GLOBAL STUDIES ADVENTURES
ADL Walk Against Hate
For my first Global Studies adventure, I stayed on campus and helped host the ADL's Walk Against Hate. The ADL fights to stop anti-Semitism and hate towards the Jewish community by fighting hate on all front against all minorities. At the event, we had several guest speakers, including Ellie Cooper (a Watkinson alumni) and Art Miller (a close person friend to Emmet Till). Both speaker passionately spoke about their experiences and views on fighting against hate and inspired younger generations to stand up for minorities.
Bethel Woods Art Center
Next, I went to the Bethel Woods Arts Center in Bethel, NY with both the Global Studies program and the Creative Arts Program (CAP). The Bethel Woods Arts Center is a museum of art collections from the 60s in honor of the Woodstock Music Festival. The Museum is built on the site of the Woodstock Musical Festival of 1969 which was a revolutionary festival that represented the life of the 60s and demonstrated the changing future that would soon become the world we live in today. We toured the two art exhibitions, one on fashion, art and music and the other on the history of the 60s and its influences on that generation and art.
ADL Never Is Now Summit
The Global Studies program received the honor of attending the ADL Never Is Now summit; similar to the ADL Walk Against Hate, a series of workshops where distinguished professionals in their respective careers discussed various different topics relating to the crises of hate and anti-semitism in our world. Speakers like Vice President Kamala Harris, the chairman for L’Oréal Jean-Paul Agon, author Sheera Frenkel, and actor Daniel Dae Kim, were all present during the opening session. Facebook's hate crisis, xenophobia and culture switching, and hate in acting careers were just some of the discussions that took place during the summit.
Palestinian Museum
The Global Studies program has partaken in several events relating to the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. The first event was a seminar given by Dr. Rabia, a professor at Uconn. He talked about the history of the state of Israel-Palestine, the Palestinian refugees, and his experience as a refugee. Following that, we took a trip to the US Palestine Museum in Woodbridge, Connecticut where we explore dozens of traditional Palestinian artworks and styles unique to the culture. The first of its kind in the western hemisphere, the museum showcased dozens of famous Palestinian artists and much more emotional and moving art pieces. To wrap up the experience, we were fed several traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes that were cooked by Sanctuary Kitchen, a catering service that helps give refugees jobs and feed those in need.