Previous Events
Previous major events initiated by the Center include:
Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence
10 Years of Innovative Approaches to Global Coexistence and Justice
Pieces of the Coexistence Puzzle
9/11 – Reflections Five Years Later
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.
Cosponsorship guidelines
For information about Ethics Center cosponsorship of your campus event, click here.
Upcoming Events
All events listed are cosponsored by the Ethics Center. Starred events (*) are also coordinated by the Center. Click here to request Ethics Center cosponsors and/or publicity for your Brandeis campus event.
Blue: Exhibit by Naoe SuzukiJanuary 12 - March 2, 2012
Women's Studies Research Center, Kniznick Gallery
Opening Reception
Thursday, January 26
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. All are welcome.
Artist Slide Talk
Tuesday, February 14
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Naoe Suzuki, Senior Program Coordinator for the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts at the Ethics Center, exhibits her most recent drawings and works on paper. Suzuki's psychologically complex drawings reference imagery from circus animals and water to medical abnormalities and scientific technology. For more information, click here. Questions? Contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*'DEIS IMPACT! Exploring Social Justice on Campus and Around the WorldFebruary 5-10, 2012
Brandeis campus, various venues
The Ethics Center and the Brandeis Student Union present the first weeklong "festival of social justice." Clubs and academic departments have planned dozens of events throughout the week, featuring talks, performances, exhibits, discussions -- even a Tae Kwon Do workshop that will include a speaker about gender violence.
Local is Global: Bridging Domestic Action and Global Impact
Keynote Address by Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center
For 25 years, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has worked to empower marginalized people around the world. But with problems so vast, it can be hard to imagine how individuals can help. Join AJWS President Ruth Messinger for a dynamic discussion about how AJWS approaches development abroad and at home. From far-flung grassroots NGOs working in the field, to Jewish advocates for food justice lobbying on Capitol Hill, she will describe the transformative impact of education, volunteering and advocacy, and will propose new ways you can support movements for change around the world.
Special guest Professor Laurence Simon, co-founder of AJWS and executive director, Sustainable International Development Programs at Brandeis University’s Heller School, will reflect on his vision at the creation of AJWS and on the remarkable 25-year history of the organization he helped launch.
Visit our Facebook page for more information about Ruth Messinger's keynote.
All events are free and open to the public. For the full schedule, click here. Visit the 'DEIS Impact! Facebook page. Questions? Contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
Mother: Caring for 7 BillionTuesday, February 14, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wasserman Cinematheque (Sachar International Center)
Come view a screening of "Mother: Caring for 7 Billion" which brings to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. In 2011 the world population reached 7 billion, a startling seven-fold increase since the first billion occurred 200 years ago.
The respondents will be Robert Walker, new President of the Population Institute (voice on Capitol Hill since 1969), and Purnima Mane, recently of the UNFPA and now incoming President of Pathfinder International (providing reproductive health services in the developing world since 1957).
The event is cosponsored by the School of Science, the Center for German and European Studies, Environmental Studies, Sustainable International Development, and Women's and Gender Studies.
For more information contact Judy Herzfeld.
*Introduction to Peacebuilding and the Arts ProgramTuesday, February 28, 2012
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Women's Studies Research Center Lecture Hall
Come view a screening of the documentary Acting Together on the World Stage and hear a talk by Cindy Cohen, Director of the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts.
For more information, contact Naoe Suzuki.
Improvisations: Raga in Afghanistan and North India
Intercultural Residency Series 2012
March 6 - 10, 2012
Come listen to Homayun Sakhi on the rubab, Ken Zuckerman on the sarod, and Salar Nader on the tabla as these three virtuosos perform at workshops and at the Intercultural Residency Series' annual World Music Concert.
Residency highlight:
The Practice of Cultural Advocacy: Making a Difference Through the Arts
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Laurie Theater, Spingold
With moderator and Music Department Invited Distinguished Practitioner Theodore Levin, Senior Project Consultant to the Aga Khan Music Initiative, Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music, Dartmouth College.
Guest speakers: Richard Kurin, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Insitution for History, Art, and Culture; Ethel Raim, Artistic Director of the NYC-based Center for Traditional Music and Dance; Zeyba Rahman, Director of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music for North America and Asia; and Brandeis student Jessye Kass, Sorensen Fellow 2011, Co-founder of the NGO Attukwei Art Foundation in Ghana.
For a complete schedule of residency events and information about purchasing tickets for the World Music Concert, click here.
This series is hosted by the Music Department. For more information contact Judith Eissenberg.
Legacy of Wisdom ConferenceSunday, March 11, 2012
Time: Events throughout the day, from 9:30am-5:00pm
Location: Heller School
The Legacy of Wisdom Project seeks to build a vision of best practices for life & aging, gleaned from some of our most experienced leaders, and to make wisdom a central part of our lives.
The conference will begin with a panel from 9:30am-1:00pm discussing wisdom and how to develop it which will include three Brandeis professors, Gordie Fellman, Sarah Lamb and Margaret Morganroth-Gullette. Various wisdom workshops will be held from 2:30pm-4:00pm, followed by a live webcast by Rabbi Zalman Schachter at 4:00pm and a final Wisdom to Go panel at 4:30pm.
For more information and to register please visit www.legacyofwisdom.org. For questions, pleasae write to events@legacyofwisdom.org.
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*Social Justice and the University: Perspectives from the U.S. and Abroad
Monday, March 12, 2012
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Mandel Center for the Humanities, Reading Room 303
Some say that universities are simply in the "knowledge business." Others contend that a liberal arts education should propel students to action, particularly in the realm of social justice. What is the right answer for Brandeis University? As Brandeis undertakes a comprehensive strategic planning process under new leadership, setting priorities for years to come, what models from the U.S. and abroad can inform our thinking? Join distinguished members of the International Advisory Board of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, including leaders in government, education, business, and law from Mauritania, Palestine, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Sri Lanka, the U.S., and Venezuela. Complete list of Ethics Center Advisory Board members here; final list of participants for this event to be posted soon.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*Immigration Support Services Practicum Presentation
Learnings from a Semester in the Community
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Levine Ross, Hassenfeld Conference Center
A city where over a dozen languages are spoken at home, Waltham is home to a fascinating array of opportunities and challenges for a substantial community of immigrants. Join the students in the Immigration Support Services Practicum, taught by Marci McPhee, as they share their learnings from a semester of working with organizations in Waltham supporting immigrants. Lunch will be provided.
RSVPs appreciated to ethics@brandeis.edu.