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3/25 A Celebration of Herbert Reid’s career and influence

WHAT:

UKs The Appalachian Studies Program presents:

A Celebration of Herbert Reid’s career and influence

WHEN:

Thursday March 25th

3:00 p.m. Career & Influence

7:30 p.m. Publication of Recovering the Commons

WHERE:

Niles Gallery

Lucille Little Fine Arts Building
University of Kentucky

Lexington

Click here for a map to the Fine Arts Building - the Fine Arts Building is # 224 on this map

Free & open to all.

DETAILS:

The Appalachian Studies Program will be celebrating the career of Herbert Reid on March 25, with the day’s events consisting of an afternoon panel discussion with Reid’s colleagues and an evening celebration of Reid’s accomplishments, including the publishing of his newest book, Recovering the Commons: Democracy, Place, and Global Justice, co-authored by Betsy Taylor.  Click here for more information about the event.

3pm: Panel Discussion of Herb Reid’s career and influence

Discussants: Hugh Bartling, Alan Banks, Virginia Blum, Stephen Fisher, Randy Ihara, Thomas Lairson,
Dana Nelson, Christopher Rice, Shaunna Scott, and others

7:30pm: Celebration of Herb Reid and publication of Recovering the Commons

The Provost will provide opening remarks

Guest Speakers:

• Mary Hufford, Professor of Folklore and Folklife, UPenn

• Hwa Yol Jung, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Moravian University

SPONSORS:

UK Appalachian Studies

UK Appalachian Center

UK Political Science

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

859-257-4852

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3/25 One World Film: Lemon Tree

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

Film:  Lemon Tree

Israel, 1992 (PG)

Eran Riklis, Director
Arabic & Hebrew with Subtitles (106 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 25th

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to print & post the event flyer.

Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

DETAILS:

In this drama based on a true story, Palestinian widow (Hiam Abbass) fights to keep her lemon grove from being destroyed when Israeli security forces declare it a threat to the Israeli defense minister living next door (Doron Tavory). Teaming with a young lawyer (Ali Suliman), the widow takes her case to the Israeli Supreme Court. But in the process of seeking justice, she's forced to hide the forbidden bond growing between them.

Reception between showings sponsored by The Muslim Women’s Council of Kentucky

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

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PLEASE NOTE: We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events. The CKCPJ seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice. Consequently, we may announce events that reflect points of view not necessarily endorsed by the Council.

 

3/14 One World Film: Mine

HAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival

Film: Mine

USA, 2009 (Not Rated)

Geralyn Pezanoski, Director
English (80 min.)

WHEN:

2:00 & 4:30 p.m. Sunday

March 14

WHERE:

Central Library Theater

140 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

DETAILS:

Explore the devastating effects Hurricane Katrina had on the lives of dogs and dog owners separated during and after the storm. This documentary profiles the lives of Katrina victims and the new families who've adopted their pets. New Orleans residents like Gloria Richardson, Malvin Cavalier and Jesse Pullins discuss their hurricane experiences, relationships with their dogs and desires to be reunited.

Reception between showings sponsored by Lexington Humane Society.

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

Commercial sponsors to be added.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

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PLEASE NOTE:  We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events.  The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice. Consequently, we may announce events that reflect points of view not necessarily endorsed by the Council.

 

3/11 One World Film: At Home in Utopia

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival

At Home in Utopia

USA, 2008 (Not Rated)

Michal Goldman, Director
English (133 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 11

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

DETAILS:

A home of one’s own: that’s the American dream. But what happens when the dreamers are immigrants, factory workers, and Communists? In the mid-1920s, thousands of Jewish immigrant garment workers managed to catapult themselves out of urban slums and ghettos by pooling their resources and building four cooperatively owned and run apartment complexes in the Bronx. An epic tale of the struggle for equity and justice across two generations, the film tracks the rise and fall of one community from the 1920s into the 1950s, paying close attention to the passions that bound them together and those that tore them apart. Along the way, At Home in Utopia bears witness to lives lived with courage across the barriers of race, nation, language, convention, and sometimes even common sense.

