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In response to recent hate crimes Franklin Pierce hosts
Teach-In
by Jim Day
Exchange Staff
On Thursday May 1st, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a Teach-In will be
held at various locations to allow for faculty and students to have an open
dialogue to discuss the incidents that occurred on campus in relation to
hate crimes.
The Teach-In is tentatively set to take place in the Fieldhouse, Pierce Hall, Cheshire Hall, the Alumni Lounge and the Courtyard. The day is tentatively set to start out in the Fieldhouse at 9 a.m.
At noon Pierce Hall, the Courtyard and the Alumni Lounge will host various events including Speak Out, Dancing, Diversity Recipe Swap, White Privilege and Anti-Race Images. Also various student run clubs and vendors will be present. Then from 2 p.m. on, the workshops will continue in Pierce Hall and the Alumni Lounge. The event is set to end in the Fieldhouse at 4 p.m. where there will be a closing ceremony.
The event is being run by several members of the faculty as well as members of the student body. "The plan for this event was to get a campus based response to all of the troubling events that have been happening recently, whether racist, sexist, anti-Judaic, homophobic or any other kind of hate crime," said Professor Ukumbwa Sauti. Sauti will be attending the event and will be involved in engaging the students and faculty about the issues at hand.
The Director of Interfaith Ministries Bill Beardslee was involved in the planning of this event. "I received the numerous emails that were sent out about what had happened and it seemed like something needed to be done so I volunteered to gather those interested and proposed the idea to have a Teach-In," said Beardslee. "I was very impressed with how well this event has been put together, it should have taken six months to a year to set something like this up, but we were able to do it effectively in a much shorter time period," said Beardslee. Beardslee worked with several others to organize the event and they were able to get the support of the school as well. "President Hagerty and the Provost Dr. Bell have put money behind this and have been very supportive of the effort," said Beardslee.
This is just one event that has been created in response to the incidents that occurred on campus. A rally was held in response to the incidents and future events have been planned such as National Day of Silence set to take place Friday April 25th. "I hope people come away from this with a sense of improvement and that we don't have to stay victimized, rather we can become active members of a community that cares," said Sauti about the teach-in.
According to Beardlsee, Professors have been made aware of the event through email and have been urged to participate in the event in some capacity. "I live in a house with people of different races and I feel that it is important for everyone to understand that those actions are not ok, I hope that our Professors will take us to the Teach-In and get us involved," said Senior Ali Wunsch.
Senior Ashly Blazewicz said, "I think that the Teach-In is a great idea and it will help to unite as a University, but there will always be people who behave like that, so maybe there should be a workshop every month that focuses on the same issues."
The event is open for all students and faculty to attend and participate in. "The goal is to have the whole campus be involved throughout the day, without large involvement chances of this happening again are high," said Sauti.
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