - 1st Year Students only)MSC Leadership Daycation is a great opportunity for new students to meet and interact with multicultural student organization leaders and provides an (re)introduction to Stetson policies around student programming, advocacy and inclusion. Expect low/medium impact team builders! This opportunity is free to participants. Limited spaces - registration will be required. Check-in and bus departure will be conducted from the Cross Cultural Center. Dress code: Comfortable - please wear pants/shorts for group activities.
September
Friday, September 6, 2013
The Confluence of Cultures: The Hispanic/Latino Experience in Florida. Featuring:Forging an Identity: Latin MastersPrivate Spaces: Mexico Les Slesnick Photographs and Florida Masters I featuring Mary Schimpff Webb Artist/Jeweler6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Museum of Florida ArtMuseum of Florida Art, 600 North Woodland Blvd. DeLand, FL 32720The Confluence of Cultures is a series of public programs related to the exhibition, Forging an Identity Contemporary Latin American Art featuring internationally recognized artwork by Hispanic/Latino masters who lived in or are currently living in Florida and Private Spaces: Mexico Les Slesnick Photographs. Programming will begin on September 6, 2013 and continue through January 5, 2014. The Museum Galleries are open Tues. - Sat. from 10 am - 4 pm and Sun. from 1 - 4 pm. Stetson students receive free admission to the galleries and can receive cultural credit.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
OUT: Latinos negotiating triple minority status 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center, Safe Zone and KaleidoscopeAllen Hall (No Dress Code)A "fishbowl" look into the ways Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and Questioning individuals address the complexities of race, gender, gender expression, and social pressures as they shift identities to "survive", "pass" and "succeed". Candid conversations followed by Q&A from the audience. Refreshments will be provided.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Workshop: "The Business of Writing for the New Millennial10:00 a.m. - 11:15a.m Sponsored by Africana Studies, the Black Student Association andthe Cross Cultural Center25L, LibraryAuthor Omar Tyree will discuss creative writing, e-publishing innovations, establishing a base for success through social media, how to break into the competitive cover art field; and creating multiple streams of income through the arts.
Workshop: The Business of Writing for the New Millennial11:30 a.m. - 12:45p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies, the Black Student Association and the Cross Cultural Center25L, Library
Author Omar Tyree will discuss creative writing, e-publishing innovations, establishing a base for success through social media, how to break into the competitive cover art field; and creating multiple streams of income through the arts.
Bookfeast Luncheon: The Business of Writing for the New Millennial 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies, the Black Student Association and the Cross Cultural CenterCross Cultural Center
Book feast led by Dr. Shawnrece Campbell. Free refreshments will be provided. For more information and to pick up a free copy of the book please contact tri-c@stetson.edu.
Book Signing with Omar Tyree6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies, the Black Student Association and the Cross Cultural CenterStetson Room (No Dress Code)
Public Lecture by Omar Tyree: The Equation for Success7:00 p.m. - 8:15p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies, the Black Student Association and the Cross Cultural CenterStetson Room (No Dress Code)
A discussion on the 4 key components of all successful businesses based on Mr. Tyree's business book. More than just another business self-help book, The Equation is a groundbreaking formula that looks at how all business is an art. The book will help business people rethink how they manage their art form and help businesses accelerate their productivity by creating a corporate culture driven by passion and zeal, as art is. Audience members will learn that, first you have to love what you do (L) and become a highly-skilled artist at it (A), while developing promotional and marketing tools to gather public and professional support (S), which ultimately leads to big business (B). Free and open to the public.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Mexican Independence Day - Featured panel or performance *TBD6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student Council(TBD -Stetson Room) (No Dress Code)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Values Day8:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Spoken word artist: Staceyann Chin7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student CouncilStetson Room (No Dress Code)Join us for a dynamic spoken word experience with Staceyann Chin. Staceyann Chin is not just a spoken-word poet, she is a performing artist and LGBT rights political activist. In addition to performing in and co-writing the Tony-nominated Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Staceyann Chin's work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Pittsburgh Daily, and she has been featured on 60 Minutes and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Safe Zone Training Session2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.Sponsored by Safe Zone and the Cross-Cultural CenterCross Cultural Center
Safe Zone training consists of a two hour course that covers basic knowledge. At completion, participants receive a Safe Zone contract and placard. Training focuses on the role of the ally during the coming-out process, resources on campus and in the community and terminology and best practices. Participants will be able to place a Safe Zone placard on their door that identifies them as someone that is willing to listen and to help identify resources. Limite spaces RSVP required. Email safezone@stetson.edu for more information
Monday, September 30, 2013
Safe Zone: Let's Get Fluid! - An Intro to Sexual Fluidity 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Safe Zone and the Cross Cultural Center Cross Cultural Center (No Dress Code)Lesbian...gay...straight...bisexual...what?! This workshop deconstructs the sexual binary and examines how sexual fluidity fits within/outside/throughout the sexuality paradigm. Facilitator rita zhang will share emerging research from the lived experiences of sexually fluid students. Participants will get the opportunity to interactively engage in and explore what sexual fluidity means to them.
