“Rural Poverty: Christian Reflections in Action” THE BATES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is sponsoring an experimental workshop with Rural Community Action Ministry in Leeds, ME. RCAM provides assistance to the rural poor in communities north of Lewiston. We will have sessions on the situation in this area, Bible studies on the prophets’ and the gospels’ insights about poverty and justice, hands on work projects, and worship experiences associated with Holy Week. All are welcome. Cost is $125. For more info to sign up, contact Bill wcutler by April 2nd. Space is limited to 12 participants.
1:30-3:00 p.m., Chapel. YOGA FOR THE SEASONS: WINTER TO SPRING. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat, towel or blanket.
PUBLIC LECTURE: The Margins Distinguished Lectureship Program Presents Dr. Susan Schwartz - University of California At Santa Cruz - Wednesday, March 29, 204 Carnegie Science Hall. Sponsored by The Bates College Departments of Geology and Biology - Technical Lecture, 4:15 P.M. “Sesimic, Geodetic, and Fluid Flow Constraints on Seismogenic Zone Processes in Costa Rica” - 7:00 P.M. “Great Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Causes and Effects”
ALL CAMPUS MEETING to discuss recent hate/bias incidents plus accounts shared on the writing boards around campus. Faculty and staff facilitators will lead discussion towards campus solutions. Wednesday from 7-8:30 PM IN THE College Chapel
Like Shakespeare? Like acting? Come AUDITION FOR SHAKESPEARE ON THE PUDDLE. We will be doing A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Auditions at 7-9 pm in Hirasawa Lounge on Monday, March 27 and Wednesday March 29 in PGILL G65. No experience necessary!
MUSIC, MUNCHIES, AND MASSAGE - Wednesday, March 29, 7-9pm in Skelton - Stressed out? Take time to relax before hitting the books again Wednesday night. The Peer Educators are sponsoring a Stress Relief Break. A limited number of appointments will be available for a 10 minute neck and shoulder massage with a licensed massage therapist. You must sign up in advance and in person at the table by the ramp beginning at 5pm on Wednesday. Appointments are on a first come basis. Stop by for chai, cookies, and relaxing music.
CONCERT: BATES COLLEGE JAZZ BAND, Directed by Thomas Snow. For more information call (207) 786 – 6135. Wednesday at 7Pm in the Olin Arts center Concert Hall.
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST: This Wednesday, at 8:30, in the *Ronj*, 'Farmer Brown' from Farm Sanctuary will be speaking about factory farming, and animal rights, environmental impacts, and our moral and religious obligations. ("What we are seeing in factory farming, the commodification of animals into production units, is having a proportional effect on the farming community and the lives of those involved in the industry. I have chosen to find a healthier, more compassionate way to live and to promote the ideals of farming community.") Never heard of Farm Sanctuary? Not sure what factory farming is? Want to know why so many people are vegetarian? Just want to learn something while you drink your chai? Come listen! *Sponsored by PEP - People Eating Plants
LECTURE: Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 pm in Pettengill G50 - David Foster, Regent's Professor of Spanish, Women's Studies and Interdisciplinary Humanities at Arizona State University will give a talk on "Women and Film in Latin America." The talk is sponsored by the Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures, the Divisional Chair of Humanities, College Lecture Committee and the NEH Program Fund with additional support from the Department of History and Women and Gender Studies.
DESIRE - Film by Julie Gustafson and the Teenage Girls' Documentary Project - Thursday, March 30, 7:00 p.m.- Olin 104 - A Panel Discussion with director Julie Gustafson and filmmakers Kimeca Rodgers and Tiffanie Johson will follow the screening. Nearly a decade in the making, this film documents the challenges and desires of a group of young women in New Orleans by letting them film their own stories. As this diverse group of young women—two teenagers from the Desire housing projects, a single mother from the working-class suburb of Belle Chase across the river, and two girls from the most prestigious private high school in New Orleans—make short films about their own desires, this film records the intimate dramas of their changing lives. Sponsored By: Art and Visual Culture Department, Women and Gender Studies Program, Psychology Department
FOLK CONCERT AT THE RONJ!: Ethan Miller, Kate Boverman, and Ryan Harvey, from *RIOT FOLK* will be performing at the Ronj Thursday night at 8! Riot Folk is a collective of radical artists and musicians, determined to provoke, educate, heal, and inspire, and play some really awesome music while they're at it. If you liked their concert last year, or if you just love radical fun folk music, come check it out! *Sponsored by New World Coalition and the Environmental Coalition - THURSDAY 8:00 THE RONJ
We hope your dance skills were warmed up at Lick-It and Gala because you’d better be prepared to move at this Friday’s REGGETON party. Come listen and dance to the latest tunes from the hot, new genre of Reggeton. Sponsored by the Spanish House. This Friday starting at 10Pm in the Little Room.
DO YOU WANT BATES EMAIL AFTER APRIL 17??? Do you want to get Bates email after April 17? ILS is making changes to Bates email on April 18. If you use Webmail, you do not need to make any changes to the settings on your computer. You will be able to send and receive messages. If you use Thunderbird or another program for email, you will need to make changes to your email settings if you want to be able to send or receive email after April 17. Changes for Thunderbird can be found at FAQ #1 at http://abacus.bates.edu/ils/offices/helpdesk/faqemail.html If you use a mail program other than Webmail or Thunderbird, general setting information can be found at FAQ #6 at http://abacus.bates.edu/ils/offices/helpdesk/faqemail.html. Questions on email changes can be directed to Help Desk Services at 8222.
FIELDS ON CAMPUS! The grass fields on campus are very vulnerable to damage at this time. Some students have ignored the previous request to NOT wear cleats on the athletic fields/spaces, thereby damaging some fields! Because of this, all activity on the fields must CEASE to allow for repair, in hopes that some fields may be available for use during Short Term. We appreciate your cooperation now so we may enjoy the fields later!
