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Hailing César Film Screening and Talk with Eduardo Chávez: Exploring Cesar Chávez's Legacy
Eduardo Chavez, grandson of legendary civil rights activist César Chávez, screens his film "Hailing César," in which he takes a journey to understand the legacy of his grandfather and what it means today. The film addre…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/hailing-c%C3%A9sar-film-screening-and-talk-with-eduardo-ch%C3%A1vez-exploring-cesar-ch%C3%A1vezs-legacyEarly Sikh Art: The Symbiosis of Painting and Poetry
Nikky Singh, professor of religious studies at Colby College, will explore how early Sikh art 1) illuminates the Sikh sacred text, 2) amplifies Sikh theological precepts, and 3) expresses an existential mode of being He…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/early-sikh-art-symbiosis-of-painting-and-poetrySelf-Portrait in Black and White
A reckoning with the way we choose to see and define ourselves, Thomas Williams’ forthcoming book “Self- Portrait in Black and White” is the story of one American family’s multi-generational transformation from what is…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/self-portrait-in-black-and-whiteShelving Justice: The National Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)
Sexual assault kits (SAKs; also termed “rape kits”) contain biological evidence that can be tested for DNA to assist in the investigation and prosecution of criminal sexual assaults. However, in jurisdictions throughout…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/shelving-justice-national-problem-of-untested-sexual-assault-kits-saksThe Outcast Majority: International Development in Today's Youth-Dominated World
How can economic development actors succeed in a youth-dominated world? Marc Sommers, an internationally recognized youth and conflict expert, with additional expertise on gender, peace-building, governance, security, u…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/outcast-majority-international-development-in-todays-youth-dominated-worldFinding the Good: Reclaiming and Reframing Rwanda
The only American to remain in Kigali, Rwanda, throughout the 1994 genocide, Carl Wilkens ventured out each day into streets crackling with mortars and gunfire and worked his way through roadblocks of angry, bloodstaine…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/finding-good-reclaiming-and-reframing-rwandaThe Cultivation of Compassionate Reasoning as a New Approach to Conflict Resolution, Genocide Prevention, and Human Rights Training
Compassionate reasoning offers a new approach to address the cognitive and emotive foundations for progress in conflict management, genocide prevention, and the evolution of human rights. Using illustrative experiences…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cultivation-of-compassionate-reasoning-as-new-approach-to-conflict-resolution-genocidePoetry Reading and Reflections with Carl Phillips
Poet and author Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will read some of his award-winning poetry and share personal reflections.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/poetry-reading-and-reflections-with-carl-phillipsWho's the Fairest of Them All? The Truth About Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America
Stephen Moore, economic policy analyst at CNN and economic advisor to candidate Donald Trump, will explore what it means for our economic system and our economic results to be "fair." Does it mean that everyone has a fa…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/whos-fairest-of-them-all-truth-about-opportunity-taxes-and-wealth-in-americaA New Cold War? China-US Friction in a New Era
Sino-US relations have fundamentally changed under Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. Jamil Anderlini, The Financial Times’ Asia editor, will explore where things are headed and what it all means for Asia and the w…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/new-cold-war-china-us-friction-in-new-era