University-Community Forum

Fall 2010 Schedule * Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00pm * Optional lunch 11:30am -12

Venel Lamarie, a Haitian currently working in Lawrence, will share about his life in Haiti and the
Aug. Hands for Haiti money he sends to school teachers through a non-profit organization, Hands for Haiti. It's been a
25 year since the 7.0 Earthquake ravaged Haiti, a nation already suffering the most poverty in the
Western Hemisphere. How are they rebuilding?
Autumn Magiera, Cultural Anthropologist, will utilize the power of story and visual
Sep. The Girl Effect: Empower- imagery to empower and give voice to women within the community of Maai Ma-
1 ment in East Africa. hiu, Kenya. She will explore themes of gender, education, opportunity, mental and
emotional landscapes, identity and global inequality.
KU Anthropology professor Felix Moos will speak about international security, which will give in-
Sep. Anthropology and sight to the class he teaches on terrorism in the KU Anthropology department.
8 International Security
The relocation of the Lawrence Community Shelter – the capital campaign, the
Sep. Homelessness: The neighborhood meetings, the stronger programs, the increased sleeping capacity in
15 Search for a Lawrence shelter all seasons, increased capacity for collaboration with agencies, larger medical
clinic, jobs programs, families programs and separated area, etc.
TBA
Sep. TBA
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As a professor of Humanities & Western Civilization as well as Women, Gender, and
Sep. Cultural History of Gender Sexuality Studies, Chris Forth is currently writing a cultural history of fat and soft-
29 & Sexuality in the Body. ness in the West, and maintains an interest in representations of gender in popular
culture, notably in film noir, hard-boiled fiction, and science fiction.
Our current immigration system has many costs, including the separation of families, escalating
Oct. Immigration Justice: border crossing deaths, racial profiling, increasing distrust of law enforcement, and a lack of ac-
6 Broken System Response cess to college education. How have humanitarian and interfaith groups responded to the various
moral aspects of this crisis, including most recently the law passed in Arizona, SB 1070?

Oct. Trans- Scott Criqui, who holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management, will
Trans-formation lead an educational workshop to promote an understanding of gender expression
13 and identity.
Living as volunteers with US - El Salvador Sister Cities in El Papaturro, El Salvador, for six months
Oct. El Salvador: Lessons in from 2009 - 2010, Sarah and Jennifer accompanied rural organizing efforts on both the national
20 Community Organizing. and regional level. The strength and persistence of the social movement provides many lessons for
community organizers in the US, and hope for the future de la lucha para un cambio .
Leisha DeHart-Davis, Associate Professor of Public Administration, will explain the blessings of
Oct. What Bureaucracies Bureaucracy. American society construes bureaucracy as a burdensome impingement on individ-
27 do Right ual freedom. This presentation will make the counterargument, that bureaucracy ensures freedom

KS Passenger Rail & Law- Cities throughout the rail corridor between KC and OKC signed resolutions to bring back a passen-
Nov. ger rail service that was removed in 1979. The 2010 KS State legislature passed two bills authoriz-
3 rence's Santa Fe Station. ing the Sec. of Transportation to enter into contracts with carriers and to draft a passenger rail
plan. In March 2010 Amtrak completed a promising study about this route to be finished in 2014.

Nov. Sustainability in Eileen Horn, Sustainability Coordinator for Douglas County and the City of Law-
rence, will present on sustainability in Douglas County! She will offer an update of
10 Douglas County current city and county projects and programs in the works.

Dan Mulhern of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shares his reflections on
Nov. Return of the Black-
Black- this amazing animal and how it came back.
17 footed Ferret To Kansas
Nov. No Forum due to Thanksgiving

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Dec. Rachel Vaughn, PhD Candidate in American Studies, presents oral history re-
Talking Trash: Food In/ search on the role of the dumpster in terms of US international waste policy, sur-
1 Security from the Margins plus food production, and rethinking privatizations of commons resources.

Spring 2011 Planning will be Wednesday, December 8th 11:30am-

11:30am-1pm at ECM. Please bring topics and/or presenter suggestions.
suggestions. This session
University--Community Forum is not required.
is open to anyone; previous attendance at a University

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