February Edition
Happy snow day! Below are some upcoming deadlines, CFP events, as well as things going on in the community. As always if you have some free time, you can always check out our monthly recommendations!
Also, make sure you're following us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
If you have any questions please contact Chris Jeske, Center for Peacemaking Associate Director, at christopher.jeske@marquette.edu.
Kind regards,
Chris Jeske, Anathea Kordosky, Elizabeth Grout, Celia Huber & Jane Sessions
Peace Studies Programming Team
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CfP Student Opportunities
Student Peacemaking Fellowships
Applications due Monday February 20, 2023 | Program: summer
Marquette undergraduate and graduate students can apply for up to $2,500 to deepen their understanding of nonviolence and social change by engaging in local or global peacemaking efforts. Funding is for summer projects. Learn more about the fellowship program.
We highly recommend students to meet with Chris Jeske to share their interest in a fellowship and to discuss their proposed project before completing the application.
Choose from one of the following project designs:
- Create a self-designed, self-managed project
- Intern with an established peacemaking or community organization
- Conduct research independently or as part of a student-faculty partnership
- Participate in a structured peace-building program or delegation
Please complete the online form to apply.
Islam in America Immersion Trip
Applications due Monday February 27, 2023 | Travel: Easter break
This Easter break immersion experience is based in three Michigan cities: Dearborn, Detroit, and Hamtramck. Here we will visit mosques and cultural sites, as well as meet with scholars, religious leaders, politicians, and community organizers. The program fee is $200; if additional assistance is needed, please indicate so in your application. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/marquette-islam.
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CfP Events
Sharing, Loving, Kindness - During Valentine's Week and Always
CANCELLED
Tonight's event has been cancelled due to the university closure for severe weather.
Justice in Action Conference
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 9am - 2pm | AMU
JIA is a one-day student-focused conference to explore your role in service, community and social change. The Justice in Action conference showcases the beauty and justice work in our community of Milwaukee and on campus and builds stronger relationships in the pursuit of a stronger sense of community. Be ready to meet new people, learn new skills and challenge your understanding of community engagement and justice. Register by February 17.
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Campus & Community Events
NARCAN Training Session
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 7pm - 8pm | Cramer 004E
Marquette Global Brigades is hosting a NARCAN training, facilitated by the Milwaukee Health Department. The Milwaukee Health Department will be sending a Public Health Strategist Intern to facilitate the session, and NARCAN will be distributed to all attendees.
Please register here.
Careers for the Common Good
Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 3pm - 6pm | AMU Ballrooms
Meet reps from 50+ local and national organizations to learn how they serve the common good, and hear about opportunities to join their work through jobs, internships, and service. No need to bring a resume, just bring your curiosity and your passion to make a difference. Areas include Advocacy, Environmental Sustainability, Public Health, Science Research, Mental & Behavioral Health, Human Services, and more!
African History: West African Culture Experience in Ghana
Application Deadline: March 1
Travel Dates: May 13 - May 29 | Class Dates: May 15 - June 10
HIST 1401 African History: West African Cultural Experience, which meets the requirements for the MCC Discovery tier, will push students to think about their place in the larger world in which they live. While exploring Ghana, students will examine the intersection of these themes such as gender equity, colonial and post coloniality, environment, identity, human rights and dignity of the human person.
Marquette Career Closet
Monday, March 6, 2023 | 7pm - 9pm | AMU Ballrooms
Stop by the Marquette Career Services Career Closet pop up event to browse through hundreds of gently used career-ready clothes and take home your FREE finds. Items available include suit sets, bottoms, tops, ties, and more!
If you are interested in attending fill out this form.
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Recommendations of the Month
February is Black History Month. Included below are relevant media, including articles, podcasts, and more!
Article Series: This Week in Black History
Once a week, The Chicago Defender puts out an article highlighting important people and events that occurred on each day in history.
Check out their latest post.
Podcast: Chapter 5 of Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast
Episode Description:
White supremacy, the system which enabled the descendants of Europe to steal an outsized portion of this world’s labor and land, has always been tied to a specious notion of beauty. What does it mean that Wakanda and Talokan give us a beauty created not to justify enslavement but to celebrate freedom? Ta-Nehisi Coates dives deep into the beautiful and complex portrayals of Shuri, Namor, Wakanda, and Talokan with actors Letitia Wright and Tenoch Huerta and cultural consultant Dr. Gerardo Aldana.
Listen on Spotify or Apple.
Article: Teen Vogue's Best Banned Books by Black Authors
"Banning books and curriculas doesn't make those books illegal. It just makes it harder for those who would benefit the most from reading them to find and access them. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a continuous uptick in the effort to ban books, especially books by authors of color and those identifying as LGBTQIA+, leaving readers with a sanitized version of history — and one not reflective of today’s society. As we lean into the 2023 theme of Black History Month, Black Resistance, now is the perfect time to test our capacity to resist by reading banned books by black authors and leaders. When we engage more deeply with Black perspectives, we create space where Black Americans feel fortified, respected, and ultimately, celebrated."
Read the full article here.
Article and Multimedia Show: “Resting Our Eyes”
This Vanity Fair article celebrates The ICA San Francisco’s new exhibition of 2023 which highlights the power of Black women and leisure and adornment as self-expression.
Read the full article and check out the artwork here.
Have your own recommendations? Reply with suggestions for next month's newsletter!
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