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Oberlin College
Office of Religious & Spiritual Life news
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| An update of opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture & social justice | March 4, 2013 |
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Christian Prayer in Response to Prejudice on Campus
TODAY, Monday, 3/4, 11:30 am, Talcott Lounge
Ecumenical Christians of Oberlin invites all on campus who love Jesus and know that hate is wrong to join in payer, scripture, and Taize hymn singing this morning. All are welcome.
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Interfaith Vigil in Response to Prejudice on Campus
TODAY, Monday, 3/4, After 3:30 pm Convocation in Finney, Tappan Square
The Interfaith Student Council invites people of all religious and philosophical identities to join in sharing thoughts and prayers to condemn the recent prejudicial incidents on campus and to affirm respect for all people and solidarity in building a Beloved Community free from hate.
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The Growing Global Web: Rights, Justice and the Law
Monday, 3/4, 4:30 pm, First Church in Oberlin (UCC)
GlobalSolutions.org CEO Don Kraus speaks as part of Oberlin College Peace Week. His focus will be on U.S. legislative action regarding United Nations conventions on women's rights and climate change. The presentation is a tribute to global peace and justice activist Floyd Ramp (1923-2012), a former Oberlin civic leader. A reception for friends, neighbors and fellow activists of Floyd Ramp will precede in First Church Fellowship Hall at 3 p.m.
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Queer Muslim Communities in Indonesia & Pakistan
Monday, 3/4, 7:30 pm, Hallock Audorium, "Tales of the Waria" Screening
Tuesday, 3/5, 7:30 pm, Craig Auditorium, Jeff Redding on Trans Rights in Pakistan
In collaboration with the Year of the Queer interdisciplinary series, Shansi sponsors Queer Communities in Indonesia and Pakistan, a 2-day mini-series. The event includes a screening of the documentary, Tales of the Waria, winner of the San Diego Asian Film Festival Best Documentary Award, Barcelona Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Audience Choice Award, & Asian American International Film Festival Audience Choice Award.
The second night Shansi welcomes keynote speaker, Jeff Redding, to speak on the 2009 Supreme Court ruling of the Pakistani Court to better provide for their transgendered citizens. He aims to describe these developments and, in the process, use comparative inquiry to critically examine American stories and conceptions about how rights do or do not develop for queer populations around the world, and also in the United States.
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Peace Week Events
Wednesday, 3/6, 7:30 p.m., Hallock Auditorium, AJLC bldg.: "Granito: How to Nail a Director". Followed by Q & A with filmmakers at Craig Lecture Hall.
Thursday, 3/7, 7:30 p.m., Craig Lecture Hall: "State of Fear: the Truth About Terrorism". Followed by Q & A with filmmakers.
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Merging Avocation and Vocation: Human Trafficking
Thursday, 3/7, 4:30 p.m., Wilder 101
Nakisha Chaney '98 is an attorney who specializes in employment and civil rights litigation. As a law student at the University of Michigan, she was a member of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, interned at the American Civil Liberties Union, and was a summer associate at Dickinson Wright PLLC. She was also a member of the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law. After graduating from law school, Ms. Chaney clerked for two years at the Michigan Supreme Court and thereafter joined Dickinson Wright as an associate specializing in commercial and consumer protection litigation. Throughout her career, she has also worked with numerous nonprofits, including the National Employment Law Project, the ACLU of Michigan, Amnesty International USA, and the University of Michigan Human Trafficking Law Project. In 2012, Ms. Chaney joined Nacht Law, where she represents clients in employment and civil rights actions.
Oberlin College sponsors include Student Academic Services, African American Studies, Office of the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Bonner Center for Service & Learning, Career Services, Comparative American Studies, Edmonia Lewis Center, Oberlin College Library, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, Multicultural Resource Center, Office of the President, Department of Religion, Religious & Spiritual Life, Department of Sociology, Office of the Dean of Students, and Wellness and Health Promotion. The First In The Family Speaker Series is a program created by Student Academic Services to celebrate and affirm the competence and possibilities of first generation students at Oberlin College.
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No Justice, No Peace: How to Save the Earth and Redistribute Power--With Compassion
Friday, 3/8, 4:30 pm, Wilder 101
Max Zahn, '12, a community organizer in New York City, will speak as part of Peace Week. He will draw upon Buddhist concepts to examine the tension within the progressive movement's simultaneous desire for radical change and disruption of the status quo while preserving the peace, security, and dialogue that stand as a necessary precondition for democracy.
