Past Events
September
After Katrina: The Real Social Upheaval
Dundalk Campus; Monday, September 10, 2007 12:15-1:30, Student Lounge
The focus of this community discussion, organized by student Cory Brown, is to help other students find out how they can get involved in the Community Book Project, Katrina relief, and voter registration efforts. For information, contact Cory Brown at Student Activities 26-9850.
Malik Rahim— the grassroots NOLA organizer of the Common Ground Collective.
Essex Campus; Monday September 17, 2007 10:00–12:00 noon, B-Building Upper Lobby.
Common Ground Collective has become a world-renown grassroots organization hosting thousands of volunteers to help clean up and gut homes in the ninth ward. Malik is a former Black Panther, a Vietnam vet, and an anti-war activist.
Year Zero: A Year of Reporting from Post-Katrina New Orleans
Essex Campus, Wednesday September 26, 2007 12:15-1:15pm, Room J-137
On Wednesday Sep. 26 CCBC Essex welcomes the senior editors of New Orleans' “freshest new media voice,” the cutting edge website NOLAFugees.com. Join us as editors Joe Longo and Jarret Lofstead read from and discuss their work in the two years since Katrina left New Orleans in an altered state. Listen as they recount their unique tales of recovery and absurdity in a city where the line between fact and fiction has been blurred beyond recognition.
The African-American Student Association and CBC present a skit and discussion: "Bush and Black People"
Catonsville Campus; Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:30-2:30, K-100
Please attend this community discussion of the social issues raised in Come Hell or High Water. Light refreshments served.
OCTOBER
Come Hell or High Water: Community Book Discussion
Essex Campus; Thursday, October 4, 2007 4-6, B215 (next to the cafeteria)
Now is your long-awaited chance to voice your ideas and opinions concerning Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster. Join in a lively book discussion led by the ever-popular facilitator, Dr. David Truscello. Come, speak, and share what's on your mind concerning this year's selection.
New Orleans-style appetizers will be served. Free and open to everyone!
Katrina and the Logical Problem of Evil
Essex Campus; Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:20-1:15, B215 (next to the cafeteria)
CCBC Philosophy Professor, Wayne Alt, will give a presentation on the logical problem of evil and show how it is the central theme of Dyson's last chapter. He will review Dyson's refutation of some of the racist, homophobic, and classist theodicies that emerged in the wake of Katrina, but criticize the author for not developing a plausible theodicy of his own.
Community Dialogue and Open Forum: Failure to Launch
Essex Campus; Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 1:00-2:30, J137
This open forum will address local, state, and federal government policy and its accountability as it relates to its response to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. This program also serves as an informative prelude to our Spotlight Speaker, Michael Eric Dyson. It is our goal to provide a safe arena that promotes expression of intellectual thought free of bias and judgment. Refreshments will be served.
Michael Eric Dyson
Essex Campus; Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:15-1:15, B building Theatre
Michael Eric Dyson, author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster, will address the CCBC community. A reception and book signing will follow his talk.
The African-American Student Association and CBC present a skit and discussion: "Why Did They Wait?"
Catonsville Campus; Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:30-2:30, K-100
Please attend this community discussion of the social issues raised in Come Hell or High Water. Light refreshments served.
Film & Discussion: screening of Mardi Gras: Made in China
Dundalk Campus; Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:15-12:10, K Student Lounge
Mardi Gras: Made in China captures the humanity of globalization from the perspectives of the invisible teenage laborers who make it work on a daily basis for consumers in the United States. It follows the "bead trail" from the factory in China to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, poignantly exposing the inequities of globalization. This documentary provides insight into the teenage migrants' dreams of seeking a better life, the harsh discipline of living in the factory compound, and the blunt reality of who globalization benefits.
Discuss the film with the filmakers on Friday, October 26 11:15-12:10, K Student Lounge
For information, please contact Rachele Lawton, rlawton@ccbcmd.edu or (410) 780-6954, or Bill Barry bbarry@ccbcmd.edu or (410) 285-9563.
Film & Discussion: screening of Kamp Katrina & discussion with the filmmakers
Essex Campus; Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:45 & 2:20, N220.
The documentary Kamp Katrina follows the life of Ms. Pearl, a New Orleans native who struggles to help her fellow New Orleans residents in need in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Pearl converts her backyard into a tent-village for this group of displaced victims of the hurricane. The residents of Ms. Pearl's backyard—who are part of the invisible, impoverished white population of New Orleans—grapple with drug addiction, impending parenthood, physical abuse, homelessness, and other issues as they struggle to survive and piece their lives back together with little more than Ms. Pearl's generosity to support them.
