Unity Week 2009: Come together! It starts at Suffolk.

The most recent schedule of Unity Week events is below.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Multicultural Summit
9:00am-5:00pm, Law School Function Room

World renown trainers from the National Coalition Building Institute are coming to Suffolk to do a full day skill-building training on how to interrupt, challenge, and transform incidents of bigotry and bias that come up in all of our lives, whether they be with out families, friends, on the street, or within ourselves.  This is an exciting opportunity to learn with first rate social justice trainers right here at Suffolk.

For an application, please contact Craig Cullinane at ccullinane@suffolk.edu.   Sponsored by Diversity Services.

Monday, March 2, 2009

The Human Race Machine!
All week, Donahue Lobby

The Human Race Machine is an entirely unique diversity experience.  The Human Race Machine gives viewers the opportunity to envision themselves as a different race.  Modern science tells us that the DNA of any two humans is 99.97 percent identical and that there is no gene for race.  A powerly, yet subtle diversity tool, The Human Race Machine allows us to move beyond our appearance, and contemplate a deeper human connection.

Sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Office of Retention Services

LeaderCHEF: A Culinary and Cultural Moroccan Experience
5:00pm, Donahue 403

This leadership program will give participants a cultural and historical perspective of Morocco.  Participants will enjoy a five-course authentic Moroccan meal followed by speaker Abdel Simar.  Abdel will speak about how the meal is unique to the Moroccan culture and also answer questions about Moroccan traditions.  The program will end with a performance by an authentic belly-dancer.

Cost is free (space limited to 50 students).  Please reserve your spot by emailing David DeAngelis @ ddeangelis@suffolk.edu or call the Student Activities Office at 617.573.8320.  The Office of Student Activities is an office in the Division of Student Affairs.

The Black Jew Dialogues 
7:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre
Dessert Reception in the Donahue Cafe to Follow

What's so funny about two American minorities that have slavery, the KKK, and chicken livers in common? That's what you'll find out in this extraordinary two-actor play on the history and absurdity of prejudice and racism within the context of the American Black-Jew experience. The Black Jew Dialogues combines fast-paced sketches, improvisations, and multi-media to create a show that has gained praise across the U.S. and the U.K.

Sponsored by the Program Council, Suffolk Hillel, and Black Student Union


"Stop the Hate"
8:00pm, Miller Hall Lobby

Learn how to stop the hate in your residence hall community.  Residents will have the opportunity to decorate door decorations and eat some ice cream in a hate-free environment.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Alternative Spring Break 2nd Annual Silent Auction
10:00am-4:00pm, Donahue & Sawyer Lobbies

The Silent Auction will have gift cards, gift baskets, and more which will be auctioned off throughout the day.

Sponsored by S.O.U.L.S.


Brittany Maier - Pianist
12:00pm-3:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre

This event will feature a performance by Brittany Maier, an autistic and blind savant.  Despite her disabilities, Brittany began memorizing songs at the age of five and can now brilliantly play thousands of songs by ear on the piano, and can even compose original lyrical pieces.  The 19 year old savant has played for audiences throughout the country including Carnegie Hall.

There will be light refreshments preceding Brittany's performance.  The event is free to the entire Suffolk community, however small donations will be gratefully accepted and presented to the Brittany Maier and Friends Foundation to put towards their new Music and Arts Center.

Sponsored by Best Buddies and the Office of Disability Services


Purim - Jewish Celebration
1:00pm-2:30pm, Donahue 403

Sponsored by the Interfaith Center and Suffolk Hillel


Elaine Pasqua - Safe Spring Break
1:00pm-2:00pm, Sawyer 429

Get ready for an honest and hilarious discussion about Spring Break and the College party scene - all that can go wrong and how you can keep it all right!

Elaine coaches you on how to thoroughly prepare for the trip.  Once you are there, how do you stay safe?  She shares tips on how to look confident, how to move from one locale to another safely, and most importantly how to look out for one another.  She talks about safe sex and drinking and provides you with numerous options to protect yourself.  Elaine was nominated for the 2009 Best Speaker of the Year for Campus Activities Magazine's Readers Choice Awards.

Click here to see her website.

Sponsored by the Office of Health and Wellness Services and Athletics



Hope, Action, Change: Make it Happen at Suffolk
Civic Engagment Round Table Discussion
3:00-4:30pm, Donahue 403

Join us to discuss existing volunteer opportunities (on and off campus) and ways to encourage civic engagement at Suffolk.  We all witnessed a major reinvestment and re-engagement in our country during the Presidential Election of 2009.  Let's harness that energy and make a difference.  All of the Suffolk Community is invited.  Refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by S.O.U.L.S. and Moakley Institute


Commuter Student Bingo Night - "Let's hear you say BINGO!"
4:00pm-6:00pm, Donahue 4th Floor Lounge

The OCHO is sponsoring a traditional bingo night for all commuter students and the Suffolk community.  The winners of each round will receive one of several diverse and culturally influenced prizes, including gift certificates to ethnic restaurants in the area.  Unity Week is an annual event held at Suffolk University and is a time for us to come together and celebrate our diversity.

Sponsored by the Off-Campus Housing Office


"Tea and History: An International Boston Tea Party"
1:00-2:30pm, Rosalie K. Stahl Center (73 Tremont Street Amenities Center, 3rd Floor)

Join the Center for International Education and enjoy tea from China, Japan, Turkey, India, Senegal and experience the culture and history of these countries, too.

