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Fall 2005 EventsGuest Speakers and Other Events
Harry (Rick) Moody (AARP) “Elder Ethics” Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Family & Consumer Sciences Building, Room 108 (FCS-108) Dr. Moody is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as a number of books including: Abundance of Life: Human Development Policies for an Aging Society (Columbia University Press, 1988); Ethics in an Aging Society (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992); and Aging: Concepts and Controversies, a gerontology textbook now in its 3rd edition. His most recent book, The Five Stages of the Soul, was published by Doubleday Anchor Books (1997) and has been translated into seven languages worldwide. A graduate of Yale (1967) and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (1973), Dr. Moody taught philosophy at Columbia, Hunter College, New York University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. From 1999 to 2001 he served as National Program Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Faith in Action and, from 1992 to 1999, was Executive Director of the Brookdale Center at Hunter College. Before coming to Hunter, he served as Administrator of Continuing Education Programs for the Citicorp Foundation and later as Co-Director of the National Aging Policy Center of the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC. Harry Moody is known nationally for his work in older adult education and recently stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel. He has also been active in the field of biomedical ethics and holds appointment as an Adjunct Associate of the Hastings Center.
Marla and Angela Gibbs (Crossroads Arts Academy/Vision Theater) “Depression and Alcoholism: Restoring Health Through the Arts, Drama, and Poetry” Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Karl W. E. Anatol Conference Center (AS-110) Marla Gibbs, a Chicago native and former United Airlines reservation clerk, was transferred to Los Angeles and soon joined the Performing Arts Society of Los Angeles (PASLA) with her daughter Angela. She studied at the Mafundi Institute and Watts Writers Workshop (both in Watts). After a few bit parts, Ms. Gibbs landed the role of "Florence" in The Jeffersons where she gained international notoriety. Soon after, daughter Angela produced the award-winning Christine Houston play 227 in which Ms. Gibbs was cast as the lead by noted Director Ed Cambridge. It became a five-year hit series, now in syndication, on NBC. Marla is an eight-time NAACP Image Award winner, four-time Emmy Nominee, eight-time Family TV award winner, Essence Woman of the Year, Frances William's Women in Theatre West Award winner, Special Black Emmy Nominee honoree, Winner of two CEBA Awards, and a host of National and Local honors.
Angela Gibbs is an artist and Theater Administrator who has witnessed both the healing and transformative power of the arts. Co-founder of Crossroads Arts Academy and producer of the Theater, Gibbs has a prestigious list of productions. She helped develop an outreach program for at risk youth at Spellman college and a touring production for Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theater to help teachers' manage stress. According to one source, "she speaks from the heart. There is calmness in her earth mother presence. Though she is a young spirit, she has an advanced wisdom of experience." Angela was an actress before her mother. She had a supporting role in the classic 70's film Cleopatra Jones, but she also appeared in Together Brothers, the drive-in classic horror film Nurses, and on the Sitcom Sanford & Son, just to name a few. Donna Butts (Generations United), Executive Director Keynote Speaker Empowering Relative Caregivers “Stepping Into the Future” October 1, 2005 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. University Student Union This event is co-sponsored by the Odyssey Project. For more information, contact Laurence Gordon directly at laurencegordon@sbcglobal.net. “Laugh Your Way to Wellness and Wealth: Fighting the Risk Behaviors of Sickness and Poverty” Monday, October 3, 2005 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Karl W. E. Anatol Conference Center (AS-110) Daryl and Dwayne are veteran stand-up comedians who coined the phrase "Conscious Comedy." These two brilliant brothers offer a different type of humor that is not typical of black stand-up comedy today. An alternative to the comedy stylings of Def-Jam, "Conscious Comedy" is funny and socially relevant for these modern times. The twins use their wit to inform an audience about current events and the social ills that effect our society. They follow in the footsteps of great stand-up comedy legends such as Dick Gregory, their mentor and Paul Mooney, their father. And like these master joke-tellers, Daryl and Dwayne possess a special ability to make people laugh and think. In addition to their comedic talent, The Mooney Twins are also educators and motivators. Their lecture, "The Race Factor," is based on the toughest issues facing young adults today. This program encourages self examination and positive self-development of people in all races. The Mooney Twins developed the lecture after witnessing the effects of that negative behavior. Their newest lecture, called "Empower Yourself Now!" was developed to reflect the needs of the moment. The humorous and informative talk promotes positive self-development with an emphasis on such issues as self-esteem, racism, sexism, gender disrespect, drug/alcohol use, violence, and goal setting. Young people need tools and strategies that give them a foundation to stand on with confidence and courage. The Mooney Twins believe one solution is their "Empower Yourself Now!" program. The Mooney Twins are lecturers, stand-up comedians, and certified self-esteem educators living and working in the Los Angeles Area. Daryl and Dwayne are striving to transform the lives of young people and to diffuse the racial time-bomb ticking away in America today. Larry Mantle (National Public