| |
Critical Conversations on Civic Issues |
| |
Films |
| |
Lectures |
| |
Off-Campus Events |
| |
Special Events |
| |
Multiple Categories |
|
| |
AIDS Walk Washington
Join Beyond the Classroom for the 2008 AIDS Walk Washington, a 5K walk/run benefiting the Whitman Walker Clinic. Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit community-based health organization composed of volunteers and staff who provide dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
We will meet outside of South Campus Commons Building 1 at 7:20am, leaving for the College Park Metro Station at 7:30am.
www.aidswalkwashington.org |
| Oct 6th, 2008 (Mon) |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| |
Confronting the Truth
"Confronting the Truth" (2006) shows how countries which have experienced massive human rights violations have created official, independent bodies known as truth commissions. Since 1983, truth commissions have been established in over 20 countries, in all parts of the world. “Confronting the Truth” documents the work of truth commissions in South Africa, Peru, East Timor, and Morocco. Taking testimony from victims and perpetrators, and conducting detailed investigations, truth commissions create a historical record of abuses that have often remained secret. They identify patterns of abuse, and the structural and institutional weaknesses, societal and cultural problems, and weak legal systems that made the violations possible. To remedy these faults, they recommend governmental, societal and legal reforms to address the pain of the past, to safeguard human rights and due process, and to ensure that the horror will not be repeated.
This film is written and produced by Steve York in association with the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. |
| Oct 7th, 2008 (Tue) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| |
National Campaign for Fair Elections
The National Campaign seeks to foster a national movement committed to ensuring that all voters have an equal opportunity to cast a meaningful ballot. Through their hotline and dedicated volunteers they help tens of thousands of voters access the polls and overcome the obstacles to the ballot box. NCFE looks for progressive election reforms at the state and local level, litigates where voting rights are violated and brings communities together to educate and mobilize citizens about fair elections. Given the Florida debacle in 2000, and the charges of ballot tampering in Ohio in 2004, we will hear about what changes are needed, and are happening, to ensure a just election in 2008. |
| Oct 10th, 2008 (Fri) |
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| |
Family Weekend Reception
Join us for a Beyond the Classroom Family Weekend reception, 3:00-4:30pm, in 1102 South Campus Commons Building 1 Seminar Room. All BTC students and BTC families are encouraged to stop by! |
| Oct 21st, 2008 (Tue) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| |
John McCain for President
Focusing his presidential bid on experience and bipartisan efforts, John McCain is running as a “common sense conservative.” Yet, he has been confronted with his ties to the Bush administration, as well as his negative campaigning against his opponent. Come hear what issues are central to the McCain campaign, and how his idea of the next four years fits with your own. After a presentation of McCain’s policies, you will be able to ask your own questions about the Arizona Senator. |
| Nov 4th, 2008 (Tue) |
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| |
Election Day Extravaganza!
Join your fellow students, faculty, and staff on this Election Day! We will have ongoing news coverage of the election, a noon-time brown bag lunch discussion, viewing of the documentary
“Senator Obama Goes to Africa” and “Biography: John McCain,” and a prediction pool, replete with a red and blue map for you to call and a prize for the person who calls the most states correctly. |
| |
DEADLINE for Spring 2009 Beyond the Classroom Applications!
Spring 2009 Applications for the Beyond the Classroom Living and Learning Program are available online. The deadline is November 14th. We accept applications twice a year. |
| Nov 18th, 2008 (Tue) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| |
Election Wrap-up
Come and hear University of Maryland professor Shawn Parry-Giles and other political experts who will provide their unique insights and analysis of the results from the 2008 presidential election. We will look at the results from every angle: generational, geographic, gender, and race-based. Even more, we’ll converse on what the results might mean for the future of our country, our political system, and the most important political programs. |
|
