WHAT'S HAPPENING INDEX

October 2 - Wednesday, noon
**[more] World Issues Forum with Emma Spenner
October 18 - Friday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: "A Woman's Place"
October 23 - Wednesday, 7pm
**[more] JOINING WORLDS FILM SERIES: "Ruby Bridges"
October 23 - Wednesday, 7pm
**[more] Speakers Series @ WWU, Dr. Elliot Aronson

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November 15 - Friday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:"Elimination 'ism's" "
November 17 - Sunday, 7-10 pm
**[more] "An Evening of Giving", Bellis Fair Mall Fundraising event for the WHRTF.
November 21 - Thursday, 7pm
** JOINING WORLDS FILM SERIES: TBA

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WORLD ISSUES FORUM - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
with Emma Spenner
October 2 - Wednesday, noon
LOCATION: Fairhaven College, Room 307
Speaker:Emma Spenner, lecturer at Huxley College and Northwest Indian College

September 2002, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the World Summit on Sustainable Development met to assess global change since the historic United Nations Conference on Environment and Development of 1992 in Rio. Gathered were world governments, concerned citizens, UN agencies, and multilateral financial institutions.
Emma participated in the World Summit and will address the issues raised at the Summit.
Sponsored by Fairhaven College.
For more information, call 650-3784.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
A Woman's Place
October 18 - Friday, noon
LOCATION: YWCA, Bellingham
Speaker: Margarita Mendoza de Sugiyama, Director of Consumer Services for Attorney General Christine Gregoire.

This is fifth in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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"JOINING WORLDS" FILM SERIES in October
October 23rd - Wednesday, 7pm
Fairhaven Public Library

"Ruby Bridges"

The true story of an African American girl who, in 1960 at age 6, helped to integrate all the white schools of New Orleans. Although she was the only black girl to come to the school she was sent to, and though she faced a crowd of angry white citizens everyday, she emerged unscathed, physically or emotionally.

SPEAKER: J.T. Stewart, educator at Seattle Community College and Fairhaven College, will be the speaker for this event. She is co-editor of Gathering Ground: New writing and Art for Northwest Woman of Color and the Ark. Her work has been featured on NPR, UW’s Allen Library, Seattle Art Museum’s African galleries and UW’s Special Collections, Manuscripts and Archives.

Whatcom Human Rights Task Force presents "Ruby Bridges" as part of our monthly film and discussion series, Joining Worlds.

This is an opportunity for our community share in a lively discussion concerning groundbreaking documentary and fiction films. Joining Worlds film series addresses racism and television, African-American history, the theft and appropriation of Native American culture, and other important topics relevant to this region.

The theme, Joining Worlds, allows us to explore the interconnections among different forms of oppression, and recognize our places in history.
FREE EVENT
Time: 7pm - 9pm ~ Snacks will be provided
Location: Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room
For more information: Please call the WHRTF Office 733-2233.

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THE INVITED SPEAKERS AND SYMPOSIA SERIES at WWU
October 23 - Wednesday, 7pm
"Could the Columbine Massacre Have Been Prevented? You Bet Your Life!"

SPEAKER: Dr. Elliot Aronson - experimental social psychologist, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Santa Cruz, author of many book and papers, including "Nobody left to Hate"
WELCOME: Dr. Karen W. Morse, President, WWU
SPONSOR: Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Dept. of Psychology, WWU
LOCATION:
Western Washington University
Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Eliminating 'ism's
November 15 - Friday, noon
LOCATION: YWCA, Bellingham
Just Us, an organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered youth, will discuss building a safe community by elimination the "ism's" that separate us.

This is sixth in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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AN EVENING OF GIVING
Bellis Fair - 2nd Annual Fundraising Event
Sunday, Nov. 17th from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$5 entrance tickets are on sale by the Task Force and the proceeds are donated by the Mall to WHRTF.
Please see full details

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