'DEIS Impact! Events by Category
Friday February 1 - Monday February 11, 2013
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life and the Student Union presents Brandeis University's second annual weeklong "festival of social justice." Students, professors, clubs, and academic departments have planned dozens of events throughout the week, featuring talks, artmaking workshops, performances, exhibits, and discussions.
All events are free and open to the public. Tickets required for the keynote address. For up-to-the-minute information oabout the week's events, visit go.brandeis.edu/DEISimpact.
'DEIS Impact! events by topical category (click topic to view list)
ANITA film screening
Friday, February 8 at 7 pm
Sponsored by Lurie Institute and Starr Center
Build a Visual Definiton of Social Justice
Wednesday, February 6 and Friday, February 8 from 3 - 6 pm
Gulag Nation: North Korea and Crimes Against Humanity
Thursday, February 7 at 12 pm
Sponsored by Student Union SJC
In the Heart of America
Thursday, February 7 to Sunday, February 10
Produced by the Brandeis Theater Company
Inventory: The Artist as Advocate for Social Justice
Monday, February 4 from 4 - 6 pm
Sponsored by WSRC
One Brick at a Time
Saturday, February 2 to Friday, February 8 from 9 am - 5 pm
Sponsored by PAC and SER
Peacemaking Beats talk and drum circle
Sunday, February 10 at 7 pm
Sponsored by Brandeis Beats
Playing for Change: Playback in Action
Wednesday, February 6 from 9 am to 12 pm
Sponsored by THA
Social Justice Around Us
Friday, February 1 to Friday, February 8
Sponsored by Student Union SJC
Social Justice Show & Tell: A Special Exhibit of Rare and Archival Material
Tuesday, February 5 from 11 am - 5 pm
Sponsored by ASC
STAND Up Against Genocide!
Tuesday, February 5 at 4-6 pm
Sponsored by STAND at Brandeis
When Rebellion Becomes Revolution
Friday, February 8 at 8 pm; Saturday, February 9 at 8 pm; and Sunday, February 10 at 3pm
Sponsored by AMST, FPTC
Connecting With Workers: Hear the Stories of Brandeis Employees
Monday, February 11 at 12 pm
Sponsored by BLC
Ethics in Accounting and Business
Thursday, February 7 at 3:30 - 4:50 pm OR 5 to 6:30 pm
Sponsored by IBS
How Corporations Promote Social Justice
Monday, February 4 at 7 pm
Sponsored by Investment Club and BLCU
Brandeis Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 5 to Thursday, February 7 from 11 am - 5 pm
Sponsored by Waltham Group
Fund your Social Justice Summer Internship
Friday, February 8 at 12 pm
Sponsored by Hiatt
SoJust Leadership Forum
Monday, February 11 at 6 pm
Sponsored by Hiatt
Value of Volunteering
Thursday, February 7 at 5:30 pm
Sponsored by Waltham Group
Who is your Social Justice Hero?
Friday, February 1 at 12 pm
Sponsored by Department of Community Service
Four Chaplains on Pluralism and Interfaith Cooperation
Wednesday, February 6 at 12:30 pm
Sponsored by Interfaith Chaplaincy
Justice, Empowerment, and Creative Midrash
Monday, February 4 at 7 pm
Sponsored by OHSP
Social Justice from an Islamic Perspective
Friday, February 8 at 12:50 pm
Sponsored by Interfaith Chaplaincy
Gendered Violence is EVERYONE'S Problem
Thursday, February 7 at 12 pm
Sponsored by Heller GWG
Handling Value-Based Conflicts: A Workshop on Conflict Resolution
Monday, February 4 at 12 pm
Life After Death Row
Tuesday, February 5 at 7 pm
Sponsored by Schuster Institute
One Brick at a Time: A Conversation on Education
Wednesday, February 6 at 4 pm
Sponsored by PAC and SER
Overheard at Brandeis
Postponed
Sponsored by Student Union Diversity Committee
Progress and Future of the LGBT Movement
Thursday, February 7 at 7 pm
Sponsored by QPA
Queerologues
Tuesday, Friday 5 at 7 pm
Sponsored by QRC
Social Justice: An Intergenerational Conversation
Tuesday, February 5 at 2 pm
Sponsored by BOLLI
Climate Change Shantytown: Take Refuge
Friday, February 1 to Monday, February 11
Sponsored by SEA
Giving the World a Vision at an Affordable Cost: Unit for Sight
Tuesday, February 5 at 4 pm
Graduate Doers Club
Monday, February 11 at 4 pm
Sponsored by GSA
Should Affirmative Action Be Used in University Admissions?
Thursday, February 7 at 8 pm
Sponsored by BADASS
Telling Your Story to Inspire Action
Sunday, February 3 at 4 pm
Sponsored by PP1
Using Social Media for Social Justice: Ordinary People Can do Extraordinary Things
Saturday, February 2 at 4 pm
Sponsored by Jubilee Project and BAASA
When Harry Met Louie: How Harry Potter Inspired a Brandeis Student
Monday, February 11 at 9 pm
Sponsored by Harry Potter Alliance