October 10 - December 19, 2008
Apartheid and Resistance: An Exhibit in Honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
This exhibit will feature both visual and textual materials on the anti-Apartheid movement of the 1960s through the 1990s, which are part of the University Library's collections.
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, North Lobby
Time: Open for viewing during regular library hours
http://www.lib.umich.edu/hours/list.php?singlebuilding=4
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Challenge of Freedom After Apartheid in South Africa, with Yazir Henri
Yazir Henri is a poet, writer and a professional human rights activist. He has written and published on the politics of memory, trauma, identity, sustainable peace and Truth Commissions. He is the founding Director of the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory in Cape Town, South Africa. In South Africa, he works on social reintegration programs with former combatants, political prisoners, and torture survivors. Henri currently lectures at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Location: Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown Branch, 343 South Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
A Film Screening of Forgiveness (118 minutes, 2005, South Africa)
This film is one of the most moving and complex films on the seminal theme of truth and reconciliation to have been produced in South Africa. The screening will also feature an introduction and Q&A session led by Lucia Saks, Professor in the U-M Department of Screen Arts and Cultures. Co-sponsored by the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies and the African Studies Center.
Location: Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Eighteenth Wallenberg Lecture and Ceremony, with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
The first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop Desmond Tutu rose to international fame during the 1980s as a deeply committed advocate of nonviolent resistance to apartheid. In 1995, Nelson Mandela asked Tutu to investigate atrocities committed on all sides during the apartheid years, appointing him chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Today Desmond Tutu is widely regarded as South Africa’s moral conscience. He continues to speak out passionately and courageously around the world on behalf of human rights.
Location: Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor (corner of North University and South Thayer Streets)
Time: Doors open at 7:00 pm, lecture and ceremony begin at 7:30 pm
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Teaching About Conflict: Untying Bundles of Silences
This is a Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) workshop in relation to the Wallenberg Lecture. Open to faculty and graduate students.
Location: CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Lunch provided. Please RSVP to Matthew Kaplan, mlkaplan@umich.edu.
The long-range plans of the Wallenberg Committee include funding programs that now we can only dream about: a high school curriculum in humanitarianism; seminars and speakers on humanitarian and human rights topics; workshops and outreach to students surrounding each lecture and medal presentation; an enriched web site; collaborations across campus and with other universities. The Wallenberg Committee deeply believes that young people must be told the story of Raoul Wallenberg—and inspired by his example.
For information about activities now under development contact:
Ms. Wendy Ascione
Annual Giving Officer
Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
734-764-5536
wascione@umich.edu
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