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Schedule of Events
Events
Day of Dialogue V
Schedule of Events
October 24, 2007
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:05- 10:00 a.m. | Students Discuss Immigration - student dialogue | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 9:05- 10:00 a.m. | Town Hall Meeting - America's Wealth Gap (open to the public) - students and community members deliberate about the gap between the rich and the rest - facilitated by Prof. D'Innocenzo | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 10:10- 11:05 a.m. | Town Hall Meeting - America's Wealth Gap (open to the public) - students and community members deliberate about the gap between the rich and the rest - facilitated by Prof. D'Innocenzo | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 10:10- 11:05 a.m. | Law School Open Day - Issues in American Government (limited seating - 20) | Room 238, Law School |
| 10:10- 11:05 a.m. | Who are the Presidential Candidates? Learn before you vote. Profiles by Prof. Richard Himelfarb and Prof. Rosanna Perotti | Student Center Plaza Room East, north campus |
| 10:10- 11:05 a.m. | Imprisoned Parents - The U.S. has the most parents in prison of any nation on earth - what happens to them and their children? Prof. Brittnie Aiello and Ann Adalist-Estrin | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 11:10-1:00 p.m. | Law School Colloquium: Presidential Power in the Age of Terror - Frederick Schwartz and Aziz Huq of the Brennan Center | Room 308, Law School |
| 11:15 a.m.- 12:35 p.m. | Free Speech Common Hour - Our Future: Speak your mind in front of Hofstra Hall - Refreshments will be served. [rain location: Cultural Center Theater] | Hofstra Hall Plaza, south campus |
| 12:50 a.m.- 1:45 p.m. | Featured Debate: The Future of Israel and Palestine - Prof. Richard Himelfarb debates Mazin Qumsiyeh | Student Center Plaza Room Center, north campus |
| 12:50- 2:50 p.m. | Race, Class, and the LGBT Community - Profs. David Powell, Rusty Moore, Eng-Beng Lim | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 12:50- 2:50 p.m. | What is Social Class? Exploding the Myth of the Classless Society - A student-faculty discussion about economic inequality and the lived experience of social class, with Profs. Merrill, Noschese, and Trasciatti. | Student Center Plaza Room West, north campus |
| 12:50- 2:50 p.m. | FEATURED QUESTS: Standing Silent Nation: Economic Development, Environmental Protection and Indigenous Sovereignty in the 21st Century. Leaders from the Lakota Nation, Alex and Debra White Plume and Tiokasin Ghosthorse discuss and show clips from their documentary film. | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 12:50- 1:45 p.m. | Windows to Guernica: Images and Live Music - Excerpts from a five-movement trio combine with testimonials and images from survivors of the Spanish Civil War. Michael LaFemina facilitates the discussion. | Axinn Library, 10th Floor |
| 1:55 - 2:50 p.m. | Windows to Guernica: Images and Live Music (repeat) | Axinn Library, 10th Floor |
| 1:10- 2:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - What is a State? (limited seating - 10) | Room 205, Law School |
| 1:10- 2:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - Toy Safety (limited seating - 6) | Room 227, Law School |
| 1:55 - 2:50 p.m. | Restoring Hope for the Future: What is my role in creating the future right now? Student-led Dialogue | 141 Student Center, north campus |
| 1:55 - 2:50 p.m. | Oil, Dictators, and the U.S. in West Africa - Adolfo Obiang Biko, exile from Equatorial Guinea presents. | Student Center Plaza Room Center, north campus |
| 2:00- 6:00 p.m. | SPECIAL EXHIBITION: Dialogue with Books - Questioning the World Through Children's and Young Adult Literature | Hagedorn Hall Lobby |
| 2:10- 3:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - Innocence and the Death Penalty (limited seating - 10) | Room 238, Law School |
| 2:55- 4:20 p.m. | Featured Debate: The Legacy of George W. Bush - Profs. David Green and Seth Forman debate. | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 2:55- 4:20 p.m. | Featured Debate: The Iraq War and the Middle East - Prof. Michael Schwartz debates former Bush Administration official Tom Basile. | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 2:55- 4:20 p.m. | Building Diversity in the Hofstra Community: A dialogue facilitated by Prof. Timothy Daniels. Listen to different perspectives and share your views. | Student Center Plaza Rooms, north campus |
| 2:55- 4:20 p.m. | Health Concerns for the LGBT Community - Experts: Raphael ponce, Reed McGowan, Wayne Scherzer, Gail Finkelstein | Studio A, Dempster Hall |
| 3:10- 4:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - American Governmental Power and Structure (limited seating - 4) | Room 230, Law School |
| 3:10- 4:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - Innocence and the Death Penalty (limited seating - 10) | Room 238, Law School |
| 4:10- 5:00 p.m. | Law School Open Day - Innocence and the Death Penalty (limited seating - 10) | Room 238, Law School |
| 4:30- 6:00 p.m. | Featured Debate: Which Way Iraq? Prof. Michael Schwartz debates former Bush Administration official Tom Basile. | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 4:30- 6:00 p.m. | SPECIAL EVENT: The War Zone is My Bed: Personal relationships and spiritual destruction in war-torn Sarajevo and Kabul. Performance by playwright Yasmine Rana. | Axinn Library, 10th Floor |
| 4:30- 6:00 p.m. | The impact of "No Child Left Behind" legislation: A Conversation among Educators - Facilitated by Prof. Linda Valli | Rooms 05 and 07, Hagedorn Hall |
| 4:30- 6:00 p.m. | Friends with Benefits? The Future of Intimate Relationships - Student facilitated dialogue | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 6:30- 8:00 p.m. | Featured Debate: What's Happened to Our Government? Left, Right, or None of the Above - the Future of Liberalism and Conservativism in American Politics. Profs. David Green and Fred Siegel debate. | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 6:30- 8:00 p.m. | Darfur: What Can We Do? - Prof. Denny Taylor and United Nations Peacekeeping Officer Ahmad Azadi | Student Center Plaza Rooms, north campus |
| 6:30- 8:00 p.m. | The Youth Debt Crisis: Will You Be Starting Adulthood Saddled with Debt? Hofstra Alumnus Marney White and Prof. Greg DeFreitas | Business Development Center 246, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 8:15- 9:30 p.m. | SPECIAL STUDENT PERFORMANCE: InTouch Arts presents: URBAN POLITICS - Life through Expression, A Poet's Tale - What Gov't Can't Seem to Fix in "The Hood" | Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, south campus |
| 9:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. | Visions for a Non-Violent Future: UN Peacekeeping and Human Security. Two Exhibits | C.V. Starr Lobby, front and back |
For more info, call (516) 463-5643.
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