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With Dasha Chapman In this combined technique and theory course, students will engage in the practice of Haitian dance, and support this embodied learning with study of Haitian artists, history and culture. Bi-weekly physical practice introduces students to the foundations of Haitian dance, and reading, writing and discussion familiarizes students with both important Haitian dance […]
With Ashley Smith From battles against oil pipelines and fracking on indigenous lands, to the fight for clean fish and traditional sustenance fishing rights, to the struggle for indigenous sovereignty, Indigenous peoples around the globe are engaging in social and environmental activism. In this course we will consider how the histories of dispossession and settler […]
Tuesday, May 8th from 1-2:30PM
Celebrate the end of the year with Ethics & the Common Good! We’ll be holding an intentional space to get grounded, connected, nourished, and creative. Together we’ll explore the connections we’ve made with ECG this year, enjoy food and music, and decorate quilt blocks that will come together in a collaborative community quilt.
Image by Pete Railand from Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative for Critical Resistance by Desta Cantave, 15F The Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference, a conference for people across Western Massachusetts who are interested in social justice and equality in K-12 schools, was such a privilege to get to experience. The main programing event was in English […]
Thursday, April 26th from 4-5:30PM, FPH ELH
Join us in celebrating the work of Division III students connected to the Ethics & the Common Good Project, as we hear back from five of these students about their exciting multidisciplinary projects.
by Samuel Edwards, 15S For my summer internship funded through the Ethics and the Common Good Internship Grant, I worked at the Sexual Minorities Archives. The Sexual Minorities Archives is an archive based in Holyoke, Massachusetts that works on preserving LGBTQI+ history, as well as making this knowledge available to the public. A large part […]
Friday, March 30th, 1-2:30PM, Kern 106
Join ECG in practicing more generative ways of relating to ourselves, each other, and our community at Hampshire. In this practice space, we will share stories of connection to sensitize to each other’s challenges and support needs. After we hear each other’s stories, we will resonate to affirm the humanity in one another and appreciate the collective knowledge in the room. Through this practice, we hope to engage with our values regularly, keep collective resonance alive as a resource, combat the isolation often experienced on campus, and grow a trustful community we can rely on.
Thursday, March 22nd from 4-6:30PM
Join us for an off-campus field trip to one of the oldest and most unique LGBTQ grassroots archives in the country. The SMA is the home of archivist Ben Power and an incredible resource for research, academic projects, and internships – come explore this queer commons of literature, rare periodicals, music, and art from every era of LGBTQ life.
Tuesday, March 27th, 12-1PM, FPH Faculty Lounge
Join David Bollier, Reinventing the Commons Program Director, and Rachel Moriarty, Director of Operations, to learn more about the Schumacher Center’s efforts to envision a just and sustainable local economy.
Wednesday, Apr 4th, 12-1PM, FPH WLH
Join alum Alex S. Vitale F84 at a lunch talk with his new book, The End of Policing, interrogating the over-reliance on police and our restorative justice alternatives.