Reception between shows sponsored by Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

Commercial sponsors to be added.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

 

3/4 Newman Ctr: Rev. John Dear, S.J. on "Following the Nonviolent Jesus"

WHAT:

The Newman Center Foundation as part of its

2009 - 2010 Distinguished Speakers Series presents

Rev. John Dear, S.J.

speaking on

"Following the Nonviolent Jesus In a World of Violence and War"

WHEN:

7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 4th

WHERE:

UK Newman Center
320 Rose Lane

Lexington

Click here to view & print a map to the Newman Center.

Click here to view the event flyer.

Free & open to the public.  Refreshments to follow the presentation.

DETAILS:

Fr. John Dear will share reflections about the world of violence and war, the life of creative nonviolence and peace, Jesus’ active nonviolence, and how we can become contemplatives, activists, and prophets of peace and justice to work for a new world without war, poverty, nuclear weapons or global warming.

Fr. John Dear, S.J. is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A Jesuit priest, peace activist, and lecturer, he has served as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (the largest interfaith peace organization in the nation); a Red Cross coordinator of chaplains in New York City at the Family Assistance Center after 9/11; and pastor to several churches in the desert of New Mexico. He has been arrested over 75 times in acts of civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons. His many books include Living Peace; Disarming the Heart; Jesus the Rebel; The God of Peace; and most recently, his autobiography, A Persistent Peace. He writes a weekly column for the National Catholic Reporter at www.ncronline.org .   Recently, Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

SPONSORS:

Catholic Newman Center at the University of Kentucky

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

859-255-0880
newmanfnd@kih.net

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3/4 One World Film: The Garden

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

Film:  The Garden
USA, 2008 (Not Rated)
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Director
English (80 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 4th

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to print & post the event flyer.

Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

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Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy's Oscar-nominated documentary follows a group of low-income families struggling to protect a 14-acre urban farm in the middle of South Central Los Angeles from bureaucratic real estate developers. A lightning rod for controversy in 2004, the families' struggle drew the attention of numerous notable activists and politicians, including Dennis Kucinich, Joan Baez and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigoisa.

Reception after the 7:30 p.m. showing sponsored by Sustainable Communities Network, Bluegrass School & Community Garden Network, Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice, Good Foods Market & Cafe

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

The Justicelist blog and listserv are free services of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice.

PLEASE NOTE: We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events. The CKCPJ seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice. Consequently, we may announce events that reflect points of view not necessarily endorsed by the Council.
 

2/25 IDO & UK Catholic Studies: Griffith on "The Qur`an in Christian Thought"

WHAT:

UK Catholic Studies & UK Interfaith Dialogue Organization (IDO) presents:

"The Qur`an in Christian Thought"

Professor Sidney Griffith

Professor of Semitic Languages at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC)

WHEN:

7:30 p.m. Thursday

February 25

WHERE:

William T. Young Library Auditorium

University of Kentucky

401 Hilltop Ave.

Lexington

Click here for a map to the library.

Free parking available in Parking Structure # 2 which on the west-side deadend of Hilltop Avenue.

Free and open to all.

DETAILS:

This presentation is part of Cultural Diversity Festival and Islamic Awareness Week at UK. 

Sidney Griffith is Professor of Semitic Languages at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). He has published extensively on the history and theology of early Syriac and Arabic Christianity. His most recent book, THE CHURCH IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOSQUE (Princeton University Press,2007), examines Christian responses to Islam in the first centuries under Muslim rule, an interesting topic for the dialogue.

The speaker will give his lecture for about 45 minutes on his perspective.

Q&A will follow his presentation. Chat & discussion with the speaker will be available at the Keeneland Room with dessert & refreshment.

We encourage everyone to come out for an interesting and informative lecture and discussion.  Please forward this message to your respective listserv so we can get the best possible turnout.

SPONSORS:

Interfaith Dialogue Organization (IDO)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mehmet Saracoglu
President of IDO
(859) 539-1264
info@dialogueuk.org

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2/28 One World Film: Sita Sings The Blues

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

Film:  Sita Sings The Blues

USA, 2008 (Not Rated)
Nina Paley, Director
English (82 min.)

