Fall 2006 - Spring 2007

April 28, 2007 Conference: Women, Church, and Society: Leadership and Justice 8:00 am-5:00 pm Co-sponsored with the Archdiocesan Commission on Women and the University of St. Thomas.

April 27, 2007 Faculty/Staff discussion of the novel Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 3:00-4:30 Centers of Excellence Facilitators: Bob Grunst (English) and Bill McDonough (Theology) The purpose of the discussion was making connections between courses taught in Fall 2007 and the Core Convocation on October 11, 2007 where the Pulitzer Prize Wining author, Marilynne Robinson, will be the keynote speaker.

April 10th, 2007 Black History Presentation 11:45-1:15 CDC room 17 Shvonne Johnson from MIPS presented on the history of African Americans through photographs, detailed historical descriptions, and conversation. Co-sponsored with MIPS.

March 13, 2007 Sexual Trafficking in Minnesota 3:00-4:30 Library, Room 128 Movie: Hope for Trafficked Victims Student Facilitators: SoKuthy Yean and Babina Tulhader





March 12, 2007 Minimum Wage/Livable Wage Forum 6:30-8:00 Library Room 128 Presenter: Kris Jacobs, Jobs Now Coalition





November 27, 2006 Health Care Disparities in Haiti 4 - 5 pm CDC 210 Catherine Maternowska, a medical anthropologist who has worked in Haiti for 20 years, was on campus to discuss her new book Reproducing Inequities. She discussed reproductive health, foreign aid, and Haitian women. Co-sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Women and Health.





November 14, 2006 Learn-In Race, Class and Place 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Centers of Excellence, CDC 210 This student-led Learn-In will examine the ideas presented by Mary Brainerd and community leaders at the Faith, Values, Women and Politics lecture on October 24. Join CSC students, faculty and staff in a discussion of disparities in the Twin Cities and the College. Refreshments will be served.

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November 13, 2006 Health Care Access Disparities 11 am - 12 pm Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium Presentation by Anita Ho, PhD, Philosophy Dr. Ho presented an overview of the American health care system, including the insurance system, who the uninsured are, and how people of different population groups are affected. She described how the Canadian system is funded and explored why countries with such similar linguistic and political culture differ so much in their health care systems. Finally, she looked at the new Massachusetts healthplan, and what Minnesota can learn from it. Co-sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Women and Health.





October-November, 2006 Voter Educations Forums and Debate The Center presented four Voter Education forums and one Candidate Debate. The forums brought professionals on campus to discuss Livable Wage, Immigration, Health Care Policies, and Funding of Higher Education. The debate was between the candidates for MN Senate and House in St. Kate's district. Overall, 180 students and community members became more informed through these events leading up to Election Day. St. Kate's Votes, a student group that works through the Center, spent several months registering student voters and drove over 100 students to the polls on Nov. 7.

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October 24, 2006 Second Annual Faith, Values, Women and Politics Series: How Do We Act for the Common Good? With Mary Brainerd Over 600 people packed into The O'Shaughnessy to hear Mary Brainerd, CEO of HealthPartners, speak about "Shaping our Future: Values, Justice and Disparity." As co-founder of the Itasca Project, she was instrumental in creating the "Mind the Gap" report on social and economic disparities in the Twin Cities. She was joined by three community leaders who responded to her speech: Mr. Owais Bayunus of the Islamic Center of MN, Rev. Janet Johnson of Wayman AME Church, and Ms. Irene Rodriguez of Resource Center of the Americas. A video of this event is available in the College Library. Read or download the "Mind the Gap" report. Made possible with contributions from The Otto Bremer Foundation and the CSC Student Senate.





August 10, 2006 Latino Fatherhood Conference Co-sponsored with CENTRO (www.centromn.org) Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium This conference featured the music and storytelling of Sacred Circles to explore the issues of domestic violence in the Latino community from a Latino perspective, with an emphasis on spirituality and the arts. Over 150 local parents and teens attended the event.







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