Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

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April 4 Learn-In #3 Faith, Values, Women and Politics Series The focus was on issues of Role, Rank, Voice and Power at the College. "What is your role at this college that empowers women and other learners to lead and influence? How do you think roles, rank, voice, and power affect the way we relate to each other at the College?"

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March 14 Homelessness and Affordable Housing Forum 6:00-8:00 pm, Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium This forum included a panel discussion with people who have had first hand experience being homeless and from representatives of St. Stephens Human Services and the Central Housing Community Trust.

March 10-11 Campus Camp Wellstone Campus Camp Wellstone is a non-partisan training camp that provides an introduction to community and political action, public leadership, and careers in public life. The theme for the St. Kate's camp was Violence Against Women.

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March 5 to March 6, 2006 Faith, Values, Women and Politics Series: Nonviolent Communication Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, peacemaker, author and founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, visited the Twin Cities for the first time to offer a workshop at the College of St. Catherine. Dr. Rosenberg's interactive workshop demonstrated how to communicate across polarized differences gracefully.

Faith, Values, Women and Politics Series: Learn-In #2 February 23, 2006 This served as a response forum to The Vagina Monologues. The discussion centered around the theme of violence against women.

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February 20-26, 2006 Leslie Wolfe: Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Wolfe, President of the Center for Women Policy Studies in D.C., visited 8 classes and spoke to the community about ways to turn passion into legislation. Center of Excellence for Women, Economic Justice and Public Policy

Sexual Trafficking: U.S. Responsibility and Response Wednesday, October 26, 2005 This conference was a resounding success, with over 300 people attending. Dr. Leslie Wolfe, President of the Center for Women Policy Studies, presented the keynote speech, and two seperate panels of experts provided answers to audience questions. More information on the film "The Day My God Died," including ordering information, is available at http://www.thedaymygoddied.com/

Faith, Values, Women and Politics Series: How Do We Act for the Common Good? Tuesday, October 11, 2005 This innaugural event in the series sold out the O'Shaughnessy auditorium weeks before the event. Krista Tippett, of Speaking of Faith, spoke of hospitality, humility and mystery as core values that cross all faiths. She then answered questions from the audience. Participants said the event helped them gain a broader vocabulary for discussing faith and a greater understanding of other faiths. A video of this event is available at the College Library. To sign up for Speaking of Faith's free weekly e-mail newsletter, which includes Krista's journal on each topic, visit www.speakingoffaith.org and click on the Newsletter link. Sponsored by the Bremer Foundation and the Bush Grant for Democracy and Diversity in Education with support from Wisdom Ways.

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Eyes Wide Open and Voices From Exile September 29 - October 1, 2005 These two events focused on the impact of the war in Iraq. Voices from Exile, on September 29, was a concert and conversation with Iraqi musician and composer Rahim AlHaj. Over 170 people came to hear his our music. Eyes Wide Open was a traveling exhibit of boots that commemorate the soldiers killed in the iraq war. The exhibit, created by the American Friends Society, also includes a labyrinth of shoes representing the Iraqi civilian casualties. Roughly 5,000 people visited the exhibit between Thursday and Saturday. Co-presented by the American Friends Service Committee, Center for Though, Conversation and Decision, and the School of Social Work.

Book Discussion Series: The Middle of Everywhere by Mary Pipher September 28, October 12, October 25, November 9, 2005 Community members from the Neighborhood House in St. Paul’s West Side were our guests for these discussions about the "New Americans." Co-sponsored by the Department of Social Work and funded by the Archibald Bush Grant for Diversity and Democracy.

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