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DMACC Black History Month Events
Posted 1/23/08
Diversity Lectures
February 5-7, 2008
The Student Activities Councils on the Ankeny, Newton and Urban campuses are sponsoring diversity lectures by Stan Pearson:
- February 5, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Urban Campus, Bldg. #1 Student Lounge
- February 6, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Ankeny Campus, Bldg. #6 Auditorium
- February 7, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Newton Campus, Room 118
For more information about Stan Pearson, visit www.stanpearson.com. TI credits will be available for faculty who attend the lecture.
Banished Documentary
February 5, 2008
Three U.S. towns eliminated African Americans from their communities 100 years ago. As part of Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Black History Month activities, the DMACC Newton and Boone Campuses, DMACC’s Diversity Commission, and statewide Iowa Public Television are co-sponsoring free screenings of the documentary, Banished, which visits some of the whitest counties in the country to confront the legacy of “banishment”–a wave of racial purging that tore through the South 100 years ago. The screenings are free and open to the public.
Banished will be shown at DMACC Boone & Newton campuses at the following times:
- February 5, 2008, 9:40 a.m., Boone Campus Theatre [view flyer]
- February 5, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Newton Campus, Room 118 [view flyer]
- February 5, 2008, 6:00 p.m., Boone Campus Theatre [view flyer]
- February 14, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Urban Campus, Rooms 124/126
In the film, award-winning filmmaker Marco Williams sits down with Ku Klux Klan leaders, white residents of these all-white communities, as well as descendants of those who were banished, opening the wounds of history.
Banished will be broadcast at 10:30 p.m., Sun., Feb. 24 on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens on statewide IowaPublic Television.
Diversity Day on the Carroll Campus
February 5, 2008
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Carroll Campus is hosting Diversity Day on Tues., Feb. 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 142 on the DMACC Carroll Campus.
The program will feature special guests from Tanzania, Africa. A slide show about life in Tanzania will be presented. Participants will have the opportunity to experience authentic African cuisine, singing and dancing.
Donations of school supplies or money will be accepted at both events and will be used to empower the children in Africa.
For those who cannot attend, but would like to donate, there will be a box in the student lounge to collect supplies through Feb. 22.
To arrange for the collection of supplies, please contact Traci Keoppel at tlkeoppel@dmacc.edu.
The Diversity Day presentations are free and open to the public.
Paxton Williams as George Washington Carver
February 13, 2008
Boone Campus: Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 13 at 9:05 a.m. In observance of Black History Month, Boone Campus SAC presents Paxton Williams as George Washington Carver. The performance will be in the Boone Campus Theatre. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend this fascinating play in which the life of one of the most significant figures of the 20th Century is presented.
West Campus: Paxton Williams presentation of George Washington Carver at Noon for the students and faculty and at 7 p.m. for the community. It will be held in the West Campus Auditorium on February 13. Co-sponsored by Jordan House and DMACC West.
"James Jordan and the Underground Railroad in Polk County and in Iowa"
February 20, 2008
Presented by Jordan House in the auditorium at DMACC West Campus at Noon on Wednesday February 20th.
Preacher Moss, Racism/Diversity/Comedy
February 20, 2008
Preacher Moss is a well traveled lecturer, and will speak on the topic, “End of Racism” at the following times/locations:
- February 18, 2008, 11:30 a.m., Boone Campus, L.W. Courter Center
- February 20, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Ankeny Campus, Bldg. 5, Student Lounge
- February 20, 2008, 1:30 p.m., Urban Campus, Bldg. 1, Student Lounge
These events are sponsored by the Ankeny and Urban Student Activities Councils.
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