Diversity Lecture Series - Spring 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Frank E. Brady
Spoken Word Artist
"Blackened History: What You Never Knew"
8:00 PM, MPRs, Campus Center, Biddeford Campus
Award winning spoken word artist, poet & entertainer Frank E. Brady fuses the arts spoken word, hip hop, singing and monologues presenting a side of black history not learned about in traditional education and standardized textbooks.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Markus Rediker, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh
"Rethinking the Amistad Rebellion"
12:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
Abstract: This talk explores the famous and dramatic rebellion by 53 Africans aboard a Cuban slave ship in 1839 - one of the very few such successful revolts in the history of the slave trade and one that had profound consequences in the United States around the Atlantic.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Robyn Ochs
Award Winning Speaker, Writer and Educator
"The Changing Landscape of Identity & Sexuality: Understanding and Supporting Clients and Patients of All Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations"
12:00 PM, WCHP Lecture Hall, Portland Campus
Writer, speaker and activist Robyn Ochs will discuss the experiences of those who do not fit neatly into the binary categories of gay|straight&/or male|female. Like snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike, and our self-identities do not always correspond with how we are "read" by others. So how do people assign labels to their complicated and unique experiences? What does the "landscape of identity" look like today? What cultural changes are underway? How can healthcare providers support clients and patients of all gender identities and sexual orientations?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Robyn Ochs
Award Winning Speaker, Writer and Educator
"Bisexuality 101 and Beyond"
7:00 PM, St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, Biddeford Campus
What is bisexuality? What does it mean to identify as bisexual? What are some of the challenges to understanding and representing this often overlooked segment of the GLBT community? Please join us for a lively presentation by award-winning speaker, writer and educator Robyn Ochs. Bring your own list of myths: we’ll analyze them a bit and explore their origins.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Mihku Paul (photo), Cheryl Savageau, Susan Deer Cloud
Three Native American women writers
"Testimony"
7:00 PM, WCHP Lecture Hall, Portland Campus
Three Native American women writers will share excerpts from their work, to kick off the 2012 Maine Women Writers Collection Academic Conference “Identity, Memory, Testimony.”
Monday, April 2, 2012
André Robert Lee
Filmmaker
"The Prep School Negro: Community Dialogue on Race and Class Issues Documentary Film and Conversation with Filmmaker André Robert Lee"
6:00 PM, Ludcke Auditorium, Portland Campus
Elite education was André’s way up and out, but at what price? Yes, the exorbitant tuition was covered, but this new world cost him and his family much more than anyone could have anticipated.