Perkinson Discusses "How White
Theology Wages Wars of Color”

Dr. James Perkinson discusses "Christianity, Supremacy, and Indigenous Spirituality in the 21st Century: How White Theology Wages Wars of Color” from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 30 in Carson 68. 

This talk is presented by American Multicultural Studies Department, School of Arts and Humanities. It is free and open to the public.

Perkinson is associate professor of social ethics at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit and currently teaches humanities at the University of Denver. In his lectures, he examines the ways "white supremacy and Christian theology have knotted together in modern history to create the conditions for recurrent warfare waged by European and American peoples against peoples of color around the globe."

The talk offesr different ways of understanding both Christianity and indigenous spiritualities that holds each accountable to the most insistent questions of global oppression and devastation, says event organizer Leny Strobel.

Perkinson is a long-time activist and educator from inner city Detroit. He has written extensively in academic and popular journals on questions of race, class, and colonialism in connection with religion and urban culture. He is also a recognized artist on the spoken-word poetry scene in the inner city.

For further information, contct AMCS Professor Leny Strobel, 4-2826.

Film Series by Anti War Artists

As part of an art history course called Independent Filmmakers and Artists Respond to War and the Politics of Peace, Professor Susan Moulton will again be showing films in Art 102 from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The films are open to the public. For a complete list of the films, visit Film Series.

September 19, 2005
Fall 2005, Volume 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
• Distinguished Alumni Honored
• SSU Open House
• Outreach by Alumni
• James Perkinson Lecture here
• Goodbye to Barbara Kohler
• Artists Against the War Film Series
• Applause Award - Kathleen Piro

It's Goodbye to Barbara Kohler

A reception honoring Barbara Kohler's years of service to the campus since 1976 is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the SSU Art Gallery.  Kohler has contributed to SSU in many capacities including the Instructional Resources Center, Judicial Affairs, and for the last 22 years, Institutional Research. She has been one of the coordinators of commencement over the past few years. Donations toward a gift may be given to Cindy Piccinini in Academic Affairs, Stevenson 1041.