news.boisestate.edu NEWS RELEASE: January 11, 2006:This Week at Boise State

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January 11, 2006

This Week at Boise State
Issue date: Jan. 11, 2006

The following are upcoming events at Boise State University for the week of Jan. 15-21. Please note that all events are subject to change. For updated information on all events, go to http://events.boisestate.edu.

EVENT OF SPECIAL NOTE: �kNOw Hate: Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration,� Jan. 16-21.

EXHIBITIONS
Through Feb 10: �kNOw Hate.� This exhibition, presented as part of this year�s Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration, examines derogatory and exploitive imagery in everyday objects. With items assembled from local collections and recent purchases, the display examines the origins of ethnic stereotyping and asks each viewer to evaluate their own point of view. Student Union Gallery, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. Call 426-4636.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14
Future City Regional Competition. Student Union Jordan Ballroom. 9-a.m.-noon preliminary judging; 1:30-2:45 p.m. finalist judging; 2:45-3:30 p.m. awards ceremony. Seventh- and eighth-graders from 14 schools build 3-D cities of the future. The winning team receives an all expenses-paid trip to the national contest in Washington, D.C. The public is invited. Free. Call 426-4432.

MONDAY, JAN. 16
March and Rally. Join the march from the Student Union Jordan Ballroom to the Idaho Statehouse. 10 a.m. Activities will include a live performance by the St. Paul�s Baptist Children�s Choir and documentaries about historical human rights issues. The rally at the Capitol steps will feature Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, and will include appearances by ASBSU President Joe Holladay, Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration Chairman Rodney Curley, ASBSU Sen. Dang Du, and a performance by rapper and Boise State student Kritik. Free. Call 426-1223 or 426-1242.

�It�s a Day On, Not a Day Off� service fair. Statehouse Rotunda. Noon. Join keynote speaker Will Rainford, a Boise State professor of Social Work, and learn how you can make a difference through community service involvement. Refreshments will be available. Free. Call 426-1223 or 426-1242 for details.

Poetry Slam for Justice II. The Balcony Club, corner of 8th and Idaho streets. 7-10 p.m. Students and the community are invited to come together to celebrate the meaning of human rights through poetry. Official slam rules will apply as poets compete for cash prizes (students) or equivalent prizes (non-students). $4. Register at the Student Union Information Desk, or online at http://poetryslam4justice2.com. Call 426-1223.

TUESDAY, JAN. 17
Drum Group. Student Union Brava! Stage. Noon-2 p.m. Free. Call 426-1223 or 426-1242 for details.

Nutrition and Weight Management Consultation. REC Fitness Testing and Wellness Room. 4:15-5:15 p.m. This event is an opportunity to address concerns about nutrition and weight management issues. Free. Call 426-1459 for details.

Diverse Perspectives Film Series. Student Union Hatch C Ballroom. 5:30-7 p.m. This series, offered on the third Tuesday of each month, studies diversity through a range of films. This month�s film, �Negroes With Guns,� examines the life of Robert Williams, whose struggle against the Ku Klux Klan in his North Carolina hometown led to his exile in Cuba and China, and brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. Discussion and refreshments will follow the film. Co-sponsored by the Women�s Center, the Cultural Center, Student Activities and the Independent Television Service. Free. Call 426-1223.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
�Roots,� parts I and II screening. Student Union Cultural Center. Noon-3 p.m. This film is a saga of African-American life based on Alex Haley�s family history. Throughout the series, the Kinteh family observes notable events in U.S. history, such as the Revolutionary and Civil wars, slave uprisings and emancipation. Following the film, special guest speaker Lamin Kinteh, a member of the third household of Kintehs in Juffuruh, Gambia, will give a presentation and recount his 1969 meeting with Alex Hailey. Free. Call 426-5950.

�Into the West,� parts I and II screening. Student Union Gipson Room. Noon-3 p.m. Executive producer Steven Spielberg explores one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. As the desire for adventure, wealth and a better life inspires thousands of white settlers to risk their lives traveling across the West, American Indian inhabitants see their way of life compromised. Free. Call 426-1223.

BSU West Diverse Perspectives Film Series. BSU West Campus Second Floor Lobby. 5:30-7 p.m. This series, offered on the third Tuesday of each month, studies diversity through a range of films. This month�s film, �Negroes With Guns,� examines the life of Robert Williams, whose struggle against the Ku Klux Klan in his North Carolina hometown led to his exile in Cuba and China, and brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. Discussion and refreshments will follow the film. Co-sponsored by the Women�s Center, the Cultural Center, Student Activities and the Independent Television Service. Free. Call 426-1223.

�American History X� screening. Student Union Hatch Ballroom. 7-9 p.m. A former neo-Nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from following the same flawed path in this profound and stirring drama about the consequences of racism. Free. Call 426-1223.

THURSDAY, JAN. 19
�Roots� parts III and IV screening. Student Union Cultural Center. Noon-3 p.m. Free. Call 426-5950.

�Into the West� parts III and IV screening. Student Union Gipson Room. Noon-3 p.m. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Distorted Images: Indian Romance, Stereotype, and Exclusion in the United States.� Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. 1:40-2:55 p.m. Boise State professors Lisa Brady, history, and Bob McCarl, anthropology, lead this presentation. Discussion will center on two primary areas of American Indian/Non-Indian relations in the United States. The first focus will be on the �Ecological Indian� as both a stereotype and a rationale for land acquisition, environmental exclusion and treaty abrogation on the part of the United States government. The second portion of the presentation will address issues of paternalism, blood quantum, the popular consumption of America Indian stereotypes, current practices of DNA and biological and musical copyright infringement against American Indian peoples. Free. Call 426-1223 or 426-1242.

�Natural Rights: Human Rights and Environmental Change.� Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. 3:15-4:30 p.m. Boise State professors Lisa Brady, history, and John Ziker, anthropology, will examine such issues as collective action, resource use, conservation, environmental justice and globalization. Ziker will tackle these questions from an anthropological perspective, while Brady will present historical examples. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Heterosexism: What It Is, Where It Is Found, and How to Begin Stopping It.� Student Union Farnsworth Room. 4:40-5:55 p.m. Join Boise State biology professor Jim Smith as he discusses specific and general examples of heterosexism in our society. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Blacks in Idaho.� Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. 6-7:15 p.m. Janet French of the Idaho Black History Museum will incorporate current research for Phase III of the Idaho Black History Museum from 1969-present. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Crash� screening. Student Union Hatch Ballroom. 7:15-9:15 p.m. �Crash� takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial intolerance in contemporary America. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast of characters struggling to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of each other�s lives. Free. Call 426-1223.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20
�Roots� parts V and VI screening. Student Union Cultural Center. Noon-3 p.m. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Into the West� parts V and VI screening. Student Union Gipson Room. Noon-3 p.m. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Using a Human Rights Organizing Framework.� Student Union Farnsworth Room. 1:40-2:30 p.m. Presented by Amy Herzfeld of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center. This interactive session will examine the implications and critical importance of using a human rights lens in our political analysis, including an overview of the history of human rights, a working definition of human rights and current discourse in the human rights movement. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Working in Idaho.� Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. 2:40-3:30 p.m. Jerry Peterson, executive secretary of Southwest Idaho Building Trades, will discuss workers� rights in Idaho: the right to work, minimum wage, the decline in resource-based jobs, the decline in construction wages, at-will employment, legislation and what people can do to help. Free. Call 426-1223.

�Amnesty International.� Student Union Farnsworth Room. 3:40-4:30 p.m. Jackson Smith, Boise State�s Amnesty International president will discuss Amnesty International�s history, how Amnesty International works, what it does today and how people can get involved. Free. Call 426-1223.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Student Union Jordan Ballroom. 8-9 p.m. Hunter-Gault is CNN�s Johannesburg Bureau chief and correspondent. She joined CNN in 1999 from NPR, where she worked as the network�s chief correspondent in Africa. She joined NPR in 1997 after 20 years with PBS, where she was a national correspondent on �The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.� During that time she also anchored the award-winning television newsmagazine �Rights and Wrongs,� which focused on human rights. Free. Call 426-1223.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault Reception and Book Signing. Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. 9-10 p.m. Free. Call 426-1223.

SATURDAY, JAN. 21
Service Saturday for Justice. Student Union Brava! Stage. 9 a.m. Volunteer for a three-hour project with one of six community agencies. Breakfast will be provided. Children are welcome to attend with an accompanying guardian. Free. Contact Taylor Newbold of the Volunteer Services Board at 426-4248.

The Princely Players. Morrison Center Stage II. 8 p.m. An eight-member ensemble in the tradition of the Jubilee Singers and the Fairfield Four, The Princely Players celebrate liberty and the human spirit with a stunning blend of African-American spirituals, work songs, hymns and songs of freedom dating from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Presented as part of the Global Expressions Series and this year�s Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration festivities. $10; $5 for Boise State faculty, staff and students. Call 426-1494.

Upcoming Events

MONDAY, JAN. 23
Intramural Sports Registration. The REC. Through Jan. 30, participants may register for intramural volleyball, basketball, racquetball and hockey. $5-$25. Call 426-2447.

TUESDAY, JAN. 24
Backcountry Avalanche Safety Registration Deadline. 6-9 p.m. Feb. 3, in the REC Classroom and 9-5 p.m. Feb. 5 at a wilderness site. This seminar provides the basic knowledge and judgment required for remote winter travel, skiing, and snowshoeing. Emphasis will be on assessing snow pack stability, route selection, group leadership, hazard assessment, rescue and evacuation procedures. All technical equipment will provided by the Outdoor program. Transportation to be arranged by participants. $40. Call 426-1946 to register.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
International Wildlife Film Festival. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St. 4:30 and 7 p.m. Jan. 25-26. This two-day event, presented by Boise State�s Idaho Bird Observatory as part of Bald Eagle Day festivities, will benefit conservation projects at Barber Pool. $8; $6 for students, seniors and children. Call 426-4354 for more information.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26
Nutrition and Weight Management Consultation. REC Fitness Testing and Wellness Room. 4:15-5:15 p.m. This event is an opportunity to address concerns about nutrition and weight management issues. Free. Call 426-1459 for details.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Introduction to Route Setting Class. REC Climbing Wall. 4-7 p.m.
Participants are invited to learn the skills necessary to set quality climbing routes: route design, hold and bolt selection, optimal placements and rope ascension techniques. Free. Call 426-1946.

SATURDAY, JAN. 28
Bald Eagle Day. Idaho Shakespeare Festival Auditorium, 5657 Warm Springs Ave. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The public is invited to attend this event to view birds and other wildlife, enjoy exhibitions by trained eagles and hawks and experience hands-on raptor displays. Presented by Boise State�s Idaho Bird Observatory. Free. Call 426-4354.

Faculty Recital Series. Morrison Center Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m. This concert will showcase works by Schubert and Debussy, performed by faculty musicians Laura Rushing-Raynes, soprano, pianist James Cook and oboist Jeanne Belfy. $5; free for Boise State faculty, staff and students. Call 426-3980.

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007