Contact R. Scott Reedy about this event at rreedy@suffolk.edu or 617-994-4221

Sponsored by the Center for International Education


Mardi Gras Celebration
8:00pm, 10 West Residence Hall, 2nd Floor

New Orleans is not only famous for beads, but there's lots of rich history and tradition.  Come learn about all that Mardi Gras has to offer from king cakes and masks to Creole and Carnivale.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Alternative Winter Break Forum
1:00pm, Donahue 308

Service in El Salvador: Moakley's Legacy Lives On

On March 4th, 2009 the Suffolk Alternative Winter Break Group will be presenting their experience in El Salvador.  There will be photographs, speakers, and formal presentations showing the photographs taken in El Salvador and working at the Service site in the community of El Sitio.  There will also be presentations on ideas to make the communities of El Sitio and Lar Mora be adopted by Suffolk, and to help construct a Moakley Memorial Park.  There will be a silent auction in which jewelry, baskets and photographs of the trip will be auctioned off.  All the money will be donated to the communities in El Salvador.  This will take place at the service dinner after Service Day.


"1-800-INDIA"
2:00-4:00pm, Rosalie K. Stahl Center (73 Tremont Street, Room 6071)

Join the Center for International Education and Professor Sukanya Ray for a screening of "1-800-India," a documentary looking at how outsourcing is changing the nature of global business.  Lunch will be served!

Contact R. Scott Reedy about this event: rreedy@suffolk.edu or 617-994-4221


Interfaith Center Student Panel Discussion: "Gender, Sexuality and Religion"
3:00pm, Donahue 540

A discussion with Muslim, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, Jewish etc. participants

Sponsored by the Interfaith Center


The Price is Right Table
9:00am-3:00pm, Donahue Lobby

This event is a part of Suffolk University's annual Unity Week celebration, a time for us to come together and celebrate our diversity.  Taken from your favorite game show, this spin on the Price is Right affords students teh chance to guess the prices of their favorite cultural groceries.  Those who guess correctly win that item!  We will hold this event in the Donahue lobby until 3pm, or until supplies last, on Wednesday March 4 for any and all who want to come by and try their luck!

Sponsored by the Off-Campus Housing Office


PC Movie Night - Milk
6:00pm in the Donahue Cafe

After moving to San Francisco, the middle-aged New Yorker, Harvey Milk, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician.  On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA.  The following year, both he and the city's majoy, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board.

Mr. Milk had been the subject of several books and the Academy Award-winning documentary feature, The Times of Harvey Milk (1984); but Milk (2008) is the first fictional feature to explore private aspects of the man's personal life and career.  Milk was filmed in San Francisco.  Many of Mr. Milk's real-life surviving friends and formed associates participated in the making of this film, several appearing on camera.

Sponsored by the Program Council

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Career Services Presents: Understanding the Culture of the US Workplace
1:30-3:30pm, 73 Tremont 1st Floor Conference Room

A graduate student workshop with Judy Shen-Filerman, Dreambridge Partners.  Gain insight into the values and expectations of the US workplace that affect your success in your internship or job.  Learn how to assess the unspoken rules of US and organizational culture and determine your options for action and career success.  Please register in advance by sending an email to Michele Rapp, mrapp@suffolk.edu

Sponsored by Career Services


Christian Bible Study
12:00pm, Donahue 540

Sponsored by the Interfaith Center


Student Government Association Open Forum
1:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre

Come and find out what the SGA Candidates are planning to do at Suffolk if elected in the Spring 2009 Elections!  Nominees will be debating with each other and discussing ideas they would like to implement if voted into office.


Yoga
1:00pm, Donahue 540

Beginners welcome!  Sponsored by the Interfaith Center


Speaker: Robyn Ochs - Crossing Lines: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum
1:15pm, Donahue 403

How do we assign labels to our complicated and unique experiences?  At what point on the sexuality spectrum does heterosexuality turn into bisexuality, and bisexuality turn into homosexuality?  Includes discussion of sex/gender, time, and much more.  This engaging presentation will transform your thinking!

Sponsored by Diversity Services and Student Government Association


Unity Week Showcase
7:00pm, C.Walsh Theatre

Suffolk University's Unity Wek has grown tremendously over the years.  What better way to culminate such a celebration than by creating a show in which students can share their cultures through various forms of expression and performances?  In this year's Unity Week Showcase, 13 Suffolk Student Cultural and Performing groups will perform original works aiming to exemplify the 2009 theme "Come Together: It Starts at Suffolk."


Mardi Gras Celebration
8:00-11:00pm, Hyatt Residence Hall Marquis Room (3rd Floor)

Come to the Hyatt for a Mardi Gras Masquerade dance.  This event is open to all resident students.  Don't forget your mask!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Human Race Machine Discussion
12:00pm, Donahue 403

There will be a "Human Race" discussion and reaction to the Human Race Machine in the Donahue Lobby.  Lunch will be provided!

Sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Office of Retention Services



Disability Services Unity Week Movie Night - A Beautiful Mind
6:00pm, Donahue Cafe

Enjoy movie theater refreshments, engage in a thoughtful discussion post movie, and participate in a raffle for a chance to win a fantastic prize!

Sponsored by the Office of Disability Services