An Anglophile Afternoon
Katie Livingston Vale
Wed Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 03-05:00pm, 9-253
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Join us for tea and a selection of (relatively current) British TV shows, including comedies, game shows, cookery programmes and perhaps some football. We'll provide the Hobnobs - you bring the laughs.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/amps/iap
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, 9-250, x3-6690, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Media Production Services
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Change Your World: Information on Joining the Peace Corps
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Jill Soucy
Wed Jan 22, 01-02:30pm, 1-246
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Two years in the Peace Corps can help you to redefine your world- and yourself. It will challenge your spirit, test your integrity, and change your idea of what "changing the world" is all about. If you're ready to make a world of difference, come learn more about joining the Peace Corps.
Web: http://www.peacecorps.com/
Contact: Jill Soucy, W20-547, x3-8968, jsoucy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Exhibiting Race: Black Women and Men in Science and Technology
Debbie Douglas, Darian Hendricks
Mon Jan 20, 01-05:00pm, MIT Museum
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2003
Single session event
Do you want to change the world? This is a workshop to conceptualize a traveling exhibition documenting the achievement of black scientists, engineers, architects, inventors and entrepreneurs. The goal of the exhibit is to change public perceptions and to recruit the next generation of black sci/tech professionals. In an afternoon, you will design an exhibition. Working together in small teams, facilitators will challenge you with a series of fast-paced exercises. There will be plenty of refreshments to sustain you and a pizza party to celebrate your success at the end. A joint project of BAMIT and the MIT Museum, co-sponsored by the MIT Women's Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Program for Science, Technology, and Society
Contact: Debbie Douglas, N51-201, x3-1766, ddouglas@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
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Experience the Way of Tea - Japanese Tea Ceremony
Mrs. Kyoko Wada
Mon Jan 27, 05-06:00pm, W20-306 20 Chimneys
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for a Japanese tea ceremony performed by Mrs. Kyoko Wada, who has been studying the Japanese Tea Ceremony for more than 30 years. She will share "the happiness of the tea ceremony" with you and invite you to take this opportunity to leave your worries and problems at the door. Be transported to Japan by the calligraphy, ceramics, flowers, lacquer, and incense. Experience the four elements of the "way of tea:" harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. Imagine how they can bring harmony into our daily interactions. Take the first step of what can become a lifetime of study and meditation.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/chado/www/index.htm
Contact: Jennifer Recklet, E23-230, 253-1614, reck@med.mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Womens League
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Explorations of Race and Ethnicity
Francine Crystal, Sally Haslanger, Regina Caines, Michael Bergren
Tue Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, 20 Chimneys
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for conversations about racial and ethnic issues in a relaxed, informal setting. We hope to help create awareness and respect for peoples' differences, as well as to have fun exploring these differences. There are very few opportunities for meaningful interactions and connections among people from different racial, ethnic and gender groups. This activity offers a safe place for students, staff and faculty from various backgrounds and/or with widely different opinions to discuss, argue and explore some of the difficult issues they encounter at MIT and beyond.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Committee on Campus Race Relations (CCRR)
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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Tong Chen, Sean Gilbert
Tue Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for materials
Learn the fundamentals of Chinese Calligraphy. No knowledge of Chinese needed. Organized by the MIT China Program.
Contact: Sean Gilbert, E38-734, 253-5068, seang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for International Studies
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Lion Dance
Emily Chi, Sean Liu
Thu Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 09pm-10:00am, W20-407
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn the ancient art of Chinese lion dancing and perform at cultural events. No previous experience required.
Contact: Emily Chi, emilychi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chinese Students Club
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