College fine arts professor included in art exhibit on Michael Brown
The college’s Laura-Harris Gascone, with the fine art department, will have an artwork exhibited as part of the “Hand Up, Don’t Shoot: Artists Respond” exhibit.
The exhibit is in response to the shooting of unarmed African-American teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer, which sparked a series of protests last summer. It is presented by the Alliance of Black Art Galleries and includes fourteen St. Louis galleries and artists from twelves states.
“Do you forgive Joseph Kony?”
The college will host a conference titled, “Culture of Forgiveness: Peace- Building Lessons from Uganda”, to discuss peace-building lessons from northern Uganda.
The keynote address, “Peace and Reconciliation Journalism: Do You Forgive Joseph Kony?” will be presented by Steven Youngblood, director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University.
Students who are interested in international relations, journalism, healthcare in the developing world, social justice and peace/conflict studies are encouraged to attend.
The conference is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 in
Compiled by Christina Lieffring, news editor, clieffri@jccc.edu