Unity Week begins Monday,
Oct. 23
Uniting students, faculty and staff against
racism and sexual assault/rape is the theme of Unity Week, coordinated
and co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government. Unity
Week events, which run Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27,
are funded through the University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC)
and co-funded by The Center for Ethics and Religions Affairs,
Office of Student Affairs, Paul Robeson Cultural Center and the
Residence Life Cultural Lounge Series. Other events addressing
hate and incivility also may be scheduled.
Unity Week List
of Events
All week, students will be handing out gray
ribbons to students, faculty and staff to symbolize campus unity.
Monday, Oct. 23
-- "Walking Each Other Home...A Sensitive and Moving Discovery
of the Misunderstandings That Lie Between Us" -- A community therapy
workshop sponsored by Students Against Racism at 7 p.m. in the
HUB-Robeson Center Heritage Hall.
Tuesday, Oct. 24
-- "Walking Each Other Home...A Sensitive and Moving Discovery
of the Misunderstandings That Lie Between Us" -- A community therapy
workshop sponsored by Students Against Racism at 7 p.m. in the
HUB-Robeson Center Heritage Hall.
Wednesday, Oct. 25
-- Sexual Assault/Rape Awareness Day
-- Sexual Assault/Rape Discussion by Men Stopping Rape in room
106 of the HUB-Robeson Center at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.
-- Candlelight Vigil on Old Main steps at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 26
-- Hate Crimes Awareness Day
-- Testimonies of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech at noon on Willard
Steps
-- Allies Program on Homophobia at 7 p.m. in Pollock Rec Room.
-- Black Caucus Discussion on Hate Crimes at 8:15 p.m. in Pollock
Rec Room.
-- "Take Back Our Campus" vigil to rise up against hate at 10
p.m. on Old Main lawn.
Friday, Oct. 27
-- Full-page ad in the Collegian of those concerned about sexual
assault/rape. For more information, go the Undergraduate Student
Government Web site at http://www.clubs.psu.edu/USG.
Co-sponsoring
organizations: Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, Office
of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, AKD (Sociology Honor
Society), AT&T Center for Service Leadership, S-Plan, Office
of Health Promotion and Education, Multicultural Resource Center,
Men Stopping Rape, Black Caucus, Womyn's Concerns, Feminist Majority
Leadership Alliance, Allies and Center for Women Students.
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