August 01, 2000
Building Bridges programs are open to the public
A number of events are scheduled during the fall semester in Chico State
University's year-long program on tolerance, Building Bridges.
The events are free and open to the public.
Scheduled events:
Sept. 7: Sociologist Wayne Wooden, author of "Renegade Kids, Suburban
Outlaws," will speak at noon in Room 207 of Kendall Hall.
Sept. 19: Naturalist and poet Diane Ackerman, author of "Moon by Whale
Light," will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium.
Sept. 23-24: Chico World Music Festival, featuring Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, on the Kendall Hall lawn.
Sept. 28: Historian Charles Geshekter will talk on "Twentieth Century
Death of the Somali Nation: Murder or Suicide?" at 7 p.m. in Room 134 of
the Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 5: Journalist Stephen Magagnini, award-winning ethnic-affairs
reporter, will talk at 6 p.m. in rooms 207-209 in Kendall Hall.
Oct. 13: Economist George B.N. Ayittey, author of "Africa In Chaos,"
will speak at 1 p.m. in Room 134 of the Performing Arts Center.
More events are planned during the spring semester, including a talk on
March 13 by Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Building Bridges grew out of the concerns of students, staff and faculty
at the university about the need for a more tolerant atmosphere on campus
and in the community.
More information is available by calling 898-4143.
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