Indy helps Haiti

Panel on Haiti: In the Wake of the Quake: Rethinking and Rebuilding Haiti February 17, 2010

 The School of Liberal Arts’ Africana Studies Program’s Committee on African and African American Studies Presents: “In the Wake of the Quake: Rethinking and Rebuilding Haiti”

Wednesday March 3, 2010 from 6:00-7:30 pm

In Room CE  409: IUPUI Campus Center – at the corner of Michigan Street & University Boulevard (This is a new building with Barnes & Noble is above)

Panelists Include:

• Dr. Didier Gondola (Professor of History)
• Dr. Tim Brothers (Associate Professor of Geography)
• Dr. Una Osili (Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Research, Center of Philanthrophy)
• Dr. Amy Reinsel (Adjunct Professor of World Languages and Cultures)
  Leonce John-Baptiste (IUPUI Alum and Member of Haitian Association of Indiana)
• Patricia Jordan (IUPUI Student, Olaniyan Scholars Program)

Creative Performance choreographed and scripted by Dr. Regina Turner, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and University College.

Speakers will:

• Address the myths and misunderstandings about Haiti and its history
• Learn about the environmental context and natural hazards
• Provide information about Haiti’s complicated relationship with the U.S.
• Share resources to help with the effort to rebuild the Haitian nation.

For more information:

Jennifer Thorington Springer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
IUPUI – Cavanaugh Hall 501K
425 N University Boulevard
Indianapolis IN 46202
Phone: (317) 278-2636
Fax: (317) 278-1287
Email: jtspring@iupui.edu