FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: April
5, 2007
CONTACT: Yoshiko Harden-Abe: (206) 878-3710,
ext. 3041; yharden@highline.edu
Kelly Maloney: (206) 878-3710, ext.
3146; kmaloney@highline.edu
Event:
Dates: April 23–27, 2007
Price: Free (except
for Global Fest 2007)
Location:
Highline’s main campus
is located midway between Seattle and Tacoma off South 240th Street and Pacific
Highway South (Highway 99); address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198.
Description: Unity Through
Diversity Week explores
and celebrates the diversity of race, gender, class, sexual orientation,
ability and religion. The weeklong program—united by the theme, “Empowering Communities:
Moving Beyond Individualism”—will
include free educational events, programs and activities.
Times/Details: For
more information on the events listed below, e-mail Yoshiko
Harden-Abe at yharden@highline.edu:
April
23, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.: Keynote Address by Dr. Tricia
Rose:
“Empowering
Communities: Moving Beyond Individualism” (Building 8,
April
23, 1:30 p.m.: Simulation Game: “Starpower” (Building 2)
April
24, 12:10 p.m.: Taboo Topics: Conversation Circles (Building 8,
April
25, 11 a.m.: 25th Annual
Women’s Celebration Keynote Address by Sen. Claudia Kaufman (Building 8,
(more)
Annual
Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Times/Details: (continued)
April
25, 12:10 p.m.: Extra-Ordinary Women Award Ceremony and Reception (Building 8,
April
25, 5:30 p.m.: Simulation Game: “Starpower” (Building 8,
April
26, 10 a.m.: Lecture by Derrick Brooms: “Reparations Movement” (Building 8,
April
27, 11 a.m.: Performance by Arturo
Rodriguez and Quartet: “Samba! The Heart of Brazilian Music” (Building 8,
April
27, 6 p.m.: GlobalFest
2007 (Building
8). Tickets
are $10.00 for students and adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under. Visit http://www.highline.edu/stuserv/international/thunderworld/internationalNight.htm
for more information.
Sponsored
by: Sponsored by Multicultural Services and Student
Programs-Center for Leadership and Service
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