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Hockey alumni, parents, and friends are welcome. If you have any questions regarding the event, contact Ron Powers at 508-213-2211 or Ronald.powers@nichols.edu.

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Nichols College is participating in a national program to screen this film in connection with the National Day of Peace on September 21.  Our screening on September 22 is a local premiere.

Little town of Bethlehem, a documentary film, follows the story of three men of three different faiths and their lives in Israel and Palestine.  The story explores each man’s choice of nonviolent action amidst a culture of overwhelming violence.

Their three stories are interwoven through the major events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, starting with the 1972 massacre at the Munich Olympics and following through the first Intifada, suicide bombings in Israel, the Oslo Acords, the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, and the second Intifada. Sami, Yonatan, and Ahmad each describe the events from their unique perspective, interjecting personal relfections and explaining how these events led them to become involved in the nonviolence movement.

All three men have had their lives threatened by members of their own communities as a result of their work.  Sami, Yonatan, and Ahmad continue to embrace their common humanitiy and equality for all, daring to have the hope that peace in the Holy Land can be achieved through nonviolent struggle. 

As the U.S. approaches the opening of peace negotiations once again in the region, this film can add a level of historical background to better understand the issues at stake.

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Tom Boyd, one of the charter members of the Black Tavern Historical Society, will present a power point presentation on the incredible project of resurrecting the Black Tavern during the 1980’s restoration project.  This program shows what a dedicated group of individuals can accomplish.  Come learn the who, what, when, and why of this local conservation project.

Free and open  to all.

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CRUDE tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron.  Winner of 19 international awards, CRUDE takes you inside a riveting, high stakes drama steeped in global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.

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Rebuilding Hope follows three young men who fled their villages in South Sudan due to civil war when they were small children.  They grew up in refugee camps and resettled in the USA in 2001.  Accompanied by filmmaker Jen Marlowe, NICHOLS GUEST SPEAKER on October 6, these young men, now in their twenties, embark on a journey back to Sudan to discover whether their homes and families have survived, what the current situation is in South Sudan, and how they can help their communities rebuild after devastating civil war.

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September 21 is the International Day of Peace. 

Three students died and 58 were injured in the January 2000 fire that arsonists set in the student lounge at Seton Hall University.  Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates from poor neighborhoods who had made their families proud by getting into college.  Newark Star Ledger reporter Robin Fisher tells the story of the two “most badly burned” survivors, proceeding from the devastating fire through the grueling medical treatment into their life-affirming futures.  A medical education and a dectective story unfold as Robin joins a reporter’s curiosity and objectivity to a near-familial access to the principals.

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For this Cajun dance party, the Boogaloo Swamis combine their rhythmic Cajun and Zydeco music with Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Blues and original tunes for a “hot” musical gumbo.  the Boogaloo Swamis are four-time Winners of Boston Music Awards “Outstanding World Music Act.”  Wear your dancin’shoes cause we plan to remove some of the chairs. 

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Multinational corporations issue non-financial reports that address risks to their financial positions.  These sustainability or corporate responsibility reports do not guarantee the success of risk management activities at the facility level or each “point of presence.”  BP provides an example of this problem.  However, it may be much more widespread than this.  Come enter the discussion on issues such as prevention, preparedness, response and remediation with Robert B. Pojasek from Capaccio Environmental Engineering, Inc.

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See description on September 15-  This program is being offered twice to accommodate schedules and to work in collaboration with the community.  All are welcome.

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In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government.  In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those intended.  This program explores the cast of characters called “founders,” the problems they faced, the solutions they fashioned, and why these issues are important for you today.

Presented by Richard A. Hesse, J.D., Georgetown University, Professor Emeritus, Franklin Pierce Law Center; published widely on a variety of legal and ethical topics.  Professor Hesse served as a community lawyer in Philadelphia heading a police community relations project before moving to Boston to head a national project focused on the constitutional rights of consumers.  At FPLC he concentrated on state and federal constitutional law and international human rights.  Hesse has been an advocate for civil and human rights for more than 25 years and was twice awarded the Bill of Rights Award by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union.

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