by Public Relations | Nov 6, 2009 | Staff
“Freedom without Walls” concludes today (November 6) with a lecture entitled “In a Foreign Shoe: A Reporter’s View of the Collapse of Communism” by John Tagliabue at 7:30 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Tagliabue is a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
“Freedom Without Walls” commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of communism. To learn more about this, click here.
Submitted by: Peter Böhm, associate professor, modern languages
by Public Relations | Nov 6, 2009 | Staff
The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College is sponsoring Polish Film Showcase 2009 at several different venues this weekend.
Friday, November 6, 6 p.m.
Montante Cultural Center
“General Nil” (2009) directed by Ryszard Bugajski
Saturday, November 7, 3 p.m.
Palace Theatre, 31 Buffalo Street, Hamburg
“Children in Exile: Recollections of Children Deported to the Soviet Gulag” (documentary, 2007), directed by Chris Swider
Saturday, November 7, 4 p.m.
Palace Theatre, 31 Buffalo Street, Hamburg
“Rysa” (“Scratch,” 2008), directed by Michal Rosa
Sunday, November 8, 4 p.m.
Montante Cultural Center
“Ile Wazy Kon Trojanski??” (“How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh?” 2008), directed by Juliusz Machulski
All films will be in Polish with English subtitles. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door. For more information, click here.
Submitted by: Marilyn Tokarczyk, administrative assistant, religious studies & theology
by Public Relations | Nov 6, 2009 | Staff
Arts & Sciences Open House will take place Sunday, November 8, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. Approximately 300 students and their families are pre-registered to attend. Students will have an opportunity to explore Canisius College through academic sessions with faculty, a panel of current students, an admissions and financial aid presentation, and campus tours. Families will be invited to attend the 11:45 a.m. Mass in Christ the King Chapel, and they will be among the first people to visit the new South Americanisius: An Amazon Expedition zoo exhibit which will open specifically for open house attendees.
Open house is open for on-site registration as well. If you know of students who might like to attend, please encourage them to arrive on campus from 9 – 9:30 a.m. to register at the Montante Cultural Center.
Submitted by: Ann Marie Moscovic, director, undergraduate admissions
by Public Relations | Nov 6, 2009 | Staff
The Department of Religious Studies & Theology will co-sponsor a community forum entitled “Is Healthcare a Human Right?” on Sunday, November 8 at 7 p.m. in Regis South. This event is free and open to the public.
This forum will explore one dimension of the urgent matter of healthcare in the United States. Panelists will represent legal, medical, political and religious traditions. They include:
- John Kelly, PhD, professor, Department of Philosophy, Canisius College
- Mark Lema, MD, PhD, chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Syed Sajid Husain MD, MS, MAS, FACNP, associate professor, Clinical Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Eadiology at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Buffalo
The moderator will be The Rev. Allen W. Farabee, director of the Religion and Human Rights Project.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.” In the current national debate over healthcare reform and health insurance reform, some have argued that healthcare should be considered a basic right. Others have argued that healthcare should be treated like a market commodity. As with any “human right,” there are questions about why healthcare is a right, what is the basis of its being a human right, how to implement or defend this right, and if it involves public policy, how to pay to enforce this right.
The forum is co-presented by the Religion & Human Rights Project, a program of the Network of Religious Communities.
Submitted by: Marilyn Tokarczyk, administrative associate, religious studies & theology
by Public Relations | Nov 6, 2009 | Staff
All are invited to join the Office of Campus Ministry on a trip to view a 25-panel exhibit of the St. John’s Bible at the Erie Benedictine Community on Monday, November 9. Those interested in going should meet in Campus Ministry by 1:45 p.m. for departure by van. Return to campus will be approximately 7 p.m.
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie are hosting this exhibit, which features the illustrations of the St. John’s Bible. To learn more, click here. Information regarding the Erie Benedictine Community can be found here.
Please sign up in campus ministry or contact Sarah Signorino at Ext. 2424 or signoris@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Sarah Signorino, associate campus minister, campus ministry
