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| Rising Up: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Communities in Post-9/11 America
Public Talk with Deepa Iyer, Author of "We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape our Multiracial Future"
Wednesday, October 5, 4:30 pm, Cohen Auditorium
For questions, contact Professor Pawan Dhingra.
Sponsored by the Consortium of Studies on Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, Asian American Studies Minor, Asian American Center, Sociology Department, Africana Center, International Center, Latino Center, LGBT Center, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Office of Residential Life and Learning, Peace and Justice Studies, Religion Department, and the University Chaplaincy.
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| Post-Deepa Iyer Dinner and Discussion
Wednesday, October 5, 6:30 pm, Remis Sculpture Court
Tufts Association of South Asians (TASA) is hosting a space for dinner, reflection, and discussion after Deepa Iyer's lecture. The dinner and discussion is open to all, irrespective of whether you could attend the lecture. We hope to discuss our experiences, fears, and hopes as a racialized post-9/11 society and its implications, for especially all people of color. Co-sponsored by the Asian American Center and the University Chaplaincy.
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Mindful Mondays and Fridays in Goddard Chapel
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| Mondays and Fridays, Noon, Goddard Chapel
Join Priya Sraman, Buddhist in Residence and advisor to the Tufts Mindfulness Buddhist Sangha, for an hour of guided meditation (with various lengths of sitting), followed by conversation, tea, and light snacks. Various forms of meditation will be led, followed by some dharma discussion. All students are welcome.
These programs are sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer.
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Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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| Jewish High Holidays Celebrations
Join Tufts Hillel for High Holiday services, meals, and creative programming. Dates to remember: - Rosh Hashanah, October 2-4, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Yom Kippur, October 11-12, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Join us at Tufts Hillel for High Holiday services, meals, and creative programming. There are a lot of exciting events taking place throughout the holidays. Visit our website for more information. You can make a reservation for the meals by clicking here. Cost for Dinners: $15/Meal.
You can make a reservation for the meals here. Registration is required for meals. Please register here. Make sure to print out your confirmation email and bring it with you to any meal you attend. Tickets are not required to attend services.
Want to send a gift for a sweet new year? TSR and Hillel have teamed up to bring you Rosh Hashanah Gift Baskets. These baskets will include kosher honey sticks, fresh apples, honey cakes, rugalach, and Rosh Hashanah readings. Start the new year off right, by sending a Rosh Hashanah Gift basket.
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Analyzing the Racialization of Muslim Masculinities
Friday, October 7, 2-3:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
In this lecture Dr. Khoja-Moolji analyzes Anglophone media cultures to show how renderings of Muslim male bodies as monstrous and in/sub-human have consequences for our understandings of the "human" as well as for the treatment of Muslim-presenting men en masse. For more information, please contact Muslim Chaplain Celene Ibrahim.
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Humanist Small Group Reflection: Langston Hughes
Friday, October 7, 5:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop St)
At the Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy, we hope to foster a comfortable environment for people to engage in honest discussions about the challenges in their lives, and to explore how people outside traditional religion approach questions that many faith traditions engage regularly. Our day to day lives, on campus and off, can be challenging just as they are exciting, but we don’t always take a structured hour in the week to sit down and reflect on the ways we’ve grown, and the lessons we can learn from the experiences of others.
At small group reflections, the Humanist in Residence facilitates an open, respectful, and confidential conversations around a theme that concerns and informs many of our choices and experiences on our life journey. This week's reflection will open with a poem from writer Langston Hughes--though Hughes did not identify as a Humanist, his engagement with religion and the social realities of lower class Black Americans is important for all of us to explore. All are welcome to small group reflections and light refreshments will be served. For more on this week's program, visit the Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy website.
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Weekly Protestant Evening Worship
Sunday, October 9, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
Whoever you are, however you come, there is always room for YOU in the PEW. Every Sunday at 7 pm in Goddard Chapel we gather for worship, followed by a fellowship time with light refreshments. This week, hear Pastor Sara Garrard of Old West United Methodist preach and celebrate Holy Communion. All are welcome.
Read Sara's biography here.
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Catholic Mass
Sunday, October 9, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
All students/faiths are welcome to attend and there will be refreshments (usually cookies and/or cheese and crackers) served afterwards. For more info contact Julia Zubiago (julia.zubiago@tufts.edu), the Interfaith Coordinator, or Christopher Kuhner (christopher.kuhner@tufts.edu), the Vice-President and Coordinator of the Masses. Leading Mass: Francis Alvarez
Francis Alvarez entered the Society of Jesus in the Philippines shortly after graduating from college in 1997. Ordained in 2009, he has been missioned to teach high school students, work in parishes, and serve as a hospital chaplain. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education at Boston College in preparation for his ministry of forming pastors for the Philippine Church.
