Supporting GLBT Rights in Uganda
Abigail Francis
Thu Jan 13, 06:30-08:00pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for a presentation by our speaker who is a Ugandan lesbian and one of the pioneers of the LGBT movement in Uganda. She is pursuing a master’s degree in theology at the Episcopal Divinity School, and her name and picture appeared in the 5-page exposure of what the newspaper’s editor said was done “out of public interest.” A discussion will follow about the struggle for GLBT rights in Uganda, focusing on recent events. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the situation, and to determine what might be done to help those being oppressed.
Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, (617) 253-0684, afran@mit.edu
Sponsor: LBGT@MIT
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Trip to NYC-Three Faiths Exhibit
Ora Gladstone, Imam Suheil Laher, Ora Gladstone, Ora Gladstone
Thu Jan 27, 07am-10:00pm, W11-Lobby, See description
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2011
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
The Addir Fellows-Interfaith Dialogue will host this trip to visit the "Three Faiths Exhibit" at the NY Public Library and Park51 (aka the Mosque (not!) at Ground Zero) on Thurs. 1/27. We'll leave early in the morning and return late that night.
links to information/review of The Three Faiths Exhibit:
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/threefaiths/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/arts/design/23faiths.html
Information on Park51:
http://www.cordobainitiative.org/?q=content/frequently-asked-questions
Contact: Ora Gladstone, W11-035, x3-3511, ora@mit.edu
Sponsor: Addir Interfaith Program
Cosponsor: Chaplain to the Institute
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You Don't Know Me Until You Know Me
Theresa Tobin, Robin Deadrick, Alyce Johnson, Michelle Baildon
Wed Jan 19, 01-03:00pm, E15 - Bartos Theatre, reception follows in atrium
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A one-person show that deals with the harmful and painful ways in which prejudices and judgment affect both the intended target and the initiator. In a gripping, fast paced performance, performance artist Michael Fowlin slips in and out of numerous characters, both male and female, who share their stories in often humorous, but at times, heartbreaking manners.
Web: http://www.michaelfowlin.com/summary.htm
Contact: Theresa Tobin, 14S-318, x3-5674, tat@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: MIT Human Resources
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