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Events
Civil Rights Day 2009
in collaboration with the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs
Hofstra's Center for Civic Engagement will present a series of events on February 2nd to acknowledge the 49th anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter sit-ins, which began on February 1, 1960. The day's events will feature a series of dialogues focusing on both the history and the modernity of the struggle for equality and civil rights with a live jazz concert in the evening.
“What does it mean to have a Black President?”
Bring your own lunch for a conversation hosted by Ryan Greene, Director of Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs with Professor Michael D'Innocenzo, Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change
film: Gay Pioneers
Discussion to follow film, led by Hofstra PRIDE Network
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4:30 - 5:55 – Cultural Center Theatre
Race and Voting Rights in 21st Century America
Professor Mary Ann Trasciatti, moderator
Professor Hayden, Hofstra University School of Law
Tara Keenan-Thomson, Director, NYCLU – Nassau Chapter
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7:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Cultural Center Theatre
“Breaking the Color Barrier in Society Through Music; An Evening of Jazz and Conversations”
Hosted by Professor David La Lama, Department of Music
With
Antonio Hart, Alto Saxaphone
Marcus McLaurine, Bass
Earl Williams, Drums
The Center for Civic Engagement was formed to encourage students to become active citizens and participate in the democratic process. The Center stresses freedom of speech and expression, respect for others, appreciation for diverse persons and viewpoints, the ethics of public issues, personal and group empowerment, social and economic equality, and preservation of the environment.
The vision of the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs is to develop an inclusive, multicultural & globally aware campus that embraces and appreciates diversity within the Hofstra community.
Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students find their edge to succeed in more than 140 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education and allied human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 25 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis.