Monday, Aug. 27 

1:30 pm

Lecture by Phillip Walker, titled 'Martin Luther King Jr. for the New Millennium'. Motivational speaker addressing new students during campus opening. Admission-free.

Campus Center Arena.

Pride and Perseverance: Civil Rights Paintings by Charly Palmer. September 6 to October 21, 2007 in Tyler Art Gallery. Gallery talk on Thursday, September 6th at 6 pm, followed by a reception from 7 to 9 pm.

Thursday, Sept. 27   

7-9 pm 

Palante Siempre Palante (1996)
Directed by Iris Morales, this film explores the Young Lords in Puerto Rican and Latino communities and is followed by a discussion with Morales.

Room 305, Park Hall.

Note: Director Iris Morales will be available for class visits on Thursday, Sept. 27. To schedule, contact Amy Shore.

Tuesday, Sept. 18

12:45 pm

Panel Discussion: Eye Witness to the Civil Rights Era. This panel features stories from people who lived in the South (Alabama, Florida, Georgia) and the several ways in which they dealt with Jim Crow segregation and engaged in (or not) civil rights activism.

104 Lanigan Hall.

Tuesday, Oct. 2 

8 pm

Lecture by Bombingham author Anthony Grooms followed by book signing. Constructed so well that it could be used as a textbook, Bombingham transports the reader to the war-torn rice fields of Vietnam and the riot-filled streets of Birmingham, Alabama. With wry humor and haunting description, Grooms portrays the wonder and terror of childhood at a time when ordinary citizens risked their lives to change America. 

Lecture in Hewitt Union Ballroom and book signing in the Formal Lounge. TICKETS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Available through Tyler Box Office: x2141 or tickets@oswego.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 9

7-9 pm

Four Little Girls (1997)
Directed by Spike Lee, this film recounts the church bombing that took four African-American girls' lives.

Room 107, Lanigan Hall.

Saturday, Dec. 1  

7:30 pm

Sweet Honey in the Rock.
This Grammy Award-winning has deep musical roots in the sacred music of the black church -- spirituals, hymns, gospel -- as well as jazz and blues. Six African American women join their powerful voices, along with hand percussion instruments, to create a blend of lyrics, movement and narrative that variously relate history, point the finger at injustice, encourage activism, and sing the praises of love. The music speaks out against oppression and exploitation of every kind. Their words are simultaneously interpreted in uniquely expressive American Sign Language. For more information, visit http://www.sweethoney.com/

Hewitt Union Ballroom. TICKETS: Adults $15; seniors/students $12 and SUNY Oswego students
$7. Available through Tyler Box Office: x2141 or tickets@oswego.edu

Tuesday, Feb. 12   

7-9 pm
 

The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005)
Directed by Keith Beauchamp, this film documents the lynching of a mischievous 14-year-old black boy.

Room 118, Campus Center (TBD)
 

 Tuesday, April 8  

7-9 pm

Red Hook Justice (2005)
Directed by Meema Spadola, this film outlines the frustrations, failures and successes of community justice in action.

Room 118, Campus Center (TBD)