Last Week At Unity Month: Chalking Asbury Circle

Hey Girls and Guys,

Check out this video we made will we were chalking in Asbury Circle. 

The Ethics and the Arts Society & WonderRoot Present: 2nd Annual Ethics Arts Cafe

Hey Beautiful People,

If you're free on Thursday night, you should head on down to Center for Ethics for the Second Annual Ethics Art Cafe. The Ethics and the Arts Society and WonderRoot Community Arts Center have teamed up again to put together an amazing evening filled with inspirational artists and thought-provoking discussion. Details are down below.

The Ethics Arts Cafe  will take place on November the 18th (7 pm-9pm), at the Emory Center for Ethics. It is a collaborative arts symposium organized by The Ethics and the Arts Society and WonderRoot Atlanta. This event brings artists from eclectic backgrounds and art forms together under the umbrella of ethics. In doing so, it offers an opportunity to spark challenging conversations about several ethical issues from social identity and marginalization to building a more encompassing sense of community (within and beyond Emory). Artists from the wider community, who use their art as a tool for social change, are invited to showcase their work with the Emory community.

This year's artists include: Gypsee Yo (Albanian performance poet and actress), Mikaela Sheldt (visual artist), Aviva and the Flying Penguins (musicians), Blake Myers (film maker), Sabbathwind (musician), Aubrey Graham (anthropologist and photojournalist working in Africa's conflict zones), the Congregation Beth Haverim Choir and HBO Def Poetry Jam and CNN Black in America's Jon Goode (Host).

Light refreshments will be served.

The event will take place at the Emory Center for Ethics 1531 Dickey Dr.   Free Parking in the Peavine Lot.

Cultural Beats 2010

Hey Beautiful People,


I'm excited for tomorrow!!!! In less than  36 hours, will a performance show, the likes of which you have never seen before. Guranteed!!! Featuring a lot of our favorite home grown acts like, Gozalo, AHANA, TNT, Karma, Apsaras, Capoeira, and so much more. Seriously, who's ready for Friday???


P.S. I hear we might be giving away some more of those cool black shirts with the colorful ribbons, so if you want one, get there early.




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Road to Cultural Beats: Persuasian

PersuAsian is an all female hip hop dance crew at Emory that incorporates sass and swag with a hint of Asian culture. Originally founded as a small dance team Spring of 2008, the team hoped to reach out to the Asian-American community on Emory Campus via a modern dance style rather than typical traditional Asian dance. Since then, the group has evolved into a dynamic and reputable dance team, and by incorporating dance-fans in their routines, Persuasian uniquely fuses the traditional East Asian dance-forms with modern hip hop. Persuasian often performs for the Asian community on Emory campus at annual events such as Korean Culture Night, Lunar Banquet, and the China Care Fundraiser Banquet, in addition to major campus-wide events such as Cultural Beats, Essence, and AHANA dance. Persuasian has also participated in Atlanta-wide competitions such as Kollaboration ATL II, Kollaboration ATL III, and Culture Shock.

Last Week at Unity Month: Dooley @ Wonderful Wednesday

Hey Beautiful People,

I don't know if you any of you remember the post I made last week about a certain graffiti wall and an Immortal Spirit making a special appearance at Wonderful Wednesday. Well in case you missed it, didn't believe me, or just wanted to see it again, here's the footage of Dooley tagging our gargantuan graffiti wall. The finalized wall is on display in the DUC beside the staircase that leads up to the MGM Theatre.

Stay tuned. We'll be posting up more pics and flicks from last week's events.

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RE-Generation

Hey Beautiful People,

I'm sure some of you - particularly those who frequent the Anthropology Dept - may already know Dr. Vidali (Spitulnik), but most people probably don't know that she is also a playwright. She's written a play based on some of her research into the nature of media hype and how it affects peoples' perceptions of socio-political issues. The play will showcase at the theatre lab in the Schwartz Center on November 13 - 15. I've seen the play and honestly speaking, it's really thought-provoking and insightful. If you have some spare time next weekend, I encourage to go check it out. All the details are below.

 

RE-GENERATION: a Play about Political Stances,

Media Insanity, and Adult Responsibilities

by Debra Vidali (Anthropology, Emory University).  Directed by Ken Hornbeck

Meet 15 young adults as they struggle with the meanings of political engagement, media insanity, and social responsibility. Views collide, collude, and concur...

RE-GENERATION’s dialogues come directly from interviews that anthropologist Vidali conducted with young adults in Atlanta.  90 voices rendered into 15. Now it’s your turn to see, listen, text, and talk.

Performances are free and open to the public.  They will be followed by refreshments & recorded audience discussion.

On Facebook: RE-GENERATION: A Play     Contact: regenerationplay@yahoo.com    Rsvp requested, but not required.

Sponsored by:  Halle Institute for Global Learning, Emory University Center for Creativity & Arts, Campus Progress, Generation Response, Emory University Center for Ethics, Slow Food Emory, and Theater at Emory.

Compassion Meditation

Hey World,
Mark your calendars. There is going to be an open mediation session on  the quad on Tuesday the 16th.


Compassion Meditation
Office of Health Promotion at Student Health and Counseling Services
Quad (Rain location: Cannon Chapel)
11:00AM-3:00PM
All members of the Emory community are invited to drop by the Quad for a brief meditation on Lovingkindness (Metta in Pali, the language of early Buddhist texts).  Meditation on compassion and lovingkindness is scientifically known to reduce stress, improve concentration and memory, strengthen immunity, and foster a sense of wellbeing.  Participants will, as desired, take turns reading a short, simple, non-religious set of phrases to help develop a positive state of mind.  Participants can join or leave the circle at any time.

Related articles

• The Most Important Moment in Meditation (psychologytoday.com)
• Power of meditation in response to stress: new study (physorg.com)
• Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.: Expand Your Consciousness with Meditation (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com)