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Theme Description

Location

Time
TBA General Monthly Phone Conference Calls Regarding Social Justice Issues

Phone Discussion

June 27-Aug 24
1-24 HHM Unfolding Tradition: Rio Grande Textiles

NMOCA

June 27-Aug 24
1-30 HHM Native Costume Doll Collection

2nd Floor Lib. Display

Library Hours

September 2008 - Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM)
September 21-27 - Deaf Awareness Week  (DAW)

HHM Committee: Danny Alexander, Luz Alvarez, Miguel Morales, Gloria Rosso, Will Suarez and Steve Werkmeister
DAW Committee: TBA

Sept.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 HHM Bookstore Display by Luz Alvarez and Gloria Rosso

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
1 General Ramadan begins

 
9 HHM Forum of JCCC Hispanic students and staff will discuss The Hispanic Experience at JCCC. Panel: Luz Alvarez, Spanish professor; Miguel Morales, student/library aide; Edgar Martinez and Will Suarez, students; Gloria Rosso, counselor; and Steve Werkmeister, moderator, assistant professor, English.

RC 101A

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
12 HHM

Emilio and the Enchanted Cow  9:45 a.m. school show in Spanish ($5), 7 p.m. family show in English ($12 adults, $8 youth), Polsky Theatre – Emilio and the Enchanted Cow is performed by the Mexican puppet theater company, Marionetas de la Esquina.

Polsky Theatre 9:45 a.m. (Spanish)
7 p.m. (English)
15 HHM

Free movie, Walkout, is based on the true story of the 1968 Hispanic student uprising protesting inferior conditions in East Los Angeles high schools.

Craig Auditorium

12-2 p.m.
23 DAW Movie: Through Deaf Eyes

This movie will be open-captioned for hearing-impaired.

Polsky Theater 12 p.m.
24 DAW Book discussion of Deaf Like Me by Thomas Spradley and James Spradley will be facilitated by Kim Krebs, director, Gallaudet University Regional Center, and Janna Willnauer, supervisor, Access Services. COM In Focus Dining 2-4 p.m.
25 DAW Audism Unveiled CC 211 12:00 p.m.
25 HHM Latino Writers Collective Reception Nerman Atrium 6-7 p.m.
25 HHM Latino Writers Collective Reading will consist of Latino members of the Writers Place, including co-founders Jose Faus and Linda Rodriguez; Gloria Martinez Adams; Sofiana Olivera; Carlos Duarte; and Miguel Morales. Some readings will be from the group's book, Primera Pagina: Poetry from the Latino Heartland. Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
7-9 p.m.
26 DAW Audism Unveiled Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
7:00 p.m.
26 DAW Melanie McKay Cody will give a presentation, Cultural Identity. Cody, a Deaf American Indian, has been employed with the Kansas State Department of Education as a linguistic specialist. This fall, she will be a professor at William Woods University, Fulton, Mo. Reception follows. Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
3:30-5 p.m.
27 General Japan Festival

JCCC

All events at the festival can be viewed at www.gkcjapanfestival.com
29-30 General Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of September 29 through October 1

 

October 2008 - Autism Spectrum Month (ASM)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Mary Jean Billingsley, Kami Day, Holly Dressler, Mark Foster, Shaun Harris, Linda Jameson, Suzanne Maheu, Susan McGarvey, Gloria Rosso, Kirsten Sneid and Carmaletta Williams

Oct.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1 General Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of September 29 through October 1

 
1 General EID-UL FITR

 
1-30 ASM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
3 HHM

Book discussion of author Sam Quinones’ Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration will be facilitated by Danny Alexander, interim Multicultural Center program director. The discussion, titled Books and Burritos, will include burritos for attendees.  RSVP by Sept. 26 to Susan McGarvey 913-469-8500, ext. 4327, or mcgarvey@jccc.edu

COM In Focus Dining 2-4 p.m.
3 HHM

Luna Negra Dance Theater, based in Chicago, reflects the dance style of its Latino choreographers and founder/artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro.

Yardley Hall 8 p.m.
8-9 General Yom Kippur begins at sunset on October 8 and ends at sunset on October 9.

 
10 ASM Book discussion of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Edler Robison will be facilitated by JCCC English professor Mark Browning.