Asian American Counternarratives: What does it mean to be Asian Americans in the 21st Century?7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Sponsored by the Cross Cultural Center and the Asian Pacific American CoalitionAllen Hall (No Dress Code)
rita zhang will share her story growing up as an Asian American womyn in the United States. Her counternarrative will touch upon broad themes affecting the broader Asian Pacific Islander American community, including the model minority myth, intergenerational-conflict, racial marginalization/invisibility, and gender. Come to this talk to learn more about current APIA issues and leave with some insight on how to better serve/ally with the APIA community!
October
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Clothesline Project10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and Wellness and RecreationCUB stepsThe Clothesline Project address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women. Shirts will later be displayed by the Palm Court.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Spoken Word Artist - Stacey Waite 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student CouncilNight Lights, CUB (No Dress Code)Join us for a dynamic spoken word experience with Stacey Waite. Stacey Waite is among the most dazzling and culturally relevant of living poets, an original storyteller with amazing stories to tell. Stacey Waite is the author of Choke; Love Poem to Androgyny; and The Lake Has No Saint. Multi award winner for poetry, Stacey Waite spoken word captivates the audience with challenging poetry that seeks not just to represent queer lives, but also opens up new possibilities for (un)doing and (un)thinking gender and sexuality.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Workshop with Stacey Waite 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and Safe ZoneCross Cultural Center (No Dress Code)
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Inaugural Social Justice Lecture Series - Keynote Dr. Peter Edelman "So Rich So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America"8:00 p.m. - 9:30p.m. Sponsored by the President's OfficeStetson Room, Carlton Union BuildingPeter Edelman argues that the gains made against poverty by smart and compassionate public policy "have been nullified by economic trends that eroded the earnings of millions while simultaneously enriching a super-elite whose wealth and income have reached unprecedented levels." His challenges to America's commitment to end Poverty, revealing both why poverty persists and the obvious pathways to solving America's most pressing issue of injustice.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Student leadership Luncheon with Rev. Jamie Washington and Sam Offer 12:00p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student CouncilCross Cultural Center (limited seats RSVP required) LGBT History Month Keynote: Rev Jamie Washington and Sam Offer"The Journey To Wholeness: Black, Christian, and Gay" 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center, the Multicultural Student Council, Black Student Association and KaleidoscopeStetson Room (No Dress Code)Jamie and Sam are two Black, Gay, Ordained Preachers in the Christian Church. They each have had a remarkable journey navigating and reconciling what it means to be all of who they are. They will inspire, encourage and challenge you. Come on the Journey to Wholeness: Black, Christian and Gay.
Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, President, Washington Consulting Group & Founder, Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI). Dr. Washington has served as an educator and administrator in higher education for over 20 years. Rev. Sam Offer, Vice President and senior consultant with the Washington Consulting Group, a Multicultural Organizational Development Firm out of Baltimore, MD. Sam has served as an educator and administrator for over 30 years.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Bookfeast: Queer (In) Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the US5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies, Safe Zone and the Cross Cultural CenterCross Cultural Center (Reserve a seat online)A groundbreaking work that turns a "queer eye" on the criminal legal system, Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of queer experiences--as "suspects," defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--like "gleeful gay killers," "lethal lesbians," "disease spreaders," and "deceptive gender benders"--to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. Tracing stories from the streets to the bench to behind prison bars, they prove that the policing of sex and gender both bolsters and reinforces racial and gender inequalities. Bookfeast is facilitated by Dr. Susan Pepper Bates. Contact tri-c@stetson for Free book (Stetson Students only).
