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One State, One Film: Just Mercy
One State, One Film: Just Mercy FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Tuesday, September 29, 2020 7:00pm – 8:15pm with Renee Montgomery 2x WNBA Champion and Activist James Jeter TOW Fellow, YPEI at Dwight Hall at Yale Jonathan Kubakundimana Program Manager at the Equal Justice Initiative Join members of the Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice & […]
Posted on September 14, 2020

How to Teach Difficult Subjects to Young People
Meet the author of the winning book, Kip Wilson Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7:00pm – 8:30pm and join the discussion on How to Teach Difficult Subjects to Young People To register: CLICK HERE All participating educators will receive a free copy of White Rose Speakers will share practical tools to making history relevant […]
Posted on September 14, 2020

DAWNLAND: Screening and Discussion
DAWNLAND VIRTUAL FILM WATCH & DISCUSSION Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:00pm – 5:30pm with gkisedtanamoogk (Mashpee Wampanoag) Maine-Wabanaki TRC Co-Chair Gail Werrbach Maine-Wabanaki TRC Member Adam Mazo Co-Director, Dawnland Mishy Lesser Learning Director, Upstander Project For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. […]
Posted on September 14, 2020

UNSPOKEN TRUTHS: Third Public Forum
Our Third Public Forum on the Murder of George Floyd, Race Relations & the Journey Toward Equity with Kimberly Kersey, Shanna T. Melton, Daryl McGraw & Tiheba Bain Moderated by Joelle A. Murchison Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. REGISTER HERE Presented in collaboration with the Charter Oak Cultural Center, The Amsitad Center for Arts […]
Posted on August 31, 2020

10/1 10/1/2020 Dawnland Virtual Film Watch & Discussion

10/1/2020 Dawnland Virtual Film Watch & Discussion

Thursday, October 1st, 2020

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Virtual

For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. In Maine, the first official “truth and reconciliation commission” in the United States begins a historic investigation. DAWNLAND goes behind-the-scenes as this historic body grapples with difficult truths, redefines reconciliation, and charts a new course for state and tribal relations.

Contact Information: doddcenter@uconn.edu
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10/2 Fostering classroom dialogue through ekphrastic contemplation

Fostering classroom dialogue through ekphrastic contemplation

Friday, October 2nd, 2020

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Zoom; link to be provided

Presenters: Tina Huey, CETL; Martina Rosenberg, CETL

Ekphrastic contemplation--writing in prolonged contemplation of a painting (or drawing while listening to music)--can support teaching in all courses by inviting divergent thinking, synthesis, creativity, and even productive risk. Students can share their writing or drawing as a point of departure for community building, dialogue, and topical discussions. In this workshop we will review literature on using arts-based contemplative practices, and the value of "the collaborative risk of shared disorganization" (Berlant, 2011) in pedagogy, with a special focus on dialogue but also student engagement more broadly. A guest speaker has been invited to share experiences using arts-based contemplation, and ideas for simple ways to introduce it into online and face-to-face teaching. Participants will explore how the approach might be adapted for use in their own courses.

To register, visit:
https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1784

Contact Information: dialogues@uconn.edu
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10/13 10/13/ How To Teach Difficult Subjects To Young People

10/13/ How To Teach Difficult Subjects To Young People

Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Other
Virtual

Speakers will share practical tools to making history relevant for students. Author Kip Wilson will draw connections between teen activists today to the members of the White Rose resistance group who used their voices to stand up for others in Nazi Germany. She’ll explain what led Sophie Scholl down this path, share some poems from White Rose, and show how important it is to encourage young people today to make a similar stand.

Contact Information: doddcenter@uconn.edu
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10/14 Dialogue In The Classroom: Strategies For Building Engagement And Empathy. A Two-Part Workshop

Dialogue In The Classroom: Strategies For Building Engagement And Empathy. A Two-Part Workshop

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Other
Online Zoom Event

Location: Zoom; link will be provided Presenter: Noga Shemer, Anthropology and CETL Structured dialogues increase student engagement and foster inclusive learning environments. By incorporating dialogic modalities into the classroom, students can learn to communicate across difference and navigate challenging conversations while engaging deeply with course content. In this collaborative two-part workshop, participants will learn to:

• Build the foundation for successful dialogue

• Explore multiple ways dialogue can be used

• Apply practical strategies in the classroom

• Share ideas and resources

Part I, Tuesday, September 15, 1:00-3:00 Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1725

Part II, Wednesday, October 14, 1:00-3:00 Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=1726

Contact Information: dialogues@uconn.edu
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10/15 Encounters: 10/15/20 Encounters: From Suffrage To Election

Encounters: 10/15/20 Encounters: From Suffrage To Election

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Other
Online Zoom Event

Following the passage of the 19th amendment, thirty-four women ran for office; five were elected to Connecticut's General Assembly in 1920. Since that time, the number of women serving in elected office has risen steadily. Why are the numbers of elected women still low in comparison to their percentage population? How does gender balance impact legislative decisions? Join us for a small group discussion on these issues.

Please register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ofumopjstGtZGaBIfZrhQ9v3GPDrnRA0h

Contact Information: dialogues@uconn.edu
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