If you have any books you would like to donate to the Intercultural Library, please reach out to Jo Teut, jo.teut@centre.edu or 859-238-6220.

Recap: Fashion as Activism Convocation

Soreyda Benedit Begley, a fashion designer from Lexington, Kentucky spoke about her life and work in activism. Mrs. Begley is a fashion designer, community organizer and activist originally from Honduras. She is the co-founder of the Lexington Fashion Collaborative. Because of her experience working in sweatshops as a teenager in her native country, Soreyda is an advocate for fair trade, women’s rights, and sustainable development. She is known for using unconventional recycled materials in her work, including paper, plastic bags, and even tree bark. Soreyda has won many awards for her fashion design work and has been featured in national and international fashion and art publications. Mrs. Begley will be speaking while hosting a fashion show showcasing her designs that were inspired by the Garifuna people's of Honduras. Photos below courtesy of Matt Baker.

Quick Takes

• Dr. Abrams, Ashley Oliver, and Jo Teut attended the February session of New Faculty Orientation, coordinated by Sarah Lashley, on supporting diversity and inclusion at Centre and in the classroom.
• Amanda Dewitt organized a Talking Circles Facilitator Training for Centre's faculty and staff, hosted by Spalding University. Both Amanda and Jo attended the training and are looking forward to working with the rest of the facilitators to incorporate talking circles onto campus.
• Ashley and Jo will be attending Green Dot Facilitator Training with other staff members in March. Our office is proud to partner with the Green Dot program and eager to begin facilitating on campus.

Title IX Corner

• Collaborated with Ampersand to provide two drop-in spaces this month; see the times in the calendar section.
• Excited to announce that we will have more Green Dot facilitators by the end of March! Stay on the lookout for Green Dot workshop sign ups.
• Consent banner competition at CC After dark on March 8. The winning organization will win a prize worth $50. Email Carolyn.Carranza@Centre.edu to register your organization and read the guidelines.
• Interested in becoming a member of SPEAC? Look for the new online application in your inbox.
• Thank you to Greek new members who participated in the workshops offered through a collaboration between the Greek Life Office and The Office of Title IX. We will host a follow up session in Newlin Hall on Monday, March 4 at 8 PM.
• Want to learn more about the work of the Healthy Substance Use Promotion Task Force? Contact Eden Gebeyehu, Title IX Intern, at Eden.Gebeyehu@Centre.edu.
• Want to request a workshop for you or your student organization? Email sarah.cramer@centre.edu.
• Sign up for the Life Raft ListServ, which will email out information about social events that don’t incorporate alcohol and other wellness opportunities. Sign up with this link or use the QR code below.

Calendar

Every Tuesday, Beloved Community Lunch in room CC 201 from 11:30a to 1:30p. Drop by at anytime to meet new people and build your community.

March 4th, 6:00p-9:00p, the CATS Team will be facilitating Centre Ally Training 101 & 201 sessions for faculty, staff, and students. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/CentreCATS to see the most current schedule and register for a session.

March 4th, 4:00p-5:00p, Ampersand Drop-In Space: talk to a counselor/advocate/educator from Ampersand Sexual Violence Resource Center in the Presentation Screening Room of the library. Ampersand counselors are confidential. They are also available by appointment.

March 5th, 11:30a-1:30p, Beloved Community Lunch Special Event in CC 201. Speaker: Kathy Miles, Coordinator of Agency for Substance Abuse Policy (ASAP); Title: "Solutions, Connections and Resources for the Local Drug Crisis"

March 5th, 7:30p in Weisiger Theatre, "An Evening with Silas House" Acclaimed author and activist Silas House will read from his new novel, SOUTHERNMOST, and other works. He is the recipient of the Nautilus Award, an EB White Award, the Appalachian Book of the Year Award, the Jesse Stuart Award, and the Lee Smith Award. A book signing and reception will follow the convocation.

March 7th, 7:00p-8:00p in the Ewen Room in Cowan. The Center for Global Citizenship is hosting a panel and conversation to broach the topic of identity and study abroad at Centre, and the event is open to all!

March 7th, 7:00p in Young 113, "Adult Literacy and Child Mortality in Ghana: An Evaluation of the National Functional Literacy Program," In this talk, Dr. Hugo Blunch, Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University, evaluates the National Functional Literacy Program (NFLP) as a potential vehicle to decrease child mortality in Ghana. The NFLP is a World Bank funded literacy program targeted at adults in rural areas of Ghana, where participants obtain, at no fee, functional literacy in a Ghanaian language, numeracy skills, and participation in income generation programs. While the main emphasis of the talk is on the impact of the NFLP, Dr. Blunch will also speak to the role of the World Bank in development and its particular approach to program evaluation. The talk will be interspersed with Dr. Blunch’s own experiences working for the World Bank – including visits to some adult literacy programs in rural villages in Ghana.

