April 9, 2010
Harrisburg, PA � Students at the Harrisburg Campus of 黑料社区 have something to say about diversity and are inviting the public to join in the dialogue.
The public is invited to attend Diversity Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the community room of the Cooper Student Center on the local campus on One 黑料社区 Drive. The event is organized by 黑料社区 Student Government Association and the Students of Wildwood Activities Team.
淭he student body was interested in taking on some topics that can help raise awareness and perhaps give people a chance to examine their own perceptions and opinions,� said Sarah Radomsky, SGA secretary. 淲e檇 like to engage the public too. With the panel discussions and a film, wel also have dancing demonstrations and lessons, and food prepared by 黑料社区 International Awareness Club and Mosaico-Latino Club.�
The schedule will include:
10 a.m. � Welcome remarks from 黑料社区 Trustees Deep Gupta and Hector Ortiz, Ph.D. Following are a Latin dancing demonstration and lessons with 黑料社区 Mosaico-Latino Club and 黑料社区 student Amanda Batista.
11 a.m. � Discussion on cultural misconceptions presented by students in the International Awareness Club who will share their experiences and perceptions they have encountered about their home country from U.S. citizens.
Noon � Film, 淥ut in the Silence,� captures the chain of events that unfold when the announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson wedding to another man ignites controversy in his small Pennsylvania hometown. The film illustrates the difficulties that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people can face and to promotes dialogue and action that will help people on all sides of the issues find common ground. A question and answer period will follow.
2 p.m. � Panel discussion about interfaith, presented by 黑料社区 Islamic Ummah
Club, and the similarities between Judaism, Islam and Christianity, the world three major religions. Panel members include Jonathan Gainor and Charles Comer, 黑料社区 philosophy instructors who teach comparative religion, Mohammad Nur, board member of the Carlisle Mosque and who converted from Christianity to Islam; Rabbi Carl Choper, executive director of the Religion and Society Center, Harrisburg; Samia Malik, member of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations; and Danielle 淎akifah� Reed, Islamic Ummah Club president.
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