Category Archives: Diversity & Multiculturalism
Filipino Flag Raised in Aurora
As part of mayor Richard Irvin’s One Aurora initiative, the Filipino flag was raised in Aurora, IL, on October 18th, 2024. It was only the third time this has happened in the entire country: in New York, 2022, in Los … Continue reading
At the Japanese Summer Festival
On July 27, 2024, a group of 30 attended the Japanese Summer Festival at the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL. This outing was sponsored by the Antiracism Taskforce of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church, … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity & Multiculturalism, Social Change
Tagged 2024 Japanese Summer Festival, Anderson Japanese Gardens, Anti-Asian prejudice, Emptiness and MA, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hoichi Kurisu, Japanese Internment Camps, NIC Antiracism Taskforce, Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) Presents Series, United Methodist Church (UMC)
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Black Voice, White Voice: Baldwin vs Buckley
Below is a VIDEO showing about 15 minutes of one of the most famous debates of the 20th century: James Baldwin vs William Buckley at the Cambridge Union in February 1965. The proposition up for debate: “The American Dream has … Continue reading →