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| Questions of Faith: Religions, Diasporas, and Colonialism
Monday, November 9, 7 pm, Alumnae Lounge
How have diasporas and settler colonialism impacted various religions in the U.S.? How has the history of migration and oppression led to a strengthening of faith for some people while causing a rejection of faith by others? This panel will investigate the ways in which marginalized peoples have retooled and/or rejected the impact of colonialism and missionary activity in past and current social movements of survival, resistance, and social justice. Please join us for a panel discussion moderated by Religion professor Heather Curtis.
Refreshments will be served.
Panelists include:
Natalie Avalos, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Connecticut CollegeAisha Beliso-De Jesus, Associate Professor of African American Religions, Harvard Divinity School
Linford Fisher, Associate Professor of History, Brown University
The Reverend Irene Monroe, PhD, Cambridge author and activist
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Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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University Chaplaincy Meet and Greet at the Cummings School Friday, November 6, Noon-1:15 pm, Cummings Support Center (6 Captain William O'Brien Road)
Join the University Chaplain, the Humanist in Residence, and other chaplaincy staff on the Grafton campus for a casual meet-and-greet lunch with members of the Cummings School community. The University Chaplaincy is tasked with helping support everyone in the Tufts community as they engage with moral, existential, and spiritual questions and experiences in their time at Tufts, and with helping students access the resources they need to live out their religious or philosophical journeys. We want to get to know you and talk more about what kind of support we can offer to students in the veterinary field. Lunch will be served, and all are welcome. Co-sponsored by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Student Affairs Office. Join the Facebook event here.
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Protestant Worship Service: Guest Preacher Sara Garrard
Sunday, November 8, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
Sara Garrard is an Methodist preacher who will be visiting with us next Sunday. Sara is the pastor at Old West Church. A transplant from Georgia, she comes from a long line of Methodist pastors. Her formal education includes an MDiv from Candler School of Theology, Emory University (2013) and a CTM from the University of Cambridge (2013). Her thesis dealt with examining the redemption of female sexuality found in the Gospel of John’s account of the resurrection of Jesus and the women at the tomb. Sara is passionate about social justice, particularly as it pertains to equality for all genders, sexualities, ethnicities, and belief systems.
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| Humanist Small Group Reflection: Memory through Joan Didion
Monday, November 9, 9 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St.)
Our stories, however consciously constructed or not, use memories as their building blocks. Memories of our experiences, memories of those we've loved and those we've rivaled, memories that teach us lessons and memories that make us happy in our moments of need. How can memory serve us as well as challenge us? Do we find our memories reliable? Jumping from a passage by Joan Didion, we'll explore this topic this coming Monday evening. All are welcome to join the Humanist in Residence for a welcoming, confidential conversation on what it means to cultivate memory and how it can give us strength. Refreshments will be served.
Building Interfaith Bridges: An evening with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the leader of the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda
Tuesday, November 10, 6:30 pm, Tufts Hillel Lower Level
The Abayudaya are a growing community of over 1,500 Jews living in Eastern Uganda. Rabbi Sizomu will speak about the history and direction of the community and a range of interfaith initiatives with their Christian and Muslim neighbors. Rabbi Sizomu is an accomplished musician and is featured on a GRAMMY nominated CD Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda. Discussion over dinner, space is limited. RSVP Here. Queering Judaism Part 1: Queering Spirituality
Wednesday, November 11, 6 pm, Crane Room, Paige Hall
If God is not a big white (straight) guy in the sky, then what? How does our sense of our own gender and sexual identity shape our sense of the Divine? Is God Queer? Does God make people queer? These are just a few of the questions we will explore with Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari. Bring your doubt, your skepticism, your faith and your full fabulous self. People of all identities and backgrounds are welcome. Dinner will be served. Part 2 of this program will take place November 18. Join the Facebook event here.
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| The Intimacy of Memory: Exhibition Opening Reception and Conversation
Thursday, November 12, 5-7 pm, Gallery Talk 6:15 pm, Slater Concourse Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center
A mixed-media exhibition on death and remembrance by artist Nancy Marks, also including artwork by the participants of the Intimacy of Memory Workshop, sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy. The Intimacy of Memory Workshop invited Tufts students, staff, faculty, and alumni to create pieces of art based on objects they kept in memory of a loved one. The exhibit will run from November 1 to November 30. For more information, please contact Muslim Chaplain Celene Ibrahim at celene.ibrahim@tufts.edu or visit nancymarksartist.com.