COM In Focus Dining

2-4 p.m.
14-15 General Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles

 
16 ASM Keynote speaker Stephen Shore, Ph.D,  gives an autobiographical account of  his life as he relates the challenges facing people on the autism spectrum. see more
To reserve a space in the conference, contact Susan McGarvey, 913-469-8500, ext. 4327, or mcgarvey@jccc.edu.
Carlsen Center Lobby

Polsky Theatre

 
6-7 p.m. Reception

7  p.m. Keynote Speaker
17 ASM An all day conference, breakfast and luncheon  is targeted to people on the spectrum, parents and family members of those on the spectrum, and teachers and health care providers who accommodate them. see more
To reserve a space in the conference, contact Susan McGarvey, 913-469-8500, ext. 4327, or mcgarvey@jccc.edu.
Regnier Center and Nerman Museum 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
21-22 General Shemini Atzeret & Simhat Torah

 
23 General South African freedom fighter to speak
A political prisoner for 15 years in South Africa with Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders, Eddie Daniels has first hand insight into great leadership and how people overcome adversity to make the difference in the world around them

11:00 a.m.-Craig Auditorium
or
7:00 p.m.-Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

November 2008 - American Indian and Alaska Native Awareness Month (AIAN)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Sean M. Daley, Shaun Harris, Dianne Kappen and Susan McGarvey

Nov
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 AIAN American Indian window display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
5 AIAN Kathy Lupe Redbird (White Mountain Apache)
A Tasting of Apache Bread, Apache Tortillas, and Other American Indian Foods

COM Plaza

10 a.m.-1 p.m.
6 AIAN Watson Park (Northern Style Drum Group)

Yardley Hall

7 p.m.
13 AIAN Carol Burns, Sicangu Lakota, twice presents her documentary, Mni Sose (aka Missouri River). Burns, a 1995 Haskell Indian Nations University graduate, examines exploitation of Native American lands and burial grounds along the Missouri River.

Craig Auditorium

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
13 AIAN Carol Burns (Sicangu Lakota) Reception

Nerman Atrium

6-7 p.m.
13 AIAN Carol Burns, Sicangu Lakota, twice presents her documentary, Mni Sose (aka Missouri River).

Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

7-9 p.m.
18 AIAN American Indian Art Discussion by Sean Daley.

second floor hall

2:30 p.m.
19 General Health Care and Diversity Forum for the Nursing Program. Email: Teresa Ilten

Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

1 -2 p.m.

21 AIAN Loretta Bradford (Comanche) Oklahoma Indian Basket Lecture and Basket Sale Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
27 General Thanksgiving

 
TBA AIAN Carol Burns Documentary (NA Sacred Ground) TBA TBA

December 2008 - Faith & Religious Communications Month (FRC)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Samira Hussein, Kevin Mimms and Susan McGarvey

Dec.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 FRC Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
5 General JCCC hosts multicultural night

A Multicultural Night for Invisible Children

Suggested Donation $20.00

COM 1.5
(cafeteria)

Craig Auditorium (GEB 233)

6-7 p.m. Reception Dinner


7  p.m. Variety Show
7 General HAJJ 2008

 
8 General EID AL-ADHA

 
22-29 General Hanukkah, Festival of Lights

 
24 General Christmas Eve

 
25 General Christmas Day

 
29 General  Islamic New Year 1430 AH

 
31 General New Years Eve

 

January 2009 - Sustainability & Green Movement Month (SGM)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Tom Clayton, Stu Shafer, Susan McGarvey and Kay Rozell

Jan.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1 General New Years Day

 
1-30 SGM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
15 SGM David Cobb, American activist and 2004 Green Party U.S. presidential candidate, will present Making the Promise of Democracy a Reality. Cobb will address the process of democratic decision making and the intersection of corporate power and public policy. more information

Nerman Atrium


Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

Reception 6-7 p.m.


7-9 p.m.

16 SGM David Korten, author and a leading critic of corporate globalization, will give a presentation, Navigating the Great Turning. more information Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
23 SGM Book Discussion: The Great Turning by David Korten.
Free and Open to the public!
Books available in the JCCC Bookstore.
COM In Focus Dining Room 2-4 p.m.
26 FRC Jon Meacham, Newsweek editor, will speak as part of the Greater Kansas City 2nd Annual Festival of Faiths, created to build relationships that foster interfaith dialogue. more information

Tickets are $20 adults, $10 students with high school or college i.d., available by calling the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445.

Yardley Hall


Carlsen Center Lobby

7:30-9 p.m. Keynote Speaker


9 p.m. reception and book signing

29 BHM Carmaletta Williams’ presentation, Free Did Not Mean Welcome: The Establishment of Kansas as a “free” state

Craig Auditorium (GEB 233)

11 a.m-noon
29 BHM David Nichols, author of A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution lecture.

CC 234

5-6 p.m.
30 SGM Earth Artists Presentation (artists who create their artwork from natural materials) followed by showing of the film Rivers and Tides about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
1-3 p.m.

February 2009 - Black History Month (BHM)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Diane Kappen, Susan McGarvey, Kay Rozell and Amber Smith

Feb.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 BHM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
6 BHM Student Activities film showings of "the Express". Showing is 50 cents for students with a JCCC ID and $1 for the general public.
 
