Hate Crime Awareness Week (Spring 2006)

Purpose
Started in 2005, Hate Crime Awareness Week (HCAW) is organized around the National Day of Silence to honor those who have been silenced due from being victims of violent discrimination. Hate Crime Awareness Week extends the activities to any underrepresented population who faces violent discrimination (i.e., based on sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, etc).

The goals of the week are to:

• Provide the Loyola community with an understanding of the discrimination underrepresented groups face in day-to-day life.
• Educate the Loyola community on actions that can be taken to alleviate violence and stereotypes directed at minority people.
• Provide a safe and supporting environment for people of all groups to share discriminatory experiences they may have faced.

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T-Shirt designs handed out during HCAW (Click to Enlarge):

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Other Years
2005

Schedule of Events

Monday, April 24 th - Friday, April 28 th
CFSU, LSC, All Day

Tearing Down the Wall
A wall will be constructed in the student union that has two parts. The internal wall will be made up of images and words promoting unity and education. There will be mock bricks on top that people will have the opportunity to remove (with a donation). These bricks will have graffiti on them with words and symbols that are discriminatory (racist, sexist, homophobic, etc). The wall will be up all week and will be discussed at Friday's “ Bridge of Hope .” The point is to see how much of the wall was taken down and what it means.

Monday, April 24 th 5-9pm, Tuesday, April 25 th , 4-8pm, Wednesday, April 26 th , 5-9pm

Coffey Hall basement, LSC, Various times

Deconstruction Zone
The "Deconstruction Zone" is a student production created and performed by LUC students and staff.  It is a diversity awareness project designed to fight ignorance and oppression through education.  The participants physically move through a series of sensory experiences/scenes pertaining to different kinds of oppression. After traveling through the "Zone" in silence, a guided group discussion is held to consider the impact of the "tour of oppression" and how it relates to our community.

Monday, April 24, 7:00pm

Crown Center Lobby, LSC
Prayer Service

Monday, April 24, 9-5pm ; Tuesday, April 25, 9-5pm ; Wednesday, April 26, 9-5pm

AIDS Quilt
Crown Center Lobby, LSC

The AIDS Memorial Quilt remembers the victims of the epidemic. They are gone, but they will not be forgotten . Each block of quilt memorializes the life of a person lost to AIDS. As the epidemic continues claiming lives around the world and in the United States , the Quilt continues to grow and to reach more communities with its messages of remembrance, awareness and hope. Please come join the Loyola community in remembering those who have been lost.

Tuesday, April 25 th, 7pm

Documentary Film- “Invisible Children”
Galvin Auditorium, Sullivan Center , LSC

"Invisible Children” is the story of Ugandan children who live in fear of abduction. Joseph Kony, a self-styled Christian prophet, conscripts children under the age of twelve to fight in his rebel army.

If they do not fight, he orders the other children to kill the would-be deserters in unimaginably brutal ways. This is a story of discovery, inviting us to see the unseen children who live lives of unspeakable horror.

Tuesday, April 25 th , 10am-2pm

Holocaust Remembrance Day- “Hebrew 'Yom HaShoa ."
CFSU Lobby

Hillel will have a information display of remembrance that will include material, videos and literature about the Holocaust. This is particularly relevant for the week at a time when someone is saying the Holocaust never happened, and when an area synagogue had its windows broken and walls defaced with swastikas .

Wednesday, April 26 th , 5pm

Day of Silence Speak OUT
Weil Plaza , (Ashtray-CFSU), LSC

Breaking the silence through celebration: food, stories, and entertainment.
Click on any image to enlarge it  

Wednesday, April 26, 7pm

AIDS Quilt Panel Discussion
Life Sciences Auditorium

A panel discussion will be held, coordinated by AFC and will include speakers on AIDS in India , Africa, and the U.S.

Thursday, April 27 th

Diversity Recognition Ceremony
Crown Center Auditorium, LSC, 5:30 p.m.

Coordinated by the Office of Student Diversity, the Diversity Recognition Ceremony recognizes those Loyola students, faculty and staff members who have made significant contributions multicultural education and the success of our diverse student population academically, spiritually, culturally and professionally. It also highlights outstanding individuals who have committed themselves to embracing diversity at Loyola

Friday, April 28, 5:30pm ,

Bridge of Hope/Wall Discussion
CFSU Lobby

A discussion and reflection of the week's events, including “Deconstruction Zone”, “Tearing Down the Wall” and the “Day of Silence”. The discussion will be focused on proactive steps to eliminate hate and discrimination.

Friday, April 28, 9-5pm , Saturday, April 29, 9-4pm ,

Undoing Racism
Coffey Hall

“Undoing Racism” is a dynamic, interactive, two day workshop addressing racism from a systemic perspective and discussing how people in various professions can function to either sustain or dismantle this system. The speakers are David Billings and Monica Walker of the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, award-winning organizers devoted to “undoing racism”. Slots are limited; first come, first serve. Priority is given to those who can attend both days, but there will be a waiting list for those interested in one day only.

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