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| Remembering the 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms: A Story of Survival
Thursday, November 12, 7:30 pm, Tufts Asian American Center
Learn about the tragic but often forgotten aftermath of the assaination of the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 on the Sikh community in India; featuring Dr. Harpreet Singh from Harvard University. We will discuss why it is imporant to remmeber and understand targeted cross-cultural violence, how the Sikh community was able to survive this brutal time, and how this is significant for other communities facing persecution.
Interfaith Open Mic Night
Thursday, November 12, 9 pm, Hotung (44 Professors Row)
Join several of Tufts’ religious and philosophical student organizations for our second open mic night, an evening of interfaith/interbelief sharing and community. The event will be an open space for anyone to share their stories and experiences having to do with belief and nonbelief through speaking, poetry, music, text readings, spoken word, etc. Whether or not you want to perform or share, we hope you’ll come, have some hot cocoa and cookies, and join us as we learn about each other. The mic will definitely be open to everyone on November 6, but if you’re already excited and know that you want to share something, we’d love for you to fill out this form so that we can get a short setlist of folks to kickstart the evening. Join the Facebook event here. This event is sponsored by the Interfaith Student Council and the Tufts University Chaplaincy. "This May Be The Last Time" Film and Discussion
Monday, November 16, 6:30 pm, Barnum 104
Tracing a heartfelt journey, award-winning filmmaker Sterlin Harjo interweaves the tale of a mysterious death in 1962 with the rich history of the powerful hymns that have united Native American communities in times of worship, joy, tragedy, and hope. By investigating the stories of these songs, this illuminating film takes us on an epic tour as we travel with the power of the music through Southwest America, slavery in the deep South, and as far away as the Scottish Highlands. Refreshments will be served. Join us for a screening of the film and a post-film discussion led by Khary Jones, Lecturer and Filmmaker, Tufts Drama and Dance Department. This screening is part of the Dean of Student Affairs Film Series and is co-sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy and CAFE. Questions? Please email steph.gauchel@tufts.edu. Queering Judaism Part 2: Queering Sacred Texts
Wednesday, November 18, 6 pm, Crane Room, Paige Hall
The Talmud is one of the most central Jewish texts: a compendium of fantastical and ethical stories, legal discussions, puzzles of logic, arguments, folk sayings, Biblical exegesis, and even recipes for medicinal treatments. In many ways the Talmud tracks the evolution of the religion as modern Jews have inherited it today. Led by rabbinical student Mónica Gomery, this workshop will explore how, in form and in content, this ancient document can be understood as a queer text, which transgressively reworks Torah as an act of fabulousness and survival. How does learning Talmud through this lens enrich our lives as queer Jews and allies? Come find out. People of all identities and backgrounds are welcome. Dinner will be served. Join the Facebook Event here. Faculty and Staff Mindfulness Series: 6-week course from October 19-December 7
Would you like to have more energy, be more productive, and improve your health? Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way. Practicing mindfulness can help you stay calm and focused in the midst of a busy day. This course is taught by Marathon Health Coach and Register Nurse Janet Fontana. Register for this course by calling The Wellness Center at 617-627-0467. Sponsored by the Tufts Wellness Center and the University Chaplaincy.
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| Off Campus Programs
The Dignity Project: Human Dignity & Racial Justice
Thursday, November 19, 9 am-3:30 pm, Hebrew College 160 Herrick Rd, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Co-sponsered by Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries and the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education of Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School, this program is part of a multiyear initiative to help strengthen relationships across religious lines and in the larger civil society. The day will include keynote speakers Dr. Donna Hicks of Harvard University and The Reverend Dr. Ray Hammond of Bethel AME, study and discussions groups, lunch, and a closing musical reflection. Click the following link for more information
https://secure.hebrewcollege.edu/form/human-dignity
Discerning a Collective Call to Action
Saturday, November 21, 9 am-5 pm, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02111
How does a broken world break your heart? How are you called to heal it? Who will join you? Come answer these questions with the Leadership Development Initiative, where potential teams will dialogue and practice together to discern the urgent needs in their community and other places they feel called to act by learning and practicing public narrative. More information about this faith-driven response to community needs can be found here. All materials and breakfast and lunch will be provided. Register here.
