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Thanksgiving:
Rethinking Holidays & Heroes
Nov 23 (Mon), 4PM, MH162
OTHER EVENTS:
Hate Crimes
Nov 17 (Tues), 7PM, VU 464, FREE
Every year, multiple hate crimes against the queer community occur in Washington state that don't get wide publicity. Why do they happen? What can we do to end hate crimes and what can we do to stay safe? This event is part of the LGBTA Weekly Night Series. We are working on whether the event will have a panel or speakers but we will keep you informed.
Through a Native Lens
Nov 18 (Wed), 6-8 PM @ Academic Instructional Center Room 210, FREE
This event is a showing of the ten-minute video Canoe Pulling: A Lummi Way of Life and 60-minute film March Point. These films address the importance of American Indians being able to produce their own media, the role Native youth can play in video production, the revival of canoe pulling for the Lummi Nation, and how the Swinomish Tribe is being affected by environmental racism and the oil refinery at March Point. Following the films will be a panel discussion including Native youth who worked on the films and the Executive Directors of Longhouse Media.
Auction Block to Hip Hop
Nov 23 (Thurs), 7-9 PM @ VU Multipurpose Room, $2 students/$3 community members
This event is a theatrical production that is based out of New York. It addresses the degradation of black women through commercialized Hip Hop/Rap and tackles the perpetuation of black stereotypes through Hip Hop as well. The play follows a Hip Hop mogul named Set Fo’ Life who wins a plethora of awards for his album “Pimpin’ ain’t easy.” Set is visited by three ancestral ghosts who take him back to the times of his ancestors. Set comes to a crossroads where he has to decide whether or not to conform to an industry that perpetuates black stereotypes and degrades black women or work outside of the system and help lift up his people.
NOTES:
Innovative Teaching Showcase: Multicultural Faculty Fellows
In September of 2008, an invitation went to all Woodring faculty members to
submit a request to participate in the Multicultural Faculty Fellowship. An
overwhelming number of faculty members from all departments, on and off campus,
responded favorably. Based on time, scheduling, and availability, seventeen
faculty members were chosen and thirteen committed themselves to the
two-year inquiry. Click here to learn more about the work of WWU's
MCFFs... [More]
Honor Day Proclamation
There is no recognized holiday that includes Native American Indian peoples, the
Honor Day Foundation has declared Honor Day annually August 20th, through petitions signed by Native elders, teachers,
students, leaders, artists and non-native supporters... [More]
Rochelle Sandeen (1951-2009)
Rocky passed away peacefully on April 9, 2009, surrounded by loved ones after a
recent diagnosis of liver cancer. She lived a life full of passion for learning
and helping others and had a deep connection to her Native American roots with
the Makah and Quileute tribes. She served as president of the Indigenous
Studies Foundation/Honor Day. Rochelle both worked at Western and was a
student... [More]
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