Friday, 28 October 2005
Bridging the Gulf: Thinking through Katrina
A STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS INITIATIVE • PROCEEDS BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
Two bands present a finale to the benefit. "Visible from Space" (left) blends rock and funk, and features
Judd Harris of American Idol notoriety. "Zozo Afrobeat" (right) is a 13 piece West African pop band that has topped the charts in Africa recently. Thank you to CARROLL MUSIC (www.carrollmusic.com) for their generous donation of all sound equipment and audio engineering for the concert.
Tentative Schedule
10:00 a.m. |
Welcome Rebecca Davis, "Mission Mississippi: Response and Responsibility" |
Concourse C-197 |
10:15-11:15 |
The Eye of the Storm: Visions of the Gulf, Then and Now (Details) |
Concourse C-197 |
11:30-12:30 p.m. |
The Politics of (Un)Natural Disaster: Culture, Geography, Society (Details) |
Concourse C-197 |
12:30-1:20 |
Reception Food provided by Delta Grill |
DSC Lounge, Rm. 5414 |
1:30-2:45 |
Poetry Reading
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Concourse C-197 |
3:00-4:15 |
"When the Levee Breaks": Hurricane Katrina and the Musical Legacies of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta (Details) |
Concourse C-197 |
| 4:30-6:45 p.m. | Film Screening: Down by Law (1987, directed by Jim Jarmusch) Introduction by Marc Dolan (English), Coordinator of American Studies Certificate Program, Graduate Center |
Proshansky Auditorium |
| 7:30-10 p.m. | Concert: | Proshansky Auditorium |
Admission
An admission fee will be charged for all events. We will donate 100% of the proceeds to Scholarship America (http://www.scholarshipamerica.org) for their Disaster Relief Fund fund, which benefits low-income college students displaced by the hurricane. Contributions in excess of the admission fee will be gratefully donated.
Suggested Donation |
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| Day Pass (one price for all panels): | $15; $10 CUNY students |
| Film Screening: | $15; $10 CUNY students |
| Concert: | $20; $15 CUNY students |
| Event Pass (includes all panels, film screening, concert): |
$35; $30 CUNY students |
Tickets available at the event. Checks should be made out to "Scholarship America," and the memo line of the check should state "Disaster Relief Fund."
Location
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
New York City
For more information, contact Caroline Hellman (chellman2@yahoo.com).