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| Resources, Scholarships, and OpportunitiesHanda Fellowship
The Handa Fellowship is for young adults 18-25 who are interested or preparing for careers in religious communication or journalism. The program takes place from November 2015- October 2016. The deadline for applying is November 6th. See this think for more details and applications: http://www.religioncommunicators.org/handa-fellows Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement
The Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement welcomes requests for funding of events, projects, and programs with a clear connection to active citizenship. Funding will be considered for student groups and organizations, or individual students who plan to engage other students in their work. Special funding is reserved for student activism that addresses issues of race and discrimination. Individual applicants may apply for up to $500 in funding; groups from the same school may apply for up to $1,000; and groups including students from different schools are eligible for up to $1,500. Click here for more information, or e-mail maggie.mcmorrow@tufts.edu.
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| Q&A with RCD Professors: Adriana Zavala, Lisa Lowe and Natalie Masuoka
Wednesday, November 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m (4:30 - 5:30 p.m. @ Start House, 17 Latin Way & 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. @ Latino Center, 226 College)
Interest in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora Studies? The Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) welcomes you to a discussion about majors, minors, faculty, and courses offered within each of the five programs. RCD professors will give a presentation about each of the RCD programs, with focus on Asian American Studies at the Start House and Latino Studies at the Latino Center. We encourage you to start at the Asian American Center and walk over with us to the Latino Center! Food will be provided. Tisch Talks in the Humanities: The Value of Culturally Enriching Field Trips
Raise The Roof Film Screening and Q&A with the Artists and Filmmakers
Wednesday, November 4, 7 pm, Tisch Library, Room 304
Artists Rick and Laura Brown are not Jewish and not Polish, and yet they set out to rebuild Gwozdziec, a magnificent wooden eighteenth century synagogue in Poland that was later destroyed by the Nazis. Their vision inspires hundreds of people to join them, using their hands, old tools and techniques to bring Gwozdziec's history, culture, science, and art back to life.Raise The Roof follows the Browns and the Handshouse Studio team to Sanok, Poland, as they begin building the new Gwozdziec roof. The crew has only six weeks to hew, saw, and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure. Working against a seemingly impossible deadline and despite torrential downpours and exhaustion, the team must create the structure, and disassemble it again for shipping and eventual installation.
Tickets are free for Tufts ID holders, $10 cash at the door for non-Tufts ID holders. Co-sponsored with Film & Media Studies Program and Tufts Hillel.
First Friday Lunch: Funding for Social Justice Projects with Anne Moore
Friday, November 6, Noon, Women's Center
Are you interested in studying and addressing social justice issues? Do you know that Tufts can help you get funding for various types of independent research projects? Come learn about these opportunities before the deadlines pass Please join us in a discussion with Anne Moore and students Luke Sherman, 2016, ENVS, Joyce Harduvel, 2016, American Studies/Community Health, and Sara Gardner, 2016, ILVS who were nominated and won scholarships and fellowships last year. Topics of conversation will include: finding opportunities for students with interdisciplinary degrees, how to build a strong application, and the connection between scholarships, fellowships, and social justice. Where's Gender? An Interactive Mapping of the Tufts Campus
Tuesday, November 10, 9 pm, Lewis Hall Lounge
Join us for snacks and a fun activity where we unpack gender at Tufts. Co-sponsored by Residential Life and Learning, LGBT Center, and Women's Center. For more info contact: steph.gauchel@tufts.edu Tisch Distinguished Speaker Series: Women In Politics
Thursday, November 12, 5:30 pm, Alumnae Lounge
Join distinguished women politicians who have worked at all levels of government for an engaging discussion of politics and women’s leadership. Since 2013, Katherine Clark has served as Congresswoman for Massachusetts’ 5th district, representing 24 cities and towns including the area of Tufts’ Medford campus. Ayanna Pressley has served on the Boston City Council since 2009, when she became the first woman of color ever elected to the Council. Keiko Orrall is the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represents the 12th Bristol district. MEsearch: Social Justice, Queer Identities, and Independent Research
Friday, November 13, Noon, LGBT Center
Research projects, senior theses, and independent studeis don't have to be abstract endeavors removed from your daily life. How does your personal identity contribute to your academic research interests? What are the challeneges and opportunities to letting your identity guide your research and letting your research guide your social justice work? Join us for an unconventional conversation about scholarship and personal identity. Co-facilitated by Anne Moore who is a a program specialist, scholar development and Wayne Yeh A16. Qrunch is a regular Queer Brunch Conversation Series that brings together faculty, staff, and students from across Tufts to discuss hot topics in contemporary queer life. All are welcome. For more information email lgbt@tufts.edu. The Annual Queer Theory Lecture Series: The Queer Life of Diaspora - Race, Religion, and Resistance in Colorblind Europe
Tuesday, November 17, 4:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St.)
