Difficult Conversations
Student Coalition
We are dedicating this semester to continuing discussions on race.
Difficult Conversations is a coalition of students presenting opportunities to gather in a space for self-reflection, constructive discussion, the rethinking of old ideas and ways of thinking in order to promote active participation in addressing and correcting issues of social justice, racial justice, and earth justice.
As a collective of students of various backgrounds, our goal is to create a space where all students have a voice in what goes on at Nazareth and the greater community. In order to accomplish this goal, we need reliable student involvement of all groups of people, no matter their cultural background. This way, those who are privileged can self educate and move towards educating others in spaces where minorities cannot reach.
This semester we are showing 5 films and hosting weekly meetings featuring a variety of film screenings, media presentations, and student and speaker-led discussions on racial justice and criminal justice reform. Attending these events will provide you with information about historical issues, their importance, and how they relate to the present time. Most importantly, students participating in these conversations will be able to help transform our college community as well as their community in spaces where the democratic principles of liberty and equality for all become a reality. Thus you are invited to be part of the history of the college and of the country as we create a better college and community for all.
Moreover, every student in the college is welcome and encouraged to become part of the Difficult Conversations Student Coalition. We welcome you with open arms with the belief that together we can move mountains of exclusion that separate us from each other in order to form a more perfect union.
Difficult Conversations is supported by the Center for Spirituality and the Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.
Films and discussions will take place Tuesdays at 5:30PM. Please RSVP for each one of the events you wish to attend below.
Just Mercy Film Screening (Criminal Justice Reform)
This film and discussion will be presented and guided by ODIEE
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021, 05:30 PM
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Just Mercy Discussion
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021, 05:30 PM
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Adu Film Screening (Criminal Justice, Racism, and Migration North and South Interdependence)
“The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”— Proverbs 10:15
The makers of this film do not intend to make us feel good. The film informs us at the end, “In 2018 70 million refugees left their homes searching for a better world. Half of them were children.” Adu and Massar put a face on those statistics, and hopefully their images implanted in our minds might move us to support government and NGO efforts to reach out to refugees.
Many Americans, especially those supporting the erecting of a wall along our own southern border, will agree with Miguel, the club-wielding security guard, who tells Mateo, “When the Africans see that fence, they think it says ‘You’re not welcome’… Do you know what it really means? ‘Solve your own problems.’” Surely viewers who believe that we are our brother’s keeper can do better than this. (Visual parables)
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021, 05:30 PM
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Adu Discussion
Tuesday, Mar 2, 2021, 05:30 PM
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Fences Film Screening (Social Barriers at the intersections of Race and Socioeconomic Status)
This film and discussion will be presented and guided by ODIEE
Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021, 05:30 PM
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Fences Film Discussion
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021, 05:30 PM
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13th Film Screening
Join us via zoom https://naz.zoom.us/j/4712867538
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021, 05:30 PM
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13th Discussion
Tuesday, Apr 6, 2021, 05:30 PM
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The Hate You Give Film Screening
In the Hate You Give, Star Carter (Amandla Steinberg) is a teenage black girl who has to split her life between living in her poor black community and going to a predominantly white school in a wealthy neighborhood. Everything changes for her the day she witnesses the fatal shooting(murder) of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. After experiencing extreme pressure from both sides of the community, Star must find her voice and choose to stand up for what is right.
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Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021, 05:30 PM
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The Hate You Give Film Discussion
Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021, 05:30 PM
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