Previous Events
Previous major events initiated by the Center include:
Richman Distinguished Fellowship in Public Life Lecture: Anna Deavere Smith
The Trials of Richard Goldstone
Gittler Prize Lecture: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
A celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Ethics Center
Replacing the Rule of Force with the Rule of Law
Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
For round-ups of other past events, see our News section or use the "Search" function above to search for a specific event or topic.
Upcoming Events
All events are free and open to the public, except where noted.
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| Sophiline Arts Ensemble performing Phka Sla; choreography by Sophiline Cheam Shapiro |
Dance in the Aftermath of Mass Violence
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 4:50 pm
Location: TBA
Members of the Cambodia-based Sophiline Arts Ensemble will present a lecture-demonstration about choreography in post-genocide Cambodia, and the relationship between legacies of violence and contemporary expressive culture. They'll perform an excerpt from a recent piece developed as an official "reparations" project of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal -- the international court trying Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes against humanity and genocide.
This event is sponsored by the Minor in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (CAST). For more information, please contact ethics@brandeis.edu. All are welcome!
2019 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize: John Paul Lederach
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Location: Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Join the Brandeis community in welcoming the 2019 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize recipient, John Paul Lederach.
Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame, Lederach has worked extensively as a practitioner in conciliation processes. Lederach is widely known for the development of culturally appropriate approaches to conflict transformation and the design and implementation of integrative and strategic approaches to peacebuilding.
The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was created by the late Professor Joseph B. Gittler to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. The Gittler Prize is hosted by the Ethics Center on behalf of the Office of the President.
Questions? Contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
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| Michelle Ortiz |
Familias Separadas/Central Americans Held in Detention Centers
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 4:50 pm
Location: TBA
Visual artist, muralist, community arts educator and immigrant rights activist Michelle Ortiz will introduce her Familias Separadas project -- a series of public art installations in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, about the impact of family separations.
This event is sponsored by the Minor in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (CAST). For more information, please contact ethics@brandeis.edu. All are welcome!