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Saturday June 14, 2008
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Folk Music for Little Folks
Start: 9:30 am
A Road Scholar Program by Chris Vallillo

In this engaging and entertaining performance, Illinois singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo presents a musical performance geared towards younger audiences. Chris introduces and discusses traditional Illinois folk music for guitar, slide guitar, Jew's harp, and hammer dulcimer.

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Iron Ladies of Liberia Reprise Screening
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Join us for a special screening of the acclaimed documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia, which chronicles the first year in office of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state. After the film, Prexy Nesbitt, speaker and educator on Africa, foreign policy, and racism, will lead the post-screening discussion.

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2008 Odyssey Project Graduation - Spanish Language Course
Start: 1:30 pm

The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) will celebrate the graduation of The Odyssey Project's class of 2008. Juana Goergen, Ph.D. will give the keynote address.

Sunday June 15, 2008
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GITAP ride with Eggers
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Revolutions are the turning over of things. When the things turning over are wheels, we move. When other, larger things turn over, we experience change. But full revolution, at least in word, brings us right back to where we started. Revolution looks like it can mean smooth motion or stark revolt, continuity or break, Lance or Marx.
Monday June 16, 2008
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Summer Freedom School
Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

A free five-week summer program to encourage and motivate minority youth to develop a love of reading while learning about culture and heritage.

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GITAP ride with Paine and Marx
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Revolutions are the turning over of things. When the things turning over are wheels, we move. When other, larger things turn over, we experience change. But full revolution, at least in word, brings us right back to where we started. Revolution looks like it can mean smooth motion or stark revolt, continuity or break, Lance or Marx.
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[R]Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race. Political commentators say that chief among Obama’s
Tuesday June 17, 2008
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African American Heritage in the Midwest
Start: 7:00 pm
African American history and struggles for freedom.
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GITAP ride with Irving and Austin
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Revolutions are the turning over of things. When the things turning over are wheels, we move. When other, larger things turn over, we experience change. But full revolution, at least in word, brings us right back to where we started. Revolution looks like it can mean smooth motion or stark revolt, continuity or break, Lance or Marx.
Wednesday June 18, 2008
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Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race. Political commentators say that chief among Obama’s
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Literature & Medicine: "The Liar"
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Discussion of "The Liar," by Tobias Wolf

Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare is a discussion-based program that brings hospital staff together monthly to reflect on the larger mission of medicine through facilitated conversations about literature.

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African Americans and Voting: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This program will examine how African Americans won the right to vote and how that right is influencing elections today and in the future. It includes a screening of the acclaimed film Mississippi, America, which documents the events of the "Freedom Summer" of 1964.
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Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race. Political commentators say that chief among Obama’s
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GITAP ride with Various Poets
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Revolutions are the turning over of things. When the things turning over are wheels, we move. When other, larger things turn over, we experience change. But full revolution, at least in word, brings us right back to where we started. Revolution looks like it can mean smooth motion or stark revolt, continuity or break, Lance or Marx.
Thursday June 19, 2008
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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
Start: 4:00 pm

The goal of the festival is to promote art, literature, and film created for, by, and about African Americans; to encourage literacy and education; and to shine a spotlight on the rich history of Chicago's Bronzeville commmunity.

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Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race.
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Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race. Political commentators say that chief among Obama’s
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Roots of Rural Music
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Chris Vallillo
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Cultural Journalism: Preserving our History and Culture
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Ray Elliott
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Mighty Cahokia: Prehistoric Indian City
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by William R. Iseminger
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GITAP ride with Benet and Chesnutt
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Revolutions are the turning over of things. When the things turning over are wheels, we move. When other, larger things turn over, we experience change. But full revolution, at least in word, brings us right back to where we started. Revolution looks like it can mean smooth motion or stark revolt, continuity or break, Lance or Marx.
Friday June 20, 2008
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The Meaning of Service: Literacy Volunteers of IL discussion of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Self-Reliance''
Start: 1:30 pm
The Meaning of Service (MoS) is a reading and discussion program for Americorps volunteers featuring discussions that use short philosophical and literary texts on the nature of justice, service, and related themes. Meaning of Service presents participants with the opportunity to examine, refine, and regenerate the beliefs underlying their work.
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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
Start: 1:30 pm

The goal of the festival is to promote art, literature, and film created for, by, and about African Americans; to encourage literacy and education; and to shine a spotlight on the rich history of Chicago's Bronzeville commmunity.

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Whose Race Problem Is It?
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
After a long fought primary season, the Democrats have finally selected their nominee for president, Barack Obama. This historic decision, presented as a civil rights victory by most news outlets, has been surrounded in questions and controversy about race. Political commentators say that chief among Obama’s
Saturday June 21, 2008
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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
Start: 10:00 am

The goal of the festival is to promote art, literature, and film created for, by, and about African Americans; to encourage literacy and education; and to shine a spotlight on the rich history of Chicago's Bronzeville commmunity.

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Bronzeville Cultural Festival
Start: 1:00 pm

The goal of the festival is to promote art, literature, and film created for, by, and about African Americans; to encourage literacy and education; and to shine a spotlight on the rich history of Chicago's Bronzeville commmunity.

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