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Explaining Conflict and War in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank: Community Discussions with CU Faculty (11/29/23)

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:27:20 +0000

Explaining Conflict and War in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank: Community Discussions with CU Faculty (11/29/23) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 11/29/2023 - 12:27

Explaining Conflict and War in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank: Community Discussions with CU Faculty

A follow-up event from the "War in Israel and Gaza: Analysis, Explanations, Memories" on October 11, 2023.

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
Location: University Memorial Center (UMC), Aspen Rooms 285-289 (1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80309)

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The devastating war in the Middle East continues and dominates the news headlines. Many members of the campus community are directly impacted. They have family and friends in the region who have been hurt or worse. For weeks, tensions have been high on US university campuses, including CU Boulder, and many students feel threatened and unsafe. Social media continues to be saturated with posts that often further inflame lingering frictions and mistrust and spread misinformation. Many have asked for more information and insights into the conflict and its decades-long histories.

Please join us for a program to continue discussions about the ongoing conflict that began shortly after the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. The public is invited to individual and group discussions with CU faculty experts on a range of sub-topics from antisemitism to the long history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This event uses a more informal format and allows smaller groups of participants to discuss a specific sub-topic with a faculty expert.

Professor Janet J. Jacobs (WGST)
Professor Zach Levey (IAFS/JWST)
Professor Karim Mattar (ENGL)
Professor Thomas Pegelow Kaplan (JWST/HIST)
Professor Eyal Rivlin (JWST)
Professor Rebecca Wartell (JWST)

For more information, please contact the Program in Jewish Studies at 303.492.7143 or CUJewishStudies@colorado.edu.

Free and open to the public. No tickets required.
Visitor parking available at Euclid parking deck.

Organized by CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by CU's Center for Humanities & the Arts, Department of English, Department of History, and International Affairs Program.

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Censorship Unbound: A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries (10/25/23)

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:42:28 +0000

Censorship Unbound: A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries (10/25/23) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/25/2023 - 13:42

A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries

Oct 25, 2023 | 5:30 - 7:30pm | Boulder Public Library - Canyon Theatre

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Part of the 5th Annual Children's Book Festival, partnered with the CU Boulder's School of Education.

In response to the alarming surge in challenges to literature, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) is taking a stand. The CHA is co-sponsoring a panel titled "Book Censorship and Honoring the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries" at the upcoming Children's Book Festival. The event aims to shed light on the critical issue of book bans and the preservation of academic freedom in educational institutions.

We invite teachers, students, families, librarians and all who are concerned about book bans and challenges to join us for the panel on Book Censorship and Honoring the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries. This panel event will take place on October 25, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Canyon Theater & Gallery - Boulder Public Library (Main Library). Opportunity to purchase the festival authors’ books, signing, and a reception will follow the panel.

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This event is in partnership with the CU Boulder's School of Education, Boulder Book Store, Boulder Public Library, and the CU Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts (CHA).

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War in Israel and Gaza: Analysis, Explanations, Memories (10/11/23)

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:03:36 +0000

War in Israel and Gaza: Analysis, Explanations, Memories (10/11/23) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/11/2023 - 08:03

War in Israel and Gaza: Analysis, Explanations, Memories

A Panel Discussion with Profs. Zach Levey (International Affairs/JWST), John Willis (HIST), and Karim Mattar (ENG).

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Location: University Memorial Center (UMC), Room 235 (1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80309)

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Faced with the unfolding war and mass death in Israel and Gaza and potentially the entire region, we invite the campus and Boulder communities to a panel discussion to shed light on the conflict's context and history. We are keenly aware that this is anything but an easy conversation and that there is a lot of pain and suffering, also experienced by many members of our communities on and off campus, but it is an important conversation to have and an institution of higher learning such as CU is one of the better places to have it. Please attend.

Free and open to the public. No tickets required.
Visitor parking available at Euclid parking deck.

Organized by CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by CU's Center for Humanities & the Arts, Department of History, and International Affairs Program.

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Difficult Dialogues: Antisemitism and Being Jewish in the US (9/13/23)

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:12:30 +0000

Difficult Dialogues: Antisemitism and Being Jewish in the US (9/13/23) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/13/2023 - 11:12

Antisemitism and Being Jewish in the US

This panel discussion focused on the rise of antisemitism in the last decade—a rise that some might say has never disappeared and has resurfaced with events like the march on Charlottesville, the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue, and recent comments by celebrities. This event was part of the semi-annual Difficult Dialogues event — a series of panel conversations that bring together people from on and off campus to discuss challenging issues from their own perspectives.

It is hard to know how to talk about antisemitism, and this difficult dialogue engaged with multiple topics as well as what it means to be Jewish today, especially in a multi-religious and multi-racial space such as Boulder county. Among the questions our panelists pondered was is: “How does antisemitism manifest in our communities today?", "Are Jews white?", "How is antisemitism different from or similar to to other forms of racism, bias, exclusion, and discrimination?", "Is criticism of Israel antisemitic?"

Event Information

Registration: https://colorado.edu/cha/dd23rsvp
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Time: Doors Open: 6:30pm | Event Timeframe: 7pm - 8:30pm
Location: in-person at Grace Commons Church, Oerter Hall: 1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Flyer Download: www.colorado.edu/cha/sites/default/files/attached-files/fall_dd_print_flyer-antisemitism_and_being_jewish_09.13.2023.pdf
Event is free and open to the public. This event will not be recorded.

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