Claiming Williams Day 2013 Dare to Dig Deeper Thursday, January 31, 2013
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8:30-9:00 AM: Coffee and snacks in the MainStage lobby
9:00-10:30 AM: What Difference Does it Make? Politics, Activism, and Scholarship
Melissa Harris-Perry ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
(see press release for more information)
Opening Remarks, President Adam Falk
10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Community Discussions
Avoiding Hate Crimes and Building Advocacy ~ Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
Phallacies – A Masculine Performance ~ AMT, ’62 CTD
“My White Friends”: Photography, the Photographic Object, and Notions of Race ~ Williams College Museum of Art
I am Williams ~ Paresky Performance Space
Fighting the Invisible: Breaking the Grip of Stigma on our Community’s Mental Health ~ Makepeace Room, Greylock
Keeping Faiths:Making Choices About Religious Identity at Williams ~Dodd House Living Room
11:30 – 1:30 pm Claiming Williams Community Lunch – students (not on meal plans), faculty, and staff eat free of charge.
12:15-1:45 PM: Lunch Time Dialogues
Williams Perspectives on “Nickel and Dimed” ~ Paresky Quiet Room
Williams Takes Action: A Discussion of “Nickel and Dimed” ~ Paresky 220
Phallacies – A Continuation ~ Greylock Main Dining Room
Food for Thought: Stories with the Campaign for Asian American Studies ~ Greylock Upstairs Room
On Being New at Williams ~ Greylock Room D
Mixed at Williams ~ Greylock Room A
Lunch with Carmen Ortiz ~ Faculty House
2:00-3:30 PM: Community Forums
Creating a World of Tolerance: An Afternoon with Esera Tuaolo ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
Heart to Table: Who Feeds the Williams Soul?~ Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
Admittedly Awkward ~ Dodd House Living Room
20 Seconds to a Better You, Williams, and the World ~ Makepeace Room, Greylock
This is Water ~’58 Lounge, Paresky Center
3:45-5:15 PM: Films and Community Forums
Film: Mosquita y Mari ~ MainStage, CTD
Film: The Philosopher Kings ~ Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
The Dynamics of Sex Trafficking ~ Pareksy Performance Space
Finding Your “Team” ~ Goodrich Hall
Let me Tell you a (REALLY FAST) Story ~ ’58 Lounge, Paresky Center
Enough to Get By ~ Dodd House Living Room
5:30-7:30 Dinner Time: Continuing the Discussions Informally
First Generation Dialogues in Mission Dennet Room
Come together as students, staff, and faculty to share your experiences as the first person in your family to attend college and to reflect on the day’s events. What has changed? What challenges remain?
Politics, Activism and Scholarship at Williams in Driscoll Lounge
As a college community, how do we want to define the relationships between politics, activism and scholarship? Lets reflect on the day’s events and think about moving forward!
8:00 PM
Bill Bowers BEYOND WORDS ~ MainStage, ’62 CTD
Who Are You Calling a ‘Ho? Challenging the Sexual Culture on Campus
~ Paresky Performance Space
10:00 PM
Harmonizing Home: A Claiming Williams Musical Event with Homage
CW Schedule to print, coming soon