March 8th, 7:00p-9:00p in the Combs Warehouse, RISE (Refugees and Immigrants Speaking up for Equality) would like to invite all of you to Blooming Roots, an open mic night full of artivism celebrating the beauty of migration! We will have lattes and pastries for everyone. We will also be fundraising for Centro Latino with a raffle of gift cards! See the poster for the event below.

March 8th, 7:00p-8:45p, Open workshop for It’s On Us: Alcohol, Bystander Intervention, & Consent. This is set up for students who aren’t in student orgs that have the option of requesting the workshop. It’ll be from 7 PM-8:45 PM. Email Sarah.Cramer@Centre.edu if interested.

March 8th, 7:00p-9:00p, Pearl Basement, Kankyo Café. CentreFaith will be partnering with this excellent student-led initiative that promotes conversation about the environment and sustainable living. This is a space for meaningful conversation about how to make our lives better (on campus and globally). This week we will incorporate interfaith elements to the conversation.

March 9th, 1:00p in the Ewen Room in the CC, the Japanese Club will be hosting their Cherry Blossom Festival and invite you to stop by!

March 11th, 7:00p in Weisiger Theatre, "Confronting Demons: Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church," Dr. Jennifer Haselberger is a canon lawyer who received her licentiate degree in canon law from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in 2004, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of London, England. She is a member of the Canon Law Society of America and served as Chair and as a member of the Resolutions Committee of that Society. She has practiced as a canon lawyer in the United States and internationally. Following the completion of her academic work, Dr. Haselberger returned to the United States and accepted a position as Judge on the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. She later became Director of the Tribunal of the Diocese of Crookston as well as Director of the Diocesan Safe Environment Program. After serving as the Bishop's Delegate for Canonical Affairs in the Diocese of Fargo, Dr. Haselberger returned to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to serve as Chancellor for Canonical Affairs, a position she held until resigning in April of 2013 in protest of the Archdiocese's handling of accusations of clergy sexual abuse. She was selected as the 2013 Person of the Year by the National Catholic Reporter and received the Michael J. Ehrlichmann Public Service Award from the Minnesota Association of Justice in August of 2014. In September, she received the 2014 Trivison Award for demonstrating visionary leadership in the Catholic Church.

March 12th, 7:30p in Newlin Hall, SGA Debate. The SGA debate is an annual event where all candidates for the positions of President, Speaker of the House, President of SAC, and President of the Senate field questions from The Cento, Centre College's student newspaper. Each candidate will give an opening statement, answer questions, and then give a closing statement. Students will be asked to submit questions to the Cento to potentially be asked at the debate.

March 15th, Midterms, study hard!

March 16th through 24th, Spring Break! Have fun, rest up, and come back!

March 17th, 7:00p in Newlin Hall, "We Banjo 3," As a celebration of St. Patrick's Day, the Norton Center welcomes Galway, Ireland-based Celtgrass band, We Banjo 3 on March 17, 2019 at 7:00 PM to Newlin Hall. If the Chieftains and the Punch Brothers had a love child, it would likely be We Banjo 3, a high-energy band that fuses traditional Irish and Celtic folk music with Bluegrass and pop sounds. An Irish dance company from Lexington will provide Foyer entertainment to kick things off starting at 6:00 PM and will also be joining We Banjo 3 on stage for the performance. The audience will discover rich traditional sounds of Ireland while being entertained with new songs written by the band.

March 21st, 11:30a-12:30p, Ampersand Drop-In Space: talk to a counselor/advocate/educator from Ampersand Sexual Violence Resource Center in the Presentation Screening Room of the library. Ampersand counselors are confidential. They are also available by appointment.

March 28, 5:30p-7:30p, Ewen Room, Student Interfaith Round Table Dinner, Join CentreFaith for an evening of student-led interfaith conversation with your peers! Food will be provided. It will be an excellent opportunity to engage with friends, classmates, and new folks in genuine, respectful interfaith dialogue. More information to come; look for flyers and a Cowan banner.

March 30th & 31st, 1:30p-4:30p each day, The Grace Doherty Library and Boyle County Public Library are collaborating to bring the Human Library Project to our respective library spaces! At the Human Library, books are people who want to share their stories with readers. Each story is unique to the individual and is based around a personal experience, a field the “Human Book” is an expert in, or a social, ethnic, socioeconomic, religious, or other identity the “Human Book” is related to in some way.

April 5th, Save the Date for the Diversity Student Union's Spring Festival and be on the lookout for more details.

That's all folx.