Craig Auditorium (GEB 233) noon and 7:30 p.m.
6 BHM Book Discussion, White Like Me, by Tim Jacob Wise

This discussion is facilitated by Diane Kappen, adjunct associate professor, psychology. Books available in the JCCC Bookstore.

In Focus Dining
COM Building

2-4 p.m.
10 BHM Allison Smith, assistant professor, art history, JCCC, discussion, African American Artists in the JCCC Collection, followed by a discussion of African American Contemporary Quilts by Pearl Johnson, whose Ph.D. dissertation was African American Quilts: An Examination of Feminism, Identity, and Empowerment in the Fabric Arts of Kansas City Quilters. CC 352 3-4 p.m.
11 BHM Kansas City Black Poets Collective
 
COM Corner Lounge 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
17 BHM Guest Speaker: Tim Jacob Wise
, author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son and Between Barack and a Hard Place. Books available in the JCCC Bookstore.

see Videos

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Craig Auditorium (233 GEB)
or
6-7 p.m. Reception in CC Lobby
7-8:30 Presentation p.m. in Yardley Hall

18 General Irish Heritage Days
A presentation of the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley, a drama that tells the story of two County Cork brothers who join the Irish Republican Army to fight for Irish independence from the United Kingdom, and a post-viewing discussion, led by English professor Danny Alexander.

Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

 2-4:30 p.m.

19 General Irish Heritage Days
An additional post-viewing discussion of the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley, will be led by English professor Danny Alexander.

Room 212
Nerman Museum

 2-4:30 p.m.

19 General Irish Heritage Days
Irish singer Kelly Dougherty accompanied by guitarist Mike Dugger will perform. The singers will also play for the children at JCCC’s Hiersteiner Child Development Center.

Corner Lounge
COM Building

 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

20 General Steve Werkmeister, assistant professor, English, will lead a discussion of How the Irish Became White, a book by Noel Ignatiev.

In Focus Dining
COM Building

 2-4 p.m.

20 General Irish Heritage Days
 A post-viewing of  the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley discussion, led by English professor Danny Alexander.

In Focus Dining
COM Building

 2-4 p.m.

20 General Irish Heritage Days
Tomáseen Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration. Tickets are $25 and $35, available at the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445. The Clanna Eireann Ceili Dancers will do a free pre-performance show from 7:05-7:30 p.m. in the Carlsen Center lobby.

Yardley Hall
Carlsen Center

Carlsen Center lobby

 8 p.m.


7:05-7:30 p.m.

21 General Irish Heritage Days
Tomáseen Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration. Tickets are $25 and $35, available at the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445. The Clanna Eireann Ceili Dancers will do a free pre-performance show from 7:05-7:30 p.m. in the Carlsen Center lobby.

Yardley Hall
Carlsen Center

Carlsen Center lobby

 8 p.m.


7:05-7:30 p.m.

26 BHM The Souls of Black Folk: Beyond the Veil, a presentation on WEB Dubois by Fred Krebs and Carmaletta Williams. Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

March 2009 - Women's History (WHM)

WHM Committee: Danny Alexander, Monica Hogan, Susan McGarvey and Kay Rozell

Mar.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 WHM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
3 WHM Andrea Broomfield, associate professor, English, JCCC, speaks on why women who cooked professionally have been neglected by scholars. She will go on to establish the validity of a new approach to studying the role and importance of women cooks and, at the same time, introduce the audience to two extraordinary women who were trailblazers in this arena — Hannah Glasse and Rosa Lewis.

CC 211

noon-1 p.m.
4 WHM A documentary on the work of leading 20th century sculptor Louise Bourgeois will be hosted by Allison Smith, assistant professor, art history, JCCC. Bourgeois is one of only five women who have ever had a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Bourgeois’ Woman with Packages is part of the Oppenheimer Collection on the JCCC campus.

Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum

1-3 p.m.
6 WHM Book discussion of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History is led by Danny Alexander, interim  director, Multicultural Center, JCCC. Books available in the JCCC Bookstore.

In Focus Dining
COM Building

2-4 p.m.
10 General Purim, Festival of Esther

 
11 WHM Monuments Are for Men, Waffles Are for Women: Gender Permanence and Impermanence, a 30-minute video, will explore the unwritten rules governing traditional activities of men and women that are sharply but subtly defined. Toby Klinger, JCCC psychology professor, leads a discussion following.

CC 126b

noon-1 p.m.
12 General Bill Bowers, internationally known mime and Broadway veteran, will present his hit solo play, It Goes Without Saying. It Goes Without Saying, sponsored by the JCCC theater department and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is free and open to the public. more information

Polskey Theatre
Carlsen Center

 7:30 p.m.