Film & Discussion: discussion of Mardi Gras: Made in China with the filmmakers
Dundalk Campus; Friday, October 26, 2007 11:15-12:10, K Student Lounge
Mardi Gras: Made in China captures the humanity of globalization from the perspectives of the invisible teenage laborers who make it work on a daily basis for consumers in the United States. It follows the "bead trail" from the factory in China to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, poignantly exposing the inequities of globalization. This documentary provides insight into the teenage migrants' dreams of seeking a better life, the harsh discipline of living in the factory compound, and the blunt reality of who globalization benefits.
*film screening on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:15-12:10, K Student Lounge
View the streaming video of Michael Eric Dyson's visit to CCBC. *Only available on CCBC campus computers.
Film with Halloween Treats: Hurricane on the Bayou
Essex Campus; Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 11:15-12:10, J Bidg Lecture Hall (J137).
Every 38 minutes a plot of land the size of a football field disappears from the Mississippi Delta. That is the story filmmakers set out to tell, but two days into their shoot, nature played out the most extreme scenario, as Katrina bore down on them. Learn how Louisiana's disappearing wetlands contributed to the disaster. Experience life in one of the most beautiful and biologically significant parts of our ecosystem, the Mississippi Delta, where 40% of America 's wetlands are found. Feel the vibe of a region rich with culture, biodiversity, and the warmth of the native Cajun people; and witness the unfolding of impending ecological disaster—Louisiana's disappearing wetlands. With local Cajun rock'n blues musician Tab Benoit, and young fiddler Amanda Shaw, the film captures the spirit, the vitality and tragic fate of this land and of its survivors.
The African-American Student Association and CBC present a skit and discussion: "Who Else Suffered?"
Catonsville Campus; Wednesday, November 9, 2007 12:30-2:30, K-100
Please attend this community discussion of the social issues raised in Come Hell or High Water. Light refreshments served.
Keynote Address: “Emergency Response to Disasters.” Dr. Jeffery Mitchell
Catonsville Campus; Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30-11:30, K-100
Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell is a world renowned author. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Emergency Management Institute of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and an expert consultant with the United Nations.
Keynote Address: “Emergency Response to Disasters.” Dr. Jeffery Mitchell
Essex Campus; Monday, November 12, 2007 12:20-1:15, J-137 Lecture Hall
Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell is a world renowned author. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Emergency Management Institute of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and an expert consultant with the United Nations.
Panel Discussion: “Students' Perspectives on Rebuilding and Reconnecting After Disasters”
Essex Campus; Monday, November 12, 2007 3:30-5:30, B-214-215
Students who have experienced worldwide disasters will offer suggestions for rebuilding and reconnecting. Facilitated by Ron Gompf, CCBC Sociology Faculty
Film & Discussion: “Mardi Gras Made in China”
Essex Campus; Monday, November 12, 2007 6:00-8:00, J-137 Lecture Hall
This film “looks at the conditions in a factory in China where young workers are paid $1.20 a day to work 14 to 20 hour shifts in enforced silence making the beads showered on to revelers in New Orleans Mardi Gras.” Facilitated by Tom Robertson, CCBC Anthropology Faculty
Film & Discussion: “Rain in a Dry Land ”
Essex Campus; Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:30-4:30, J-137 Lecture Hall
This film “chronicles two Somali Bantu families transported by relief agencies from years of civil war and refugee life in Africa to Atlanta, Georgia, and Springfield, Massachusetts” in the U.S.A.
Film & Book Discussion: “When the Levees Broke” and Come Hell or High Water
Dundalk Campus; Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:00-1:00, K Building Second Floor Student Lounge
Discussions will focus on the book Come Hell or High Water and the film “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.” Facilitated by Dr. Dave Truscello, English Faculty
Panel Discussion: “Disaster Accountability”
Catonsville Campus; Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:00-1:30, K-100
Students, faculty, staff, and community members will discuss disaster accountability from social, political, economical, and educational point-of-views. Dramatic readings, storytelling, and film clippings will be used to generate discussions.
Facilitated by Dr. Natalie Kimbrough, CCBC History Faculty
Film & Discussion: “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts”
Catonsville Campus; Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:00-9:00, K-100
This 2006 documentary, by filmmaker/director Spike Lee, focuses on the personal stories of people who experienced Hurricane Katrina. Facilitated by the Mycology Club