Human Rights Week 2012
The third annual Human Rights Week at Gordon College takes place Monday, March 26 through Friday, March 30 on the campus of Gordon College. This year's theme is "Justice at Home" and highlights global issues on a local level and is hosted by the student club The Human Network.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
10:25 a.m.
Chapel, Human Rights Week with guest speaker and author Mike Yankoski
A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
8 p.m.
Evening Lecture, "Loving Together" with guest speaker Mike Yankoski
Ken Olsen Science Center, room 104
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
8 a.m.
Morning Devotional, Mike Yankoski
Lion's Den, Lane Student Center
3:30 p.m.
"Coffee with a Conscience" with guest speaker Dean Cycon, founder and CEO of Dean's Beans.
Ken Olsen Science Center, room 109
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
10:25 a.m.
Chapel, student-led program featuring the Human Network
A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel
7 p.m.
Human Rights Panel "At Home and Abroad" featuring Moises Park, assistant professor of Spanish; Judith Oleson, associate professor of social work; Val Buchanan, director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE); and moderated by student Mary Frediani '12, president of the Human Network
Ken Olsen Science Center, room 104
Thursday, March 29, 2012
4:30 p.m.
"Just Prision" with guest speaker Denis Frediani, director of Prison Aftercare Resources, Vision New England
Lion's Den, Lane Student Center
7:30 p.m.
Documentary At the End of Slavery (watch trailer)
Ken Olsen Science Center, room 104
Friday, March 30, 2012
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the Gordon College Student Association (GCSA)
Ken Olsen Science Center, Chairman's Room
4:30–6:30 p.m.
"Now What" - Coffee hour & informal activism Q & A opportunity
Chester's Place, Lane Student Center
7 p.m.
Education Summit, "Sowing the Seeds of Justice"
Understanding the role of the church and education equity. Sponsored by the Office of Community Engagement at Gordon College; the Center for Responsibility and Justice at Eastern Nazarene College; the National Latino Evangelical Coalition; The Human Network; and Academic Affairs.
Ken Olsen Science Center, Chairman's Room