Reception following the Play in the Virginia Krebs Community Room

12 WHM Sarah Boyle, assistant professor, history, JCCC, talks about women reformers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Gilded Age to Progressive Era). She will discuss various ways women got involved in the political process before the vote and argue that women played a key role in shaping modern politics and modern government through their commitment to using legislative methods to affect social change.

GEB 281

1-2 p.m.
23 WHM Tammie Johnson, lead stagehand, JCCC, hosts a women’s history game show.

Corner Lounge
COM Building

noon-1 p.m.
27 WHM Allison Smith, assistant professor, art history, JCCC, presents a brownbag session on women artists in the history of art, focusing on major women artists from the Middle Ages through the present.

RC 181

noon-1 p.m.
30 WHM Asiya Foster-Nelson, program facilitator/assistant professor, early childhood education, JCCC, hosts a myth-busting panel during which women from various cultures will gather for an open discussion about their authentic norms and values in contrast to commonly held beliefs and stereotypes.

GEB 233

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

April 2009 - Gay Pride Month (GPM)

Committee: Danny Alexander, Kami Day, Shaun Harris, Susan McGarvey and Kay Rozell

Apr.
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 GPM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
8 GPM Book discussion Danny Alexander will lead a discussion on One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America by Keith Boykin. According to Publisher Weekly, Boykin, who is black and gay, came out of the closet in 1991 at age 25 while attending Harvard Law School, then went on to serve as special media assistant to President Clinton (1993-1994) as a liaison with the African-American and homosexual communities. His important, bridge-building report stakes out common ground between blacks and gays, who share a burden of fighting oppression, negative stereotypes and internalized self-hatred. Books available in the JCCC Bookstore. more information

In Focus Dining
COM Building

2-4 p.m.
9 General Drepung Tibetan Monks-Pujas
Experience the monks chant mystical prayers of healing and spiritual wisdom, while contributing to the preservation of the endangered Tibetan culture. Puja is a Sanskrit word that means "offering." The monks chant prayers and perform rituals specific to the type of prayer being offered. Prayers are addressed to Buddha's, bodhisattvas and deities. Their primary purpose is to overcome negativities that may be obstacles in obtaining release from suffering and to promote spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being. http://www.rimecenter.org/

CC 234

 9:30-10:30 a.m.

9-10 General Passover

 
12 General Easter

 
14 GPM Campus-Wide Speak Out Panel-This is an opportunity for students campus wide to discuss LGBT issues with the students who have taken part in this year’s classroom “Speak Out” panels. more information

Craig Auditorium (GEB 233)

2:30-3:30 p.m.
15 (HRM) Holocaust Remembrance: Peter Loth, author of Piece by Peace. Reception Nerman Atrium

Presentation -Hudson Auditorium
Nerman Museum
6 p.m.

7 p.m.

15-16 General Concluding Days of Passover

 
16 (GPM) Student Activities movie, Jeffrey, noon showing is free; 7:30 p.m. showing is 50 cents for students with a JCCC ID and $1 for the general public.
Surprisingly lighthearted and witty, Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey was one of the first films to tackle the AIDS crisis without patting itself on the back or offering everything up in a sobering movie-of-the-week scenario. The film stars Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Sigourney Weaver and Patrick Stewart. more information
Craig Auditorium (GEB 233) noon

and

7:30 p.m.

17 (GPM) Day of Silence-Founded in 1996, the Day of Silence has become the largest single student-led action toward creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The first-ever Day of Silence at the University of Virginia in 1996 has led to organizing efforts in more than 8,000 middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities across the country today. more information    
21 (HRM) Holocaust Remembrance TBA TBA
22 (GPM) Second Annual JCCC Pride and Drag Show-Drag performances will be accompanied by musical performances and an emcee, along with educational segments regarding LGBT people and issues. There will also be a number of LGBT vendors.more information Commons Building Steps 11 a.m.-1 p.m
TBA (GPM) Movie: Laramie Inside Out TBA TBA

May 2009 - Holocaust Remembrance (HRM)

HRM Committee: Danny Alexander, Susan McGarvey and Kay Rozell

May
 
Theme Description

Location

Time
1-30 HRM Bookstore Display

Bookstore Display

Bookstore Hours
6 HRM Sally Gordon (from Staff Development) will lead a discussion of Night, written by Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Night is based on his experience as a young Orthodox Jew sent with his family to the German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during World War II. Night is an Oprah’s book club selection.

GEB 264

2-3:00 p.m
29 General Shavout, Feast of Weeks

 
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