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Local events commemorate 9/11 anniversary
Leighanne Noonan
Issue date: 9/5/06 Section: News
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Peace and war will be remembered in the Northampton community as September 11 approaches. Northampton will host a peace fair on September 9 to commemorate the peaceful struggle of Mahatma Gandhi and to recognize the local organizations that have followed his example. Smith College will observe September 11, which marks the fifth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The campus has not recognized this notable date in recent years. However, according to Media Relations Director Kristen Cole, "This year was the fifth anniversary of the attacks and the college wants to pause to remember those who died and discuss the ways the world has changed since then."
The events will begin at 8:45 a.m. when senior music lecturer Grant Moss will conduct a fifteen-minute concert of bells on the campus carillon.
At 12:15 p.m., Jennifer Walters, dean of religious life at Smith, will hold a brief memorial service on Chapin lawn. The ceremony will honor those who died in the attacks and recognize the impact that the event had on this country and the world at large. The campus chaplains will join Walters in the ceremony.
Smith's commemoration will end in the evening with a panel discussion in Graham Auditorium, located in Hillyer Hall. Beginning at 7 p.m., a three-member panel will discuss how September 11 has influenced current government policy. The speakers will examine the changes to international relations, the impact and consequences of events on the Middle East and alterations to domestic policies and politics. The panelists will be Mlada Bukovansky, associate professor of government; Suleiman Mourad, assistant professor of religion; and Marc Lendler, associate professor of government. The discussion will be moderated by Floyd Cheung, assistant professor of English language and literature.
While Smith commemorates the anniversary of this tragedy, Northampton will recognize the date as the convocation of the nonviolent resistance movement that Mahatma Gandhi founded on September 11, 1906. Northampton will host a peace fair on Saturday, September 9, to pay tribute to Gandhi's ideas and actions. The event will showcase local peace and anti-war groups as well as organizations that promote alternative and sustainable ways of living.
The fair will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on the front lawn of the Unitarian Society on Main Street. Scheduled speakers include local activist Frances Crowe and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Program Coordinator Jo Comerford. Folksinger Tom Neilson and the Raging Grannies, an a capella protest group, are set to perform. Children's activities and pre-fair lessons on conducting nonviolent resistance are also planned.
The fair is sponsored by the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, the Western Massachusetts AFSC and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence.
All events at Smith and in Northampton are free and open to the public.
The campus has not recognized this notable date in recent years. However, according to Media Relations Director Kristen Cole, "This year was the fifth anniversary of the attacks and the college wants to pause to remember those who died and discuss the ways the world has changed since then."
The events will begin at 8:45 a.m. when senior music lecturer Grant Moss will conduct a fifteen-minute concert of bells on the campus carillon.
At 12:15 p.m., Jennifer Walters, dean of religious life at Smith, will hold a brief memorial service on Chapin lawn. The ceremony will honor those who died in the attacks and recognize the impact that the event had on this country and the world at large. The campus chaplains will join Walters in the ceremony.
Smith's commemoration will end in the evening with a panel discussion in Graham Auditorium, located in Hillyer Hall. Beginning at 7 p.m., a three-member panel will discuss how September 11 has influenced current government policy. The speakers will examine the changes to international relations, the impact and consequences of events on the Middle East and alterations to domestic policies and politics. The panelists will be Mlada Bukovansky, associate professor of government; Suleiman Mourad, assistant professor of religion; and Marc Lendler, associate professor of government. The discussion will be moderated by Floyd Cheung, assistant professor of English language and literature.
While Smith commemorates the anniversary of this tragedy, Northampton will recognize the date as the convocation of the nonviolent resistance movement that Mahatma Gandhi founded on September 11, 1906. Northampton will host a peace fair on Saturday, September 9, to pay tribute to Gandhi's ideas and actions. The event will showcase local peace and anti-war groups as well as organizations that promote alternative and sustainable ways of living.
The fair will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on the front lawn of the Unitarian Society on Main Street. Scheduled speakers include local activist Frances Crowe and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Program Coordinator Jo Comerford. Folksinger Tom Neilson and the Raging Grannies, an a capella protest group, are set to perform. Children's activities and pre-fair lessons on conducting nonviolent resistance are also planned.
The fair is sponsored by the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq, the Western Massachusetts AFSC and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence.
All events at Smith and in Northampton are free and open to the public.
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