The fourth annual "I Have a Dream Week" celebration
on the Syracuse University campus, sponsored by SU's Office of Residence Life,
will include dramatic presentations, exhibitions, storytelling and a candlelight
vigil. The events are free and open to the SU community and guests unless
otherwise noted.
? A candlelight vigil on the steps of Hendricks Chapel will
be held Jan. 20, immediately following the 16th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.
celebration activities in the Carrier Dome. All are welcome to gather and
reflect on the teachings of King.
? A Civil Rights Timeline will be created Jan. 21 in the
Schine Student Center Atrium. The timeline will be on display through Jan. 29.
Those interested in helping to construct the timeline are invited to call Allana
Lewis-Leben at 443-3011 or e-mail calewisl@syr.edu by Jan. 19.
? Open microphone storytelling with Francis McMillan Parks,
director of Students Offering Service and African American programs at Hendricks
Chapel, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Boland Lounge of the
Brewster-Boland complex. The event, "Lift Every Voice Through Poetry, Story
and Song," is open to student performers. Those interested in performing
must call Colleen Ashton at 443-1512 or e-mail cashton@syr.edu by 5 p.m. Jan.
19.
? "Cultural Crossings: Images of Southern, Central and
West Africa," a photo exhibition by Paula Johnson, associate professor of
law, will be on display Jan. 23-30 in the Schine Student Center's Menschel
Photography Gallery. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 in Room
304C of the Schine Student Center. The event will include a slide presentation
by Johnson and a discussion of election issues in Zimbabwe, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.
Refreshments will be served.
? "The Tunnel of Oppression," a multimedia,
dramatic tour of variations of the human experience designed to challenge
thought, perceptions and inner feelings on issues of racism, oppression and
diversity, will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Shaw Hall basement.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling 443-3521 or by signing up
at the Lawrinson Hall front desk by Jan. 22.
? "Pay It Backwards: A Status Report on Reparations in
the United States" a panel discussion, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 25 in Room 201 of the Goldstein Student Center on South Campus. Panelists
will include SU faculty and staff.
? The film "Sankofa" will be shown at 7 and 10
p.m. Jan. 26 and 27 in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall.
Admission is $3. Sankofa is an Akan word that means "one must return to the
past in order to move forward." In the film, the protagonist, Mona, travels
back in time and becomes a house servant living in Ghana under the rule of an
abusive slave master. The film "Remember the Titans" will also be
shown.
? "Retracing Freedom: Central New York and the
Underground Railroad," a trip to historic CNY Freedom Trail sites,
including the Jerry Rescue monument and the William H. Seward and Harriet Tubman
homes in Auburn, will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 3. Reservations for
the free trip are required and can be made by contacting the Haven Hall main
desk at 443-3381.
