The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues invites instructors to incorporate Forum events into their spring 2022 courses.
In the second half of the 2021-2022 season, “Moments of Reckoning: Global Calls for Racial Equity and Action,” Forum events will continue to highlight historical and contemporary cases of discrimination, while celebrating efforts to dismantle oppression in the quest for justice.
The Forum suggests using one or more of the following three events, i.e. as a required or optional class activity, or as a make-up or extra credit opportunity. All events are free and open to the public. Contact the University Honors Program at uhon-office@unl.edu or 402-472-5425 if you need assistance with taking student attendance.
Anna Deavere Smith
A Conversation on Race and the Arts, Moderated by Sändra Washington
Feb. 9 | 4 p.m. | Lied Center for Performing Arts
Smith is a dramatist and actress who has been credited with creating a new form of theater. She has, for four decades, used theatre and movies to reveal the effects of inequality and discord on American communities. Her lecture will explore the intersection of art, race and activism, diving into her Pipeline Project, which draws attention to youth who, through poverty, are vulnerable to becoming embroiled in cycles of incarceration.
Forum Youth Panel
Performative Activism: Youths Reckoning with Racial Justice
March 22 | 7 p.m. | The Bay
Young activists within the UNL and Lincoln communities come together to discuss racial justice: What they’ve done, what they do, and how to move forward.
Walter Echo-Hawk
Reckoning and Reconciliation on the Great Plains
April 6 | 7 p.m. | Lied Center for Performing Arts
Echo-Hawk is an author, attorney, and well-renowned legal scholar. Echo-Hawk’s wealth of experience and knowledge will inform Nebraskans not only about the histories of injustice against Pawnee people and other Indian nations, but also about how we can all take steps to heal from and repair the abuses of the past to build a society based on dignity and respect for all. Walter Echo-Hawk will share his deep knowledge of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and truth and reconciliation efforts to bring justice and healing to Indigenous peoples in Nebraska, and worldwide.
For more information, to reserve free tickets, to watch the livestream, or to access recorded lectures, visit the E.N. Thompson website.
More details at: https://enthompson.unl.edu/