Center for IDEAS - Ithaca College

This Wednesday don't miss the last Real-Talk Luncheon of the semester with Dr. Shobhana X & Dr. Iokepa Salazar. THERE WILL BE FREE FOOD! Dr. X's work focuses on contemporary Sufism and Islam in America and South Asia (Sri Lanka) and is primarily ethnographic. She is particularly interested in processes of transmission and transformation of contemporary Sufism in the West, especially of authority, practices, spaces, and gender dynamics. Dr. Salazar studies and teaches Indigenous Politics globally. Come through, share a meal, and learn about what our amazing faculty are doing and who they are!

Real-Talk Luncheon tomorrow from 12:10-1:00pm with Title IX & THERE WILL BE FREE LUNCH!!!

Just a reminder that ABQ: How Do We Disagree is tonight from 6-8pm. Hope to see you all there for some food and discussions!

On Monday, February 19 from 6-8 PM students are invited to Klingenstein Lounge for the third in a four-part Ask Big Questions Campus Conversations (ABQ) series.

Students will share a catered lasagna dinner and engage in a guided dialogue surrounding the question “How do we disagree?”.

Ask Big Questions’ three part model is deceptively simple, yet radically transformative:
1) Ask: How do you feel about interpersonal conflict?
2) Share: Participants share their individual stories surrounding their experience of disagreement-- both painful experiences and productive ones.
3) Do: Individuals create action steps for themselves and the larger community, based in their experience during the conversation.

Utilizing this model, ABQ participants engage in healthy, listening-focused and empathetic conversations about questions of meaning and values stretching beyond religion, politics, ethnicity, regionalism, and nationalism. ABQ creates a brave space for students to participate in deep reflection and active listening; resulting in an increased investment in the well-being of others across lines of difference. In fact 94% of participants in ABQ conversations report feeling more connected to their community after just one conversation.

What happens when we really listen to each other? We bridge community-eroding divides. We become healthier as individuals and communities. We take responsibility for and civic action on behalf of an expanded our definition of OUR community.

SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Here are some upcoming events and opportunities to look out for with flyers included!

1. IC Sister 2 Sister Black History Month Showcase on February 17, 2018 from 7-9pm in Emerson Suites! You don't want to miss it!

2. African-Latino Society--Winter Wonderland on February 2, 2018 from 8-11:30pm in Emerson Suites. Formal Attire Required.

3. Island Fusion is having a Valentine's Day Fundraiser, beginning January 24, 2018 at 9am in Campus Center-North Foyer (Chocolate Roses are selling for $2)

4. Cscre Discussion Series are presenting their Spring 2018 Discussion Series! Look at their attached flyer for all their dates, times, and place.

5. Soul Fire Farm: Black and Latinx Farmers Immersion - http://www.soulfirefarm.org/food-sovereignty-education/black-and-latino-farmers-immersion/