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Difficult Conversations 2012 - 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 :  3:30pm - 5:00pm - Lamoine Room, University Union

Topic:  The Gender Box:  Pressures to be "Male" and "Female" Continue

Over the past few decades many assumptions about women's and men's roles have changed but traditional expectations die hard.  Are we pressured into particular gender identities by media, by cultural assumptions, and by peers or do we freely choose them?  How do we negotiate the choices we have, and help others do the same?

Using Strategies from Theater to Strengthen Learning

Ms. Janice Mandell
Workshop in the Quad Cities for Teachers and Students

Ms. Mandell, founder of the St. Paul (MN) Central Touring Theatre Company, and several of her students will facilitate a workshop on using drama in the classroom to explore social justice issues. Ms. Mandell and her team have facilitated similar workshops on the WIU Macomb campus and proved to be excellent: dynamic, innovative, and able to integrate idealism with realism in their work.

Saturday, April 20, 2013
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Registration Required / Participants will be expected to attend the entire workshop since they will establish a foundation they can build on through the day. For further information contact  Dr. Janice R. Welsch ( jr-welsch@wiu.edu / 309-298-2057 )

  

20th Dealing with Difference Institute

Tuesday & Wednesday, May 14 & 15, 2013
Multicultural Education: Always Unfinished, Always Evolving

Multicultural Center, Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455

Questions? Contact Dr. Janice R. Welsch ( jr-welsch@wiu.edu ) or Dr. J. Q. Adams ( jq-adams@wiu.edu )