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| Leading Mass: Daniel Corrou SJ
Dan grew up in Saratoga Springs NY, and met the Jesuits at LeMoyne College where he was impressed by the combination of academic rigor, social concern and spiritual depth that he saw in the Jesuits and lay professors with whom he studied. After two years as a Jesuit Volunteer teacher in Micronesia he returned to the U.S. and earned a Masters in Theological Studies at Harvard University. Before entering the Jesuits, Dan worked at Fidelity investments, the Jesuit Volunteers International, and Holy Cross. As a Jesuit, Dan earned an MA in Philosophy at the University of London and studied Arabic and served with the Jesuit Refugee Services in Beirut, Lebanon working with Syrian refugees. As the director of JRS programs in Beirut he coordinated food, blanket, and basic needs distribution, home visits teams, and opened schools and community centers. He is now a student at Boston College where he is studying theology in preparation for ordination.
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| Third Annual Workshop of the Consortium in Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora: Native American and Indigenous Studies, Colonialism, and the University
Friday, October 14, Noon-8 pm, Sophia Gordon Hall
The Third Annual Workshop of the Consortium in Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora considers the theme " Native American and Indigenous Studies, Colonialism, and the University." The symposium, hosted at Tufts University on unceded tribal territories, will celebrate the first Indigenous Peoples Day at Tufts University that follows last year’s student-driven activism and faculty vote to change the name of Columbus Day.
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| Muharram Lecture by Dr. Sadik Kassim
Monday, October 17, 7 pm, Interfaith Center
In commemoration of the occasion of Muharram, Tufts Muslim Life is pleased to host Dr. Sadik Kassim. The program begins at 7 pm and will include a light dinner following the lecture. The event is co-sponsored by the Omid Center of Greater Boston. All are welcome.
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| Global Mission Fellows Program Info Session and Lunch
Friday, October 21, Noon, Mayer Campus Center 203
What does “mission” mean to you? Come share your thoughts on how to reclaim this controversial term, and learn about exciting opportunities to make a positive difference in our world. Join Tufts Protestant Chaplain Dan Bell and Methodist Mission Advocate Janjay Innis for a free lunch and conversation about the Global Mission Fellows program, which connects young adults with justice-based organizations in the U.S. and around the world. For more information, contact Tufts Protestant Chaplain at Daniel.Bell@tufts.edu.
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| Yoga for Refugee Relief
Saturday, October 22, 5:30-7:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
Esteemed yoga teacher Arielle Danziger will lead an evening of yoga to support Eyes on Refugees Foundation and the Syrian American Medical Society, sponsored by the Muslim Student Association. Donations are suggested of $10 or more, and there will be light snacks served. For more information, email Shaiza.Anwar@tufts.edu.
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The Fletcher School Conference on Religion, Law & Diplomacy
Saturday, October 29, 9 am-5 pm, Asean Auditorium
The conference is a unique mix of academics, practitioners and community leaders that highlights the complex relationship between religion and state across communities and nations. This year’s theme, human security, underlines the demand for a greater understanding of religion and religious organizations. The conference will demonstrate that marginalizing the role that religion plays in the international sphere minimizes our ability to contextualize, analyze and solve problems related to human security. The one-day conference, consisting of three panels—Religion and Changing Global Challenges; Human Security and Migration; and Identity andCitizenship—will provide a forum to discuss how religion affects these spheres and how an understanding of religious influences improves policy-making. Ambassador Marriët Schuurman, NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, will be the keynote speaker for the conference. Please register for this event at the following link.
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RPP Bicentennial Keynote Colloquium with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee
Thursday, October 6, Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Ave
Join the Harvard Divinity School for the Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium Dinner Series. A 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee, is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate. The event will be moderated by David N. Hempton, Dean of Harvard Divinity School and Ann Braude, director of the Women’s Studies in Religion Program and Senior Lecturer on American Religious History.
RSVP as soon as possible. Space is limited. Visit the RPP website to learn more.
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| Lunch & Learn with Dr. Elizabeth Hinton from Harvard University
Wednesday, October 5, 12-1:30 pm in the CHAT Seminar Room, Fung House, 48 Professor’s Row
Author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America (Harvard, 2016). If you have not yet sent an rsvp but plan to attend, please email danuta.forbes@tufts.edu ASAP.