Friday, October 25, 2013
Safe Zone Training Session2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Safe Zone and the Cross Cultural CenterCross Cultural Center (Reserve a seat online)Safe Zone training consists of a two hour course that covers basic knowledge. At completion, participants receive a Safe Zone contract and placard. Training focuses on the role of the ally during the coming-out process, resources on campus and in the community and terminology and best practices. Participants will be able to place a Safe Zone placard on their door that identifies them as someone that is willing to listen and to help identify resources. Contact safezone@stetson.edu for more information.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Addressing Islamphobia: Proactive Efforts to Address Hate and Bias on and off Campus7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student CouncilAllen Hall (No Dress Code) The post-9/11 era in the U.S. has exposed a significant degree of prejudice and bigotry towards Muslim people and those who may be perceived as Muslim. In 2012, a violent hate-motivated attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin highlighted the fact that Islamophobia is not just an issue that only impacts Muslims in America. Meanwhile, racial profiling, surveillance, bias incidences and bullying continue to be widespread not only in society at large, but on college campuses as well. In light of this reality, questions remain regarding what campuses can do to proactively address these issues. Participants will learn the current realities related to Islamophobia and practical steps that can be made to address the issue.
November
Monday, November 4, 2013
Rosanna Belt, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians TBDGenocide of a Culture: Implications of Native American Boarding Schools7:00 p.m. - 8:30p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural CenterStetson Room (No Dress Code)
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Jewish holocaust Awareness and Prejudice Reduction 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Teacher Education and the Cross Cultural Center 25L, LibraryThe Holocaust refers to a specific period in 20th century history: the systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by the Nazis. During this era, millions more, including Roma, the handicapped, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents died under Nazi tyranny as well. Facilitated by Dr. Patrick Coggins, the Holocaust will be viewed from the perspective of the perpetrator, the victim, and the bystander. Emphasis will be placed on issues such as Antisemitism, the nature of evil, and the responsibility of individuals and institutions such as governments and religious organizations. Participants will look to first understand the Holocaust and a connection will also be made between the lessons of the Holocaust and the human rights issues of recent times.
Wednesday, November 14, 2013
Voices Hispana Poetry Night7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Language Department(Room TBD - Language dept. coordinate)Thursday, November 15, 2013
Film Viewing: The Business of Fancydancing by Writer-director Sherman Alexie5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Africana Studies and the Cross Cultural CenterCross Cultural Center"Fancydancing" is a wrenching and angry movie about identity, belonging, and race. Leading one's life as a Native American is clearly no easy job, and Alexie takes a very unsentimental look at the ordeals and dilemmas that come with a Native heritage. This film viewing is facilitated by Dr. Susan Pepper Bates.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Origination of Pow Wows and ways of the Umonhon "Omaha" Tribe Debra Freemont, Umonhon Tribe of Nebraska7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural CenterStetson room (No Dress Code)Native American tribal people have danced for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Ceremonial dances like the sun dance of the Cheyenne or the women's victory dances of the Kiowa have long traditions. Pow wow dances evolved from the sacred into the secular world. The Omaha tribe invented a new style of dance and dress called the "Omaha" or "Grass" Dance with a history going back to 1804. Debra Freemont will take us on this journey on what it was and what it is like today.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Ze story: Transgender and Jewish identity6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Safe Zone, the Chaplain's Office and the Cross Cultural CenterAllen Hall (No Dress Code)While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Rabbi Schwartz and family will share transformative stories around identify, culture and rites of passage.
Transgender Day of Remembrance Name Ceremony 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Safe Zone, the Chaplain's Office and the Cross Cultural Center.Allen Hall (No Dress Code)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), is a day to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia, or the hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and acts to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community.
December
Monday, December 2, 2013
WORLD AIDS Day12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Center and Health and Wellness CUB StepsAwareness materials and activities out on the Cub steps.
