Monday, April 11
Memorial Mural MGC 120 and MGC 205, 1 to 5 p.m. Help create a mural honoring Holocaust victims and their memories.
Lecture: The Reform of U.S. Intelligence and Counterterrorism Policy: Will They Work? 5:00- 7:00 p.m., WCL room 603. Discussion focuses on the prospects for the success of these reforms as the United States settles in for a long struggle against international terrorism. For more information, call (202) 274-4075.
Darfur: Genocide Today 7 p.m., SIS Lounge Stuart Ford, of Citizens for Global Solutions, speaks on the topic of the current genocide in Sudan.
Tuesday, April 12
Staff Council Blood Drive. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Hughes Formal Lounge. Donate blood to the Red Cross. Donators must be 18 or older, with no tattoos, and must be more than 110 pounds. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call x3699 or e-mail mramsep@american.edu.
Student Visit to Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research 2:00-3:00 p.m. Visit Greenburg Quinlan Rosner Research, a firm that provides public opinion and strategic research for companies, political campaigns and issue organizations. GQR has worked with former President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Tony Blair, General Motors and MoveOn.org. GQR is located at 10 G St. NE, Suite 400, and is within walking distance of Union Station. For more information, contact Chris Hughes at hughes@american.edu or call x1804.
Campus Beautification Day All day. Sign up 8:00 -11:30 a.m. This takes place on main campus, the Washington College of Law campus, the Brandywine building and Tenley campus Sign up to help groundskeepers plant trees and pick up trash during this annual event. There will be a barbecue and raffle for participants at noon. Contact Katherine Kirlin at x2431 for more information.
Holocaust Movie: Au Revoir Les Enfants [Goodbye, Children] MGC 245, 7 p.m. Watch this French film about young boys in a French boarding school during World War II, followed by a discussion led by Jewish Studies Department Chair Pamela Nadell.
Wednesday, April 13
Name Reading Ceremony of Holocaust Victims Steps of Kay Spiritual Life Center (Rain Location: Kay Lobby), 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. Join AU students, faculty and community members in reading Holocaust victims' names.
Thursday April 14
Speaker: Impact of the Holocaust on the GLBT Community Hughes Formal Lounge, 7 pm Neal Guthrie speaks on the effect of the Holocaust on the GLBT community.
Speaker: Explaining Holocaust Denial Washington College of Law Room 504, 12 Noon to 1:20 pm Join the Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) as invited guest Robert Kahn speaks on Holocaust denial and the law, followed by free lunch. For more information, contact Amy Levine at levine@american.edu.
Friday, April 15
Holocaust Survivor Luncheon Ward 113, noon Have a free lunch while a Holocaust survivor tells her story.
Colonialism, Art, and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe: Encountering the Other 4:15-6:30 p.m., Ward 2 This seminar draws together colonialism, art and sexuality, and early modern Europe's encounter with "others," and the ways in which each of the three disciplines encounter one another. Discussion and reception to follow. For more information, contact Kim Counes at counes@american.edu.
Saturday, April 16
Night at the Apollo 7:00-11:00 p.m., the Tavern Featuring poetry, hip-hop and spoken word, as well as children from Facilitating Leadership in Youth. For more information, contact Sarah Stiles at sstiles@american.edu.
Sunday April 17
Gift of Life: Bone Marrow Donation Drive Gianni Lounge, noon to 5 p.m. JSA, AU Hillel and Alpha Epsilon Phi are sponsoring a "Gift of Life" drive. Gift of Life is an organization whose purpose is to facilitate bone marrow transplants and increase representation of Jewish people in the marrow donor pool. Read more online at http://www.giftoflife.org.
