Thursday, April 10, 2014

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Sturm College of Law, University of Denver

2255 E Evans Ave, Room 165

Denver, CO 80210

Intrigued by the conversation about the death penalty in Colorado? You’re invited to join Central City Opera next Thursday for a FREE interfaith religious round table discussion about this charged topic. FREE ADMISSION.

Sponsored by and hosted at DU’s Sturm College of Law. This event is part of the Prisons, Compassion and Redemption Project, exploring the themes of Dead Man Walking.

Hear varying religious perspectives on the debate and share in the personal stories of a spiritual journey in dealing with the death penalty from Bob Autobee,Bob Autobee on Democracy NOW! father of slain corrections officer and vocal advocate against the death penalty. Panelists include Mr. Autobee and spiritual leaders from the Jewish, Greek Orthodox and Catholic faiths, along with talk radio host, author, and pastor of Denver Bible Church, Bob Enyart.

For more information, visit this website:

http://www.centralcityopera.org/roundtable

 

Dear friends of Facing History and Ourselves,

I hope you will consider joining the Denver office of Facing History and Ourselves for this special simulcast in Denver, from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. It promises to be a thought provoking time together.

Warm regards,

Kathryn White

Live simulcast in Denver from Harvard University, Cambridge MA

April 11, 2014

9:30am – 2:45pm MDT

Denver, CO

Regis University, Peter Claver Hall – Room 307

Join the Denver/Rocky Mountain States office of Facing History and Ourselves and Regis University for a live simulcast of selected sessions from the Day of Learning: Confronting Evil in Individuals and Societies*

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"The Sugar Babies"

Sunday, March 30

2:00 pm to 3:45 pm

The Mercury Cafe

2199 California St.

$5 suggested donation

   THE MORAL PRICE OF SUGAR

Two out of every three spoonsful of sugar consumed in the United States was produced by the Fanjul Group, which is the majority shareholder of Domino Sugar.  Much of that sugar comes from the Dominican Republic where the Fanjul family is a major shareholder in the sugar business, and the sugarcane field workers are all Haitian.

This documentary film examines the conditions of the sugarcane workers and their families, and the circumstances can only be considered modern day slavery.  Composed of gripping field testimonies and hidden camera footage obtained during 18 months of documentation, the film also features interviews with Haiti's (former) Ambassador to the United States, the U.S. Delegate to the Office of Human Trafficking, and representatives of Human Rights Watch and other advocacy, religious and legal groups.  The plight of the children of sugarcane workers is especially disturbing.

Narrated by Edwidge Danticat, the award-winning Haitian writer.  Directed by Amy Serrano.    99 minutes.

Co-sponsored by the Colorado Committee on Africa and the Caribbean and the Service Learning Center of Regis University.  For information, contact (303) 329-5881.

 

Please attend any of the following public meetings to weigh in on the latest plans to re-configure Manual.  Note that the dates of the meetings are subject to change.

Thanks,  Marge Taniwaki

http://communityrelations.dpsk12.org/regional-community-meetings/near-northeast/current-community-processes/manual-high-school/

Please join The Conflict Center on Friday, March 7 for a screening and discussion of 40 Years Later, Now Can We Talk?   This documentary explores the impact of racial integration in the Mississippi Delta through powerful and moving dialogue with black and white alumni from the class of 1969 as they recall and comment on memories of that time, from their very different racial positions and experiences.

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