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NSU’s Unity Week to Celebrate Diversity and Encourage Peace
FT. LAUDERDALE (DAVIE), FLA.—Nova Southeastern University will hold its annual Unity Week from Jan. 19-22 with activities and events designed to celebrate diversity, create peace and foster community support.
Below are some of the highlights of Unity Week 2009. Events are free and open to the public and will be held on NSU’s main campus at 3301 College Ave.
Jan. 19: Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project (7 p.m.)
Take Back the Night is an annual NSU event dedicated to raising awareness of sexual assault and violence while creating a supportive environment for expression and empowerment. The event will include a candlelight vigil and a speak-out, where survivors and secondary survivors of sexual violence can share their experiences in a supportive environment. In conjunction with Take Back the Night, the Clothesline Project, a visual exhibit of shirts with graphic messages and illustrations designed by survivors of violence and their loved ones, will be on display. The Project serves as a vital means of conveying the enormity of the problem of violence against women.
Location: Athletics and Student Affairs Building patio
Jan. 20: NSU’s Hunger Banquet (5 p.m.)
The banquet serves as a hands-on illustration of the inequitable distribution of food in the world. Each student receives a card identifying them as a First, Second or Third World citizen. First World citizens eat at tables with tablecloths and are served a full-course meal by waiters; Second World citizens sit at a bare table and eat rice, beans and salad; and Third World citizens will sit on the bare floor and will have to share two bowls of rice.
Location: Courtyard at The Commons Residence Hall
Jan. 22: Cultural Fashion Show (7 p.m.) and Wall of Hate (9 p.m.)
The Cultural Fashion Show feature NSU students dressed in traditional clothing from their cultures and countries.
Following the fashion show, NSU students will pull down the Wall of Hate, which features painted bricks signifying discrimination, oppression and inhumanity. The Wall of Hate will stand on campus during Unity Week, and pulling it down will signify the power every individual has to create constructive change for the future.
Location: Alvin Sherman Library quad
Media Contact:
Alan Hancock, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5385, hancocka@nova.edu