[Bookstoprisoners] FW: Announcements

[jamie storm]

FYI:


>The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society's Critical Whiteness
>Study Group and the University of Illinois Panhellenic Council presents
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>"Taking Critical Race Theory and Critical Whitness Study to the Public"
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>Robert Jensen
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>University of Texas- Austin
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>Friday, December 1, 2006
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>141 Wohlers Hall- 3 p.m.
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>This event will offer a synthesis of emerging scholarship in critical
>race theory and critical whiteness studies, with emphasis on the
>practical application of such work.
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>Robert Jensen, University of Texas-Austin journalism professor, authored
>numerous articles and publications on institutional racism and white
>privilege. His most recent publications include: "Ghetto Fabulous"
>Parties: the New Face of White Supremacy, Racism and Cheap Thrills"
>(CounterPunch, October 16, 2006), and The Heart of Whiteness:
>Confronting Race, Racism, and White Privilege, (City Lights, 2005).
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>Following his talk, Jensen will join a panel discussion, moderated by
>Helen Neville (Educational Psychology and African American Studies),
>with UIUC scholars, Norman Denzin (Communications Research), Colin Flint
>(Geography), Lisa Nakamura (Speech Communication), and Laurence Parker
>(Educational Policy Studies) to discuss the application of critical race
>theory and critical whiteness studies in daily life.
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>The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society's
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>Criminal Justice Action Network presents
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>"Restorative Justice in a Democratic Society"
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>Anna Marshall, UIUC
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>Mark Krug, Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
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>Monday, December 4, 2006
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>Room 211 Union
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>buffet lunch will be provided for all who RSVP at cdms at uiuc.edu
><mailto:cdms at uiuc.edu>
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>Restorative justice is a promising new model for dealing with crime in
>society. A radical departure from the criminal justice system,
>restorative justice practitioners look for underlying causes of crime,
>bring community members together to resolve conflict, and seek to
>re-integrate offenders back into their communities. In this talk,
>Professor Marshall will talk about the promise of restorative justice
>not just for reducing crime, but also for making our criminal justice
>system more accountable to the community itself. In response to her
>talk, Mark Krug will describe the basic principals and practices of
>Balanced and Restorative Justice as used by the Illinois Juvenile Court
>Act.
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>Anna-Maria Marshall is an Associate Professor in the Sociology
>Department (LAS) and the School of Law. She teaches courses in
>Criminology, Sociology of Law, and Law and Social Movements.
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>Mark Krug directs the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program in Urbana.
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