WHEN:

2:00 & 4:30 p.m. Sunday

February 28

WHERE:

Central Library Theater

140 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to view and print a calendar of 2010 One World Films.  Click here to view the entire program (brief descriptions) of the 2010 One World Films

DETAILS:

India's ancient epic Ramayana gets a fresh, funny makeover in this award-winning animated film. Using songs and humor, director Nina Paley juxtaposes the split between Rama and Sita with her own divorce to tell "the greatest break-up story ever told." Original 1920's recordings of singer Annette Hanshaw give musical voice to Sita, the star of Paley's tale, while amusing shadow puppets provide the narration for the colorful story.

Reception sponsored by Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society between the 2 and 4:30 p.m. presentations.

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

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PLEASE NOTE:  We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events.  The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice.  Consequently, we may announce events that reflect points of view not necessarily endorsed by the Council.

2/25 One World Film: Departures

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

Film:  Departures
Japan, 2008 (PG-13)
Yôjirô Takita, Director
Japanese with Subtitles (130 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

February 25

WHERE:

Kentucky Theater

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to print & post the event flyer.

DETAILS:
After losing his job, young cellist Daigo (Masahiro Motoki) comes to the realization he's been heading down the wrong career path. Returning to his hometown, he trains for a new professional role as a nakanshi, or one who prepares the dead for burial. Tsutomu Yamazaki provides comic relief as Daigo's eccentric mentor in director Yojiro Takita's Oscar-winning drama about finding your bliss.

The Japan-American Society of Kentucky will host a reception following the 7:30 p.m. showing.

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

The Justicelist blog and listserv are free services of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice.

PLEASE NOTE:  We limit postings on Justicelist to legislative alerts and announcements of events.  The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice.  Consequently, we may announce events that reflect points of view not necessarily endorsed by the Council.

 

1/9 KFA Film: Straightlaced - How Gender Has Us All Tied Up

WHAT:

The Kentucky Fairness Alliance invites you to see the film:

Staightlaced - How Gender Has Us All Tied Up

WHEN:

10:45 Reception

11:00 a.m. Film

Saturday January 9th

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & open to all.

DETAILS:

In November 2007, the documentary company GroundSpark interviewed friends of Josh Shipman at Lexington's Dunbar High School’s Memorial Garden for their film "Straightlaced.” Hannah Landers candidly spoke of her love for Josh, the purpose of the Garden and her dismay at the hardships Josh endured as an openly gay and flamboyant individual. Josh Shipman took his own life on October 5, 2006.  He was just shy of 16 years old.

In May of 2008, days before Hannah and her mother were to travel to California to continue her interview, Hannah’s life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident. Hannah was 17 years old. In an effort to continue Hannah’s work and tell Josh’s story, the film “Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up” will premiere in their hometown of Lexington.  GroundSpark dedicated the film to Hannah.

No admission will be charged, but donations are requested. Proceeds benefit the Hannah Landers Scholarship Fund and a contribution to be made to a suicide prevention program in honor and memory of Josh Shipman.

This program has received support from Fred Mills of the Kentucky Theatre and the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice.  Additional assistance for the program was from the Kentucky Fairness Alliance, the Lexington GLSO GSA, the Voice of Silence, and Dunbar’s No Day But Today.

Click here to learn more about Straightlaced and to watch a trailer about it.  The heart of Straightlaced is candid interviews with more than 50 teens from diverse backgrounds.

With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. Their stories reflect a diversity of experiences, demonstrating how gender role expectations and homophobia are interwoven, and illustrating the different ways that these expectations connect with culture, race and class.

From girls confronting media messages about culture and body image to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren’t gay, this fascinating array of students opens up with brave, intimate honesty about the toll that deeply held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all our lives.

SPONSORS:

Kentucky Fairness Alliance

Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice

Gay & Lesbian Service Organization (GLSO)

Jesse Higginbotham Technology Trust

Lexington Gay Straight Alliance

Kentucky Theatre

Voice of Silence

Dunbar High School's No Day But Today

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Woloch

859-338-6499