The following workshops will be held in Pettengill Hall, Monday, Jan. 19:

Session One, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.

1. La Vie sur Terre (Life on Earth), a 1998 film by Abderrahmane Sissako. Discussion, led by Dana Professor of French Richard Williamson, follows screening. Shot in Mali, homeland of the French-based filmmaker, this lyrical movie explores relations between Europe and Africa.
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2. "Pre-Revolutionary Haiti: Old Elites and New Horrors" and "Revolutionary Haiti: The Victorious Slave Rebellion"
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The first half of the workshop focuses on how the church, the crown and the highest of the French aristocracy contributed to the evils-of-plantation-slavery. The second half addresses the Haitian Revolution, which first won civil rights for mulattoes, then freedom for former slaves after the only victorious slave rebellion in Western history, and finally independence for the former colony as the second nation in the hemisphere.

Convened by John Cole, Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History, and Elizabeth Tobin, professor of history and associate dean of faculty

3. "Living the Dream"

Dr. Cynthia DeSoi and pharmacist Carolyn Bauer of the Lewiston-based St. Mary's Regional Medical Center Haiti Project discuss the current work done in collaboration with communities in Haiti.
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Convened by Czerny Brasuell, director of Multicultural Affairs/Multicultural Center

4. Life and Debt, a film by Stephanie Black about the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund's influence on the economies of developing nations. Discussion follows screening.

Convened by Charles Carnegie, associate professor of anthropology
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Session Two,  2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

5. "Performing Tragedy: King Christophe of Haiti"

Poet Aimé Césaire's play, The Tragedy of King Christophe, is based on the true story of Henri Christophe, a slave who became leader of Haiti after it won its independence from France in the l8th century. Along the way to empowering his people, he became as oppressive as the foreigners he helped to overthrow.
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Convened by Kirk Read and Balthasar Fra-Molinero, associate professors of classical and romance languages and literatures

6. "International Pariah and Historical Exception: An Evaluation of the Historical Significance of Haiti"

This session discusses the legacy of Haiti in the 20th century, focusing on its record of political relationships and difficulties with the more powerful countries of the world.

Convened by Lillian Guerra and Joseph Hall, assistant professors of history
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7. "Lewiston – One Year After the Many and One Rally"

Convened by the Coalition of Many and One, an umbrella organization of Lewiston-Auburn citizens who organized a 4,000-participant rally in January 2003 at Merrill Gymnasium to counter a cross-town meeting of an Illinois-based white supremacist group. Discussion focuses on the gains made in only 12 months by groups and individuals drawn together to eradicate hatred, prejudice and oppression from their community.

Moderator to be announced
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8. "Subversive Sexualities and Human Rights Struggles: A Screening and Discussion of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer. This 83-minute film will be followed by a 60-minute discussion. A master strategist and tireless activist, Rustin is best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He brought Gandhi's protest techniques to the American civil rights movement and helped mold Martin Luther King Jr. into an international symbol of peace and nonviolent protest. Despite these achievements, Rustin was silenced, threatened, arrested, beaten, imprisoned and fired from important leadership positions because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era. Five years in the making and the winner of numerous awards, this documentary portrait focuses on Rustin's activism for peace, racial equality, economic justice and human rights.
 

Convened by Charles Nero, associate professor of rhetoric, African American and American cultural studies
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Session Three,  3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

"The Meaning Behind the Words"
9. Discussion of the informative "Think About It" T-shirt worn by the students during the day.

Convened by Amandla!, a student group whose primary function is to meet the needs of African American students and those of African descent. By doing so, it hopes to heighten black awareness on the campus and in the surrounding community. The organization brings issues and programs of global and societal importance to campus, focusing on the rich lives and cultures of people of African descent.
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10. "Haitian Assimilation: Politics and Cultural Retention"
Nancy Dorsinville of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, and a Petra Foundation fellow, will lead the discussion.

Convened by Czerny Brasuell, director of Multicultural Affairs/Multicultural Center
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11. "Charles Mingus' Haitian Fight Song and Duke Ellington's West Indian Dance"

Convened by Tom Hayward, reference librarian, Ladd Library
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12. "Gypsies and Blacks in 1960s Spain"

Convened by David George, lecturer, classical and romance languages and literatures department
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4:30-5:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Movement 384
A student group discusses life and race on campus.
Chase Hall Lounge, Campus Avenue