Radio) AirTalk at CSULB Question/Answer with Journalist Lawrence Christon Monday, October 24, 2005 6:30 p.m. Beach Auditorium, University Student Union (lower level next to the CSULB Alumni Office) Larry Mantle has been the host of AirTalk on KPCC since April 1st, 1985, making it the longest continuously airing daily talk program in Southern California. In these 20 years the fourth-generation Angeleno has interviewed thousands of prominent guests on an extraordinary array of topics, and received many journalistic awards in the process. Larry grew up in southwest Los Angeles, Inglewood, and Hollywood. He’s a graduate of Hollywood High School and Vanguard University of Southern California. AirTalk's guest list has included Jimmy Carter, Carl Sagan, Rosa Parks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Martin, Isabel Allende, Michael Caine, Bob Woodward, Milton Berle, Barbara Bush, Kevin Starr, and Cornel West. Mantle and the AirTalk team's journalistic awards include six Golden Mikes from the Radio & TV News Association of Southern California, Best Talk Show from New Times LA, and several L. A. Press Club and Associated Press awards. "As a fourth-generation Angeleno, I am so fortunate to have found a long term home at KPCC. The station has consistently grown in quality and size since my arrival 22 years ago, and that has allowed my career to progress without having to leave the region, or station, that are truly my homes," said Mantle. "Best of all, AirTalk allows me to converse with the finest possible radio audience. KPCC listeners care deeply about what's happening in their communities, and around the world. I get a thrill from connecting with our listeners from a wide range of backgrounds, communities and interests; and working with such a dedicated team at KPCC." Depression Awareness and Education Day Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. This half-day event, which is co-sponsored by the Odyssey Project, will include: information table with free literature, film presentation of “The Truth About Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College” with a follow-up discussion, and a guest speaker from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. For more information regarding the various events of the day, please call the Counseling and Psychological Services office at (562) 985-4001. Peter C. Whybrow, M.D. (University of California, Los Angeles) Director, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA Lecture “American Mania: When More Is Not Enough” Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:30-1:45 p.m. Karl W E. Anatol Conference Center (AS-110) Peter C. Whybrow, M.D. is Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (previously known as the Neuropsychiatric Institute) at the University of California in Los Angeles. He is also the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor and Executive Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Born in England, Dr. Whybrow received his training in endocrinology and psychiatry in London and North Carolina and was a member of the scientific staff of the British Medical Research Council before migrating to America to join the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School where he served as Chairman of Psychiatry and later as Executive Dean. He was subsequently the Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania before being recruited to direct UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute in 1997.
Peter Whybrow’s most recent book, American Mania: When More Is Not Enough, is a provocative neurobiological analysis of the origins of the instinctual and social behaviors that balance a market economy. American Mania explains how in America’s affluent and reward-driven migrant culture we are in danger of losing that balance, making ourselves sick in body and mind as we push the physiological limits of our evolutionary inheritance. Combining in lucid prose science, philosophy and history, and the personal stories for which as a writer Whybrow is well known, American Mania tells why this is happening in America and what can be done about it. “Sex Discussed Here” (H2F Comedy Productions, Inc.) Featuring Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot Thursday, October 27, 2005 Horn Center, Time to be determined Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot are sex and relationship educators. Their knowledge and comfort, combined with their honest, playful style, give audiences the tools they need to stay healthy and have fun. They have presented over two hundred programs around the country at colleges and universities, businesses, churches, regional and national conferences, and adult education centers. Marshall has a degree in Sexuality and Society from Brown University. He has over six years of experience running HIV and STD prevention programs, most recently as the Prevention Education Programs Manager at the Research and Evaluation Department of Fenway Community Health in Boston. Marshall founded Boston's the BiHealth Program and the Safer Sex Educator Team. He provided multi-session counseling with at-risk clients and trained and led a team of fifty educators to conduct outreach and education about safer sex, STDs, and sexuality. Marshall is also trainer of teachers for the Unitarian Universalist and United Church of Christ Our Whole Lives sexuality education program. He was named a "Person to Watch" by USA Today. As a breast cancer survivor who discovered a lump in her own breast at age 26, Dorian knows that being comfortable with her own body may have saved her life. As a result, she is passionate about increasing people's knowledge and comfort with their own bodies. Trained as a sexuality educator at Brown University, Dorian has authored several articles about the scientific study of female orgasm. In addition, she is a certified birth doula, providing professional labor support to women and their partners during childbirth. Marshall and Dorian are the authors of the Unmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried Couple (Marlowe & Company, 2002) