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- Re-Birth - Art Installation by Sheila Pree Bright12:00 am
- Hostile Terrain 94 - InstallationAll day
- Materials Day 2020 - Design and Fabrication of Tissue ArchitectureAll day
- "Who Is My Neighbor?" Art by John August Swanson6:00 am
- CCD Workshop: Make Handshake Work for You8:00 am
- SHS Immunization Clinic9:00 am
- Peer Led Yoga9:00 am
- National Boston Cream Pie Day10:00 am
- Energy of the Future: Clean Energy Markets in the Wake of COVID-1911:00 am
- Energy of the Future: Clean Energy Markets in the Wake of COVID-1911:00 am
- Social Impact Seed Grant Info Session12:00 pm
- Grad School Info Session: Yale University12:00 pm
- Diversity & Inclusion Networking Series w/BU Alumni2:00 pm
- Destress Sesh for Faculty and Staff with Disabilities Presented by SAFEBUDS2:00 pm
- Discrimination of Minorities in Europe: Differences, Similarities, and Intersections2:30 pm
- CISE Seminar: Raadhakrishnan Poovendran, University of Washington3:00 pm
- Coffee & Conversation: Are You Spiritual or Religious (or Neither)?3:00 pm
- Classroom + Career Q&A: Mid-Semester & Midterm Study Help3:00 pm
- Linguistics Colloquium: Annette D'Onofrio3:30 pm
- GMSSO General Meeting4:00 pm
- Artist Talk: Sheila Pree Bright on Re-Birth Installation4:00 pm
- Jewsky Shabbat5:00 pm
- LGBTQIA+ Student Reception5:00 pm
- Zombie Desert Virtual Escape Room8:00 pm
"Who Is My Neighbor?" Art by John August Swanson
This collection of prints and posters created by John August Swanson speak to the Boston University School of Theology’s theme, Power, Privilege, and Prophetic Witness. Through colorful images and compelling text drawn from the Bible, writings by prominent theologians, poets, and activists, Swanson tells us the stories of those that inspire us to be better human beings. The viewer sees with our eyes how themes of ecology, assisting underserved populations, and equal rights for all are cries for justice and community. Depictions of figures like St. Francis of Assisi, and the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Daniel Berrigan, S.J., Pope Francis, John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and E.E. Cummings ask the viewer to consider the harsh truths about unfair wages, global warming, the strife of indigenous people, immigration reform, Black lives, and other complex social issues. Swanson serves to motivate us, to push us into action through expressive art and language. And hopefully, we accept his challenge, though the path to peace is riddled with pain, struggle, and sacrifice. Today, more than any other moment in recent history, we must explore the works of this artist to better understand ourselves so we may fight for a better world.
When | 6:00 am – 7:00 am every day until Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
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Building | 745 Commonwealth Avenue |
Room | Moore Community Center and Online |
Contact Name | Kara Jackman |
Phone | 617-353-1323 |
Contact Email | kjackman@bu.edu |
Contact Organization | STH Library |
Fees | Free |