Civic Life Lunch: Simon Rosenberg, A85
Thursday, October 6, Noon, Lower Conference Room, Tisch College
Join Simon Rosenberg, A85, as he discusses the evolution of the 2016 presidential election and predictions as we get closer to Election Day. Rosenberg is President and Founder of NDN, a leading progressive think tank and advocacy organization. He's also worked in national politics and media for more than 20 years, in network television and as a writer and producer at ABC News, before working on the Dukakis and Bill Clinton Presidential campaigns. After the campaigns, he worked at the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Leadership Council, and then started NDN in 1996. Learn more here. Be the Change: Tisch Symposium
Thursday, October 6, 5 pm, Alumnae Lounge
Pizza! Raffle! Community Partnership opportunities! Join us on Thursday, October 6 in Alumnae Lounge between to hear about all the different ways to get involved with Tisch College. Students and staff will be on hand to talk about programs and clubs, volunteering opportunities, and political engagement. Stop by before the Common Book keynote to find ways to get involved, eat some food, and enter a raffle for gift certificates to great local restaurants! Check out the Facebook event here. National Coming Out Day Celebration
Wednesday, October 12, Noon, Lower Campus Center
Join us as we celebrate National Coming Out Day. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to take the mic to share their stories, feelings, and thoughts on their identity, queer life at Tufts or anything else. Race, Colonialism, and Disapora (RCD) Student Welcome Event
Wednesday, October 12, 5 pm, Alumnae Lounge
Campus-wide Dinner and Discussion. Build the conversation with profs about how race, colonialism, class, gender, sexuality, and diaspora intersect right here on the Tufts campus, and right now in our world. RCD program directors & lectures have kindly agreed to lead the small group discussions at this event. Tufts International Center's Annual Winter Coat Drive
October 4 to October 13, 9 am to 5 pm, International Center (20 Sawyer Avenue)
The International Center is accepting donations for our annual winter coat drive for our first- year international (undergraduate) students on Tufts University’s financial aid. Please drop off any unwanted items you may have at the International Center (20 Sawyer Avenue) between 9 am-5 pm through Thursday, October 13, 2016. We will be happy to accept donations of used or new winter coats, jackets, and scarves/gloves/hats. We are sorry we cannot accept donations of other clothing items. All sizes are appreciated. Out on the Town: A Queer Tour of Boston
Saturday, October 15, 9 am, Tufts LGBT Center
Eager to explore all that Boston has to offer? This field trip explores queer social, artistic, and community life in the Boston area. We will visit The History Project, Fenway Health, and Calamus Bookstore. The day will include a lunch with LGBT Tufts alum at Club Café. All are welcome. A Year Like No Other: Politics and the Press in 2016
Monday, October 17, 7 pm, Distler Auditorium, Granoff Music Center
Join us, less than a month before Election Day, for an exciting panel discussion on media and politics moderated by acclaimed journalist and Tisch College Professor of the Practice, David Gregory. The panelists will include Tufts alumnus Patrick Healy, A93, New York Times political correspondent; and Asma Khalid, a political reporter at NPR, and Jake Horowitz, co-founder of Mic. They will focus on the intersection of demographics and politics in the 2016 election. RSVP here. A Conversation with Filmmaker Pamela To
Friday, October 21, 10:30 am, Asian American Center, Start House, 17 Latin Way
Pamela Tom is a documentary and narrative film director and producer. Her work often explores themes of identity, body image, and the intersection of Asian aesthetics and American culture. Her award-winning short, Two Lies, about a Chinese American mother who undergoes plastic surgery to make her eyes rounder, screened at Sundance and New Directors/New Films. TYRUS is her feature debut. Breakfast will be served! See the flyer for more information. Roundtable: Immigration Policy and Practice
Monday, October 24, Noon, Chase Center, Tufts Medford Campus
Roberto Gonzales will be joined by community members specializing in immigration law and advocacy to discuss issues in policy and practice with students. Lunch will be provided.
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Resources, Scholarships, and Opportunities
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Boston+Acumen: Design Thinking and Social Impact
Tuesday, October 11, 7 pm, Impact Hub Boston, 50 Milk St, Boston
Interested in learning about using design thinking to solve problems in the social sector? Join Boston+Acumen and special guest Naz Mirzaie of Essential design on October 11 for an evening of empathy maps, storyboarding, and more. Click here for more details and to purchase tickets. Hurry, space is limited. 3rd Annual Reach (OUT) LGBTQA+ Career Conference
Friday, November 4 to Saturday, November 5, 716 Columbus Ave, 6th Floor Suite
This event focuses on the perspectives & concerns of queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, intersex, and asexual students in preparation for co-op, internships and professional life beyond campus. Students will meet with professionals from various industries to discuss questions in one-on-one sessions, and develop professional skills in presentations dedicated to preparing for professional working environments. Click here to register. Registration required.
Mass Atrocities and Genocide (IMAGe) Fellows Program
The Tufts Initiative on Mass Atrocities and Genocide (IMAGe) invites undergraduate students to apply to be a member of the IMAGe Fellows program. The fellowship is an opportunity to participate in discussions and attend events related to mass violence as a member of a dynamic cohort of undergraduate, graduate and PhD students. Please contact Rachel.Porter@tufts.edu by Sunday, October 9 for information on how to apply.
