The Canisius College Video Institute production of the October episode of “Kaleidoscope” premieres on Saturday, October 5 at 5:30 a.m. on WGRZ TV 2. This 30-minute television program celebrates the religious diversity of our region and is produced in conjunction with the Network of Religious Communities. “Kaleidoscope” will rebroadcast each Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Spectrum Cable 20 and each Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on Time Warner 6 in Olean, NY.
This month the Baha’i will mark the Bicentenary Celebration of Birth of Bab. In the first segment, host Dr. Stan Bratton interviews Dennis Smith, of the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’i of Amherst, about this important celebration.
In this time of political division, contests are cast in terms of good versus evil. In the second segment, Dr. Stan Bratton speaks with Muarli Osuraman, a representative of Hinduism, about the meaning of good and evil and the Hindu festivals that celebrate the victory of good over evil.
In the third segment, Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein talks with Rabbi Jonathan Freirch about the meaning and commemoration of the Jewish high holy days.
Students in the Canisius College Video Institute produce “Kaleidoscope” under the guidance of Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor of communication studies and co-director of the Video Institute, Jamie O’Neil, associate professor of digital media arts and co-director of the Video Institute, and Paula DeAngelis-Stein ’86, MS ’02.
Submitted by: Christian Conner, graduate assistant, Communication Studies