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Reproductive Justice, Religion, and Human Rights
Friday, 3/8, 7:30 pm, King 106
In honor of International Women's Day, Loretta Ross will lecture on Reproductive Justice, Religion, and Human Rights. Ross is co-founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, a network founded in 1997 comprised of 80 local, regional, and national organizations that focus on reproductive justice for women of color. Sponsored by the Mead Swing Lectureship Fund and the Oberlin Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Event website: http://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/gender/intl-wom-day.
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Oberlin Meditators Meditation Retreat
Saturday, 3/9, 9 am-4 pm, Wilder Main
Come join us if you're feeling stressed from the semester or want a place to adress your practice. Free lunch will be provided and Jacques Rutzky a local teacher will hopefully be joining us to share some time-earned lessons. We have a large room and would love to fill it! Extensive experience is not needed and questions are welcomed. Bring a friend, but do please email Sasha Mitts at amitts@oberlin.edu if you plan to come so I can figure out how much food to buy.
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Haskell Lectures in Biblical Studies
"The Ends of Indigenous Religion in Egypt"
Terry Wilfong, Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies
Lecture One: Sunday, 3/10, 7:30 pm, Craig Lecture Hall
"The Buchis Bull and the Philae Falcon: Animal Cults and Changing Paradigms for the Transition from Paganism to Christianity"
Lecture Two: Monday, 3/11, 7:30 pm, Craig Lecture Hall
"Coptic Armant: Monastic and Secular Identities in Christian and Early Islamic Egypt"
Lecture Three: Wednesday, 3/13, 4:30 pm, Craig Lecture Hall
"Elegy for a Lost Shrine: Memories of the Egyptian Temple at Armant"
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Buddhist Boot Camp Author Timber Hawkeye at Mindfair
Monday, 3/11, 7:30 pm, Mindfair Books (13 W College St)
Buddhism is all about training the mind, and "boot camp" is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand. Each story, inspirational quote and teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to. You don't need to be a Buddhist to find this book motivational. As the Dalai Lama says, "Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."
Whether it's Mother Teresa's acts of charity, Gandhi's perseverance, or your aunt Betty's calm demeanor, it doesn't matter who inspires you, so long as you're motivated to be better today than you were yesterday. Regardless of religion or geographical region, race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, flexibility, or vulnerability, if you do good, you feel good, and if you do bad, you feel bad. If you agree that Buddhism isn't just about meditating, but also about rolling up your sleeves and relieving some of the suffering in the world, then you are ready to be a soldier of peace in the army of love; welcome to Buddhist Boot Camp!
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Peace Corps Info Sessions
Learn about the personal and professional rewards of international outreach and service work through Peace Corps at these upcoming campus activities.
Brown Bag Info Session
Tuesday, 3/12, 12:30-1:30 p.m., International House, 187 N. Professor Street
Information Session
Tuesday, 3/12, 2013, 4:30 p.m., Student Union, Wilder 101
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Peace Potluck: Suicide Prevention
Friday, 3/15, 5:30 pm, Peace Community Church
"Suicide Prevention: Story, Strength, and Community"
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Active Minds Founder Alison Malmon
Tuesday, 3/19, 7:30 pm, West Lecture Hall
Alison is the founder and Executive Director of Active Minds, Inc., the leading national organization that uses students as the driving force to change the perception about mental health on college campuses. Alison formed the organization following the suicide of her only sibling, twenty-two year old brother Brian Malmon. Wanting to combat the stigma that had caused her brother to suffer in silence and ultimately take his own life, she created a group on her campus at the University of Pennsylvania that promoted an open, enlightened dialogue around the issues. Just after graduating Phi Beta Kappa with honors in Psychology and Sociology in 2003, Alison formed the 501(c)3 organization in order to develop and support chapters of the student group on campuses around the country. From that moment forward, she has served as Executive Director of the non-profit, leading the organization as it engages thousands of student leaders nationwide and promotes a unified national voice for young adults in the mental health awareness movement. In addition to her work at Active Minds, Alison sits on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Consumer/Survivor Subcommittee, Bringing Theory to Practice Project Planning Committee, and Students of AMF Board of Directors. Sponsored by Active Minds.
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Convocation: Dr. Lisa Randall, Harvard Theoretical Physicist and Author of Knocking on Heaven's Door
Tuesday, 4/2, 7:30 pm, Finney Chapel
One of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People," winner of a Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, and described by Newsweek as "one of the most promising theoretical physicists of her generation," Dr. Lisa Randall, the Baird Professor of Science at Harvard University, has been widely honored for her scientific achievements. As one of the most cited physicists studying theoretical particles, Dr. Randall's research into dark matter and extra spatial dimensions has greatly improved our understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics. Dr. Randall's latest book "Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World" was released this past October. Sponsored by the Office of the President and the Finney Lecture Committee.