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. 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. Go here for more information, or email maggie.mcmorrow@tufts.edu.
Help Kids Learn: Join Tufts Jumpstart
Jumpstart is a national early education organization that recruits and trains college students and community Corps members to serve preschool children in low-income neighborhoods. The Tufts Jumpstart site, housed at Tisch College, is seeking student leaders, volunteer coordinators, and corps members for the 2016-2017 academic year. Jumpstart participants can get certified in EEC (Early Education and Care) in Massachusetts and enroll in exclusive service learning courses at Tufts’ Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. They are also eligible for work-study and for the AmeriCorps education award ($1,200). Go here for more information, or e-mail darby.sanders@tufts.edu.
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Fall 2016 Support and Discussion Groups
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) Meetings on Campus
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Noon-1 pm, Campus Center 218
Tuesdays, 7-8 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
For more information, contact Ian Wong from Tufts Health Promotion at Ian.wong@tufts.edu or 617-627-5495 or learn more here. Join a Free Group: Open to Current Tufts Students
Support and therapy groups are an opportunity to receive multiple perspectives, encouragement, and feedback in a safe and confidential environment. The experience can deepen your self-awareness, enhance your relationship skills and allow you to experiment with new ideas and ways of being. Workshops and discussion groups provide you the opportunity to learn more effective college living and skill building. We offer workshops throughout the semesters on a drop-in basis. Learn more and sign up here.
Weekly and Biweekly Groups - Survivors Support Group: Connection, Education, Healing
- Self Care and Race Based Trauma
- First Generation College Student Support Group
- Understanding Self and Others
- Anxiety and Stress Reduction Group
- Group for Students Impacted by Undocumented Status
Resources for International Students - Connections: International Graduate Student Discussion Group
- Secrets to Intercultural Friendship Workshop
- Decoding U.S. Culture: Cultural Adjustment and Stress Management Strategies for International Students
Monthly Drop-In Health and Wellness Events - Pause for Paws: Animal Assisted Therapy and Relaxation Techniques
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Upcoming Religious Holidays and Festivals
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Navaratri
Saturday, 10.1 – Monday, 10.10.2016
A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess). Ashurah ('Ashurah)
Tuesday, 10.11.2016
For Sunni Muslims, it is a voluntary fast day. Many important events are believed to have occurred on this day, such as Noah's leaving the Ark and the freedom and departure of the Children of Israel from Egypt. For Shi'i Muslims, it is a time of mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Husain (the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad) on the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram.Dusserah (Vijaya Dashami)
Tuesday, 10.11.2016
The concluding day of a 10-day festival honoring various goddesses, especially Durga, and Lord Rama, a manifestation of the God Vishnu. The 10-day festival is known as Navaratri (“nine nights”) and Durga Puja (“worship of Durga”). Its pervading theme is the victory of good over evil. Vijaya greetings are sent to friends and relatives. Yom Kippur
Tuesday, 10.11 – Wednesday, 10.12.2016
(Or Day of Atonement.) The conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe, Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is characterized by repentance, fasting, and forgiveness. Begins at sundown.
These events are drawn from the multifaith calendar maintained by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School. To see more upcoming religious holidays and festivals, please click here.
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For more information about Tufts religious and philosophical community weekly gathering times, please go to our website. Mondays
- Guided Meditation and Tea with Tufts Buddhist in Residence Priya Sraman, Noon-1:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Protestant Students Association: Book Club, 12:15 pm, Mayer Campus Center 219
Tuesdays
- Tufts University Unitarian Universalists Weekly Meetings: 7:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Tufts Hindu Students Council: Puja, 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Wednesdays
- Protestant Students Association: Noonday Prayer, Noon-1:15 pm, MacPhie Conference Room, Dewick Dining Hall
- C. Stacey Woods Programming Board: Large Group, 7:30 pm, Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
Thursdays
- Humanist Community at Tufts Weekly Meetings: Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Eaton 201
- Non-denominational Christian Fellowship: Large Group, 7:30-9 pm, Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
- Tufts Adventist Christian Fellowship Weekly Meetings: Thursdays, 8 pm, Campus Center 012
- Protestant Students Association: Compline and Spiritual Formation, 9-10 pm, Goddard Chapel
Fridays
- Guided Meditation and Tea with Tufts Buddhist in Residence Priya Sraman, Noon-1:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Muslim Students Association: Jumah Prayer, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts: Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer, 3-5 pm alternate weeks, Interfaith Center
- Small Group Reflections Led by Humanist in Residence: Fridays, 5:30 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
- Protestant Students Association: Worship Service, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
- 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 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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