Fatima El-Tayeb takes a comparative approach to understanding racialization in both the U.S. and Europe, in order to challenge a U.S.-centric idea of "post-raciality" and the notion of a colorblind Europe. El-Tayeb critically discusses how racial difference figures in both representations of "the West"; where U.S. "post-racial" multiculturalism works through differential inclusion, Europe defines itself as unaffected by race and racism. She focuses on queer color activism in the U.S. and Europe to trace racialized communities' resistances to a global system of neoliberal multiculturalism, with specific attention to intersections between Black, Muslim, and Roma communities, whose activism she argues can offer important lessons for U.S. debates on diaspora, settler colonialism, and coalitional politics. Sponsored by Consortium of Studies for Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, and the Tufts LGBT Center. Trans Awareness Month: Performance by Slam Poet Superstar Kit Yan
Wednesday, November 18, 8 pm, Sophia Gordon Hall
Co-sponsored by the AS&E Diversity Fund and the Asian American Center. Trans Awareness Month: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Sunday, November 22, 7 pm, St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston. Meet at the LGBT Center at 5:30 pm
To memorialize those lost to transphobic violence around the world in the last year.
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Weekly Gatherings
Note: Additional gathering times are still being finalized and will be added in the coming weeks. For more information, please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
Mondays- Tufts Hindu Students Council: Puja, 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Tuesdays
- Capen Bible Study: Bible Study, 8-9 pm, Capen House
Wednesdays
- Tufts University Unitarian Universalists (10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2): Meeting, 7-8 pm, Interfaith Center
- C. Stacey Woods Programming Board: Large Group, 7:30 pm, Granoff 155
Thursdays- Tufts Buddhist Sangha: Meditation, 8:30-10 am, Goddard Chapel
- Non-denominational Christian Fellowship: Large Group, 7:30-9 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Freethought Society: Weekly Discussion Meeting, 7:30 pm, Eaton Hall 202
Fridays- Tufts Muslim Students Association: Jumah Prayer, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts: Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer, 3-5 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Hillel: Conservative and Reform Shabbat Services, 6 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Tufts Hillel: Shabbat Dinner, 7:15 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Chabad at Tufts University: Shabbat Dinner, 6:45 pm, Rohr Chabad House
- Chabad at Tufts University: Shabbat Service, 7:30 pm, Rohr Chabad House
Saturdays- Tufts Hillel: Conservative and Reform Shabbat Services, 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Sundays- Tufts Protestant Students Association: Worship Service, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Tufts Buddhist Sangha: Meditation, 7:15 pm, Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Hall
- Capen Bible Study: Bible Study, 8-9 pm, Capen House
- Capen Bible Study: Prayer and Worship, 9-10 pm, Capen House
- Catholic Community at Tufts: Mass, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
To learn meeting times for the following groups, please see our website for student leader contact information: - Tufts Baha'i Students Association
- Tufts CAFE (Interfaith)
- Tufts Campus HOPE (Seventh Day Adventist)
- Tufts Latter-day Saints Students Association
- Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship
- Tufts Sikh Students Association
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| About the University Chaplaincy Enews
The University Chaplaincy Enews is published weekly by the Tufts University Chaplaincy to promote programs and opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture, and social justice. To propose announcements for inclusion please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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The Tufts University Chaplaincy is a dynamic hub supporting religious, spiritual, ethical, and cultural life for all members of the Tufts community. We provide pastoral care, support religious and philosophical communities, educate about spiritual and ethical issues in society and the world, and promote multifaith engagement.
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