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Mini Course: Feminine Relationships in Today's Muslim North Africa
4/2-4/11, 4:30-5:45 pm, Location TBA
Sponsored by the Mead Swing Lectureship Fund
Tuesday, 4/2 Muslim Relationships: Gender in Muslim Traditions
Thursday, 4/4 Muslim Relationships: Gender in Muslim Traditions 2
Monday, 4/8 Muslim Women between Private and Public Space
Tuesday, 4/9 Feminine Power and Disempowerment through Muslim History
Wednesday, 4/10 Constructing and Deconstructing the Muslim Woman: Muslim Women and the Western discourse
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Campus Interfaith Leadership Regional Conference
Saturday, 4/6, 10 am-2 pm, Case Western Reserve University
Come join in this first campus interfaith leadership regional conference to share ideas and experiences and build relationships with those doing campus interfaith engagement work in our region. Students, faculty and staff are welcome, and participants can present a workshop. Transportation from Oberlin will be provided by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (leaving at 9 am and returning at 3 pm from the Multifaith Center, 68 S Professor Street). To register contact greg.mcgonigle@oberlin.edu. Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, and Oberlin College.
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Interfaith Service Day
Sunday, 4/7, 1-6 pm, Starting at the Multifaith Center
Students of all faiths and philosophies are invited to join in reflective community service in Oberlin and interfaith dialogue. More information coming soon. Contact Adah.Hetko@oberlin.edu or Alyssa.Phelps@oberlin.edu. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Bonner Center for Service and Learning, and the Interfaith Student Council.
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Shane Claiborne of the Simple Way, New Monasticism
Thursday, 4/25, 7:30 pm, West Lecture Hall
Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and Oberlin Christian Fellowship.
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Multifaith Baccalaureate Celebration
Sunday, 5/26, 1:30 pm, Finney Chapel
Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Commencement Reunion Weekend Committee.
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Weekly Gatherings
- Christ Episcopal Church Student Lunch: Mondays, noon, the Rectory (158 Elm Street)
- Hillel Meeting: Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., Wilder 216
- Queers and Allies of Faith: Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m., Multifaith Center
- A Cappella Chapel Service (led by CREDO): First Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m., Fairchild Chapel
- Friendship Tea: Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m., Multifaith Center
- First Church in Oberlin (UCC) Free Student Dinner: Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m., First Church
- Liberated Unitarian Universalist Voices: Alternate Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Multifaith Center
- Taize Service (led by Ecumenical Christians of Oberlin): Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Fairchild Chapel
- ECO Lunch: Fridays, noon, Wilder DeCafe
- Muslim Students Association Jumah Prayer: Fridays, 12:45 p.m., Wilder 222
- Hillel Shabbat: Fridays, Services 5:30 p.m., Dinner 7 p.m., Kosher-Halal Co-op (Talcott Hall)
- Chabad Shabbat: Fridays, Services 6:30 p.m., Dinner 7 p.m., Chabad House
- Shamanic Journeying: Second Fridays, 7:30 p.m., 355 E Lorain St., Contact Barbara Fuchsman 774-1804
- Oberlin Meditators Instruction and Meditation: Saturdays, 10-11:30 am, Asia House Multipurpose Room
- Oberlin Orthodox Christian Fellowship Divine Liturgy: Sundays, Please contact advisor
- Oberlin Meditators: Sundays, 11 a.m., Asia House Multipurpose Room
- Oberlin Friends Meeting: Sundays, 11 a.m., Multifaith Center
- Newman Mass: Sundays, 5 p.m., Fairchild Chapel
- Oberlin Baha'i Club: Sundays, 5 p.m., Please contact advisor
- Oberlin Meditators 25-Munite Meditation Sessions: Sundays-Thursdays, 5 and 8:30 p.m., Wilder 325
- ECO Dinner and Discussion: Sundays, 6 p.m., Multifaith Center
- Oberlin Bhakti Yoga Society Kirtan: Sundays, 7 p.m., Fairchild Chapel
- Oberlin Christian Fellowship (InterVarsity): Small and large groups, Please see the OCF website
- Oberlin Pagan Awareness Newtork: TBA
- For local worship and meditation opportunities off campus, please visit www.oberlin.edu/orsl/localworship.
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Meditation of the Week
Prejudice is the child of ignorance. --William Hazlitt
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Contact Us
Rev. Greg McGonigle
Director | Office of Religious & Spiritual Life
(440) 935-4629
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