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Past Events
Anthony Sims
Anthony Sims, a spoken word artist of
the group Commoners & Kings, electrifies
the audience in Bauman auditorium
during cultural celebration week.

Past Events

February 8-9, 2008 - Black Boy

Wood-Mar Auditorium - 7:30 p.m. Broadway Actor Charles Holt will performed a one-person play the autobiographical story of Richard Wright's stirring book Black Boy.

What was life like in the Jim Crow South of the United States as an African American boy in 1908? What were the hardships one has had to overcome? In what way was a person buoyed by hope, pride, and dignity? Those questions were answered among a host of others during George Fox University's presentation of Black Boy. Presented in recognition of Black History Month, the play was performed by Charles Holt. Charles has been performing Black Boy for the last seven years throughout the United States.

Charles Holt Productions

Connections

First Monday of each month

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cap & Gown Room

  • February 5 - African-American Heritage Celebration
  • December 4 - Asian American Heritage Celebration!

Concert Series

Watoto African American Heritage Celebration with the Ugandan Children's Choir
February 5 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
- Klages

Aguamiel Salsa Band
Friday, September 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Quad

Joshua Chavez
Friday, September 1, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
- Bauman Auditorium

African Children's Choir
Thursday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
- Bauman Auditorium


Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week

Jan. 8
In Remembrance of Martin (film), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-6 p.m., Bruin Den

Jan. 10
  • Chapel: "In Remembrance of Martin, the Man and His Ministry," by Pastor Jeffery Jackson of Friendship Christian Fellow Church East and West. Talkback session with Pastor Jackson 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Chapel: The Sermonetts, a group of six well-accomplished women from Portland, perform a blend of African-American gospel music
  • Faith and Film: Citizen King, 7 p.m. Hoover 105, followed by panel discussion facilitated by Burel Ford with Laura Simmons, associate professor of Christian ministries

Thursday, January 17 - MLK Event for 2008: Portland State University

Guest Speaker: Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. Under her leadership, the Children's Defense Fund has become the nation's strongest voice for children and families.

Edelman began her career in the mid-'60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss. In 1968, she was counsel for the Poor People's Campaign that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organized. She has received more than 100 honorary degrees and many awards, including the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Main event performances by the Highland Chair

When: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Where: Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 175 (1620 S.W. Park Ave.)
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $10 general public; free with valid student ID

Week of January 21 - Martin Luther King Week

School is out Monday, January 21, giving you a chance to serve and volunteer

Tuesday, January 22
"Beloved Community" by Steve Sherwood
Hoover 105, 7-8:30 pm

Wednesday, January 23
Chapel: A cappella songs by Julianne Johnson
Message: "Unity in the Body of Christ" by Pastor Matt Hennessee of Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church

Thursday, January 24
Film and discussion on MLK
Hoover 105, 7-8:30 p.m.

Friday, January 25
Service opportunity with Campus Ministries to Portland or Salem. Meet in the Bruin Den at 6 p.m.

Cultural Celebration Week

October 30-November 3, 2006

Cultural Fair in the EHS Atrium from 3-5 pm on Tuesday (Oct. 31st)

Awesome Chapels!

  • Monday:
    • Sara Baldwin: Who is your neighbor?
    • Gloria Foltz: The importance of cross-cultural relationships
  • Wednesday:
    • Desiree Haywood and Clint Baldwin: Empowering and Equipping for Change


Friday Night: Hang out at the Mosaic House
- Come to a discussion on Middle East and West relations with Doug Magnuson at the Mosaic House (Parker Duplex) 7 pm


Does Race Matter to God?

Thursday, March 9, 6:45-7:45 p.m., Hoover 104

The panel will include Steve Sherwood (Assistant Professor of Religion), who will answer questions about this social issue and discuss what God commands us to do cross-culturally. Students of color also will participate and share their views on what it's like to be a minority on the George Fox campus.


Underlying Current: A Night of Multicultural Worship

TBA (Spring '06)


Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR)

Feb. 10-11; Biola University

http://www.biola.edu/studentlife/scorr/


Broken Walls

Feb. 24

Broken Walls is a group of Native Americans whose mission is to break walls of division through worship and a message that brings healing to the brokenhearted.


Visiting Churches

Spring 2006

A chance to visit churches of differing ethnicities
Jan. 29 - visit an African-American church
Feb. 19 - visit a Hispanic church
March 19 - visit a Japanese church
April 9 - visit a Native American church


April 10, "Everyone has a story," Hoover Lobby, 7 p.m.

April 14, Julianne Johnson and Friends, a benefit for Act Six

Connections

First Monday of each month

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cap and Gown Room

  • March 5
  • Ireland and Scotland Celebration
    Featuring Celtic Band Golden Baugh and Irish food will be served in Klages Dining Hall. $6.00 will be charged for those not on the meal plan

  • April 2
  • Pacific Islander Celebration
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