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| Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance Newsletter |
March 2009
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Greetings!
Spring has sprung at the Boniuk Center, and we hope you will take advantage of the many events and activities we are offering.
We continue our series on Free Speech and Hate Speech with a presentation by Professor Alexander Tsesis. See below for more information about the lecture and the series.
Our Public Scholar Fellows, Andrea Jain and Heba Khan, are continuing their series on World Religions at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church on the first two Tuesdays in March. Read below to get the details. We are very proud of our Public Scholar Fellows for the work they do in public world religions education.
Finally, please mark your calendars in advance for May 1-2, 2009 when the Boniuk Center presents "The Gold: A New Musical" at the Miller Outdoor Theater. You will not want to miss this extraordinary musical theater production which is the Center's Holocaust Remembrance activity for 2009. Follow the links below for group tickets for your organization.
As always, thank you for your interest in and support of the Boniuk Center, and for making a personal commitment to the practice of tolerance, respect and compassion in your daily life.
Best Regards,
Dr. Jill Carroll
Executive Director
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Free Speech, Hate Speech
Series Continues March 24th at 7:30pm
 Join us for the second of two lectures in our Bridge Builders Series on free speech in the university. Our guest speaker is Prof. Alexander Tsesis, who will be presenting a talk entitled: "Inciting Hatred, Dehumanization and Genocide".
The lecture will be held Tuesday, March 24th, on the Rice Campus in Farnsworth Pavilion, located in the Rice Memorial Center, at 7:30pm.
Click here for the campus map and parking information.
Professor Alexander Tsesis joined the Loyola University, Chicago, School
of Law faculty in July 2007. His scholarship focuses on constitutional
law and civil rights. His publications include three books, The
Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom (New York University Press
2004), Destructive Messages (New York University Press 2002), and We
Shall Overcome: A History of Civil Rights and the Law (Yale University
Press 2008). Press. Professor Tsesis is currently editing a book for the
Columbia University Press, entitled Promises of Liberty: Thirteenth
Amendment Abolitionism and Contemporary Relevance, and writing another on the American Creed for the Oxford University Press.
Prof. Tsesis' lecture will be the second of a two-part lecture series dealing with "Hate Speech in the University". Our first speaker, Prof. Robert O'Neil, presented in February. To conclude the series we will have a small, structured round table discussion in April for up to 25 participants who attended both presentations in their entirety. More information on how to register for the round table discussion will be available at the lectures.
Our intention in this new, added format for our Bridge Builders Series is to bring people together from different perspectives for meaningful discussion and engagement.
Please join us for this event! It is free and open to the public.
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Faith Tour
March 15th, 12:30-5pm
Register now for this Amazing Faiths Project event offered by the co-operators of the Project - Interfaith Ministries and the Boniuk Center.
This month's tour will visit the First United Methodist Church - Westchase Campus and Congregation Or Ami.
One of the Boniuk Center's public scholars will accompany the tour as a docent.
The tour is free, but you must sign up to attend.
Click here for more information and to register for this exciting and informative faith tour.
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The Gold: A New Musical
The Story of a Man in Search of the Gold
The Boniuk Center is proud to partner with Arts with an Impact, Miller Outdoor Theater, and KUHF to bring the production of a new musical, The Gold, to the public as the Center's annual Holocaust Remembrance activity for 2009. This free, family friendly event will be held on Friday and Saturday May 1st and 2nd and spreads the universal message of compassion, courage, perseverance and tolerance. If your organization (school, church, synagogue, etc.) would like to reserve groups tickets of 10 or more, please email us. To learn more about this event, please visit: The Gold. |
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World Religions Class
Tuesdays in February
Join Boniuk Center Public Scholars Andrea Jain and Heba Khan as they continue the world religions class at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church. The two remaining classes are Tuesday, March 3rd and 10th from 7-8:30pm. Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 1900 Bering Drive, Houston, TX, 77057.This series is free and open to the public, and is being offered as part of the Amazing Faiths Project.Click here to sign up for the class and to learn which religions will be covered in the lectures. We are grateful to the folks at Emerson Unitarian for hosting this series. Emerson is an affiliate of the Boniuk Center and has joined us to spread the message of tolerance, respect and compassion for people of all and no faiths. Click here to learn more about Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church.
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Tolerance Lapel Pins
 Hundreds of these stylish pins go out every month from the Center's offices to people all over the world. They are a free and easy way to keep the goals of tolerance, respect and compassion front and center in daily life.
The tolerance lapel
pins are a great gift to share with friends or family members and are
still absolutely free. Send in your request for one today!
To get your free lapel pin, simply contact us with your full name and postal mail address. Email us here with your request.
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"Peaceful Coexistence" Radio
Join Dr. Jill Carroll, Kym King and Calvin Preece every other Friday from 10-11am for the Center's radio show "Peaceful Coexistence" on Houston's Pacifica station KPFT 90.1FM. We interview interesting guests, discuss religion in the news, provide information about different religious communities, and promote tolerance and understanding among people of different faiths. If you miss us "live" you can listen to all our past shows on your computer via podcast. It's simple! Click here to go to the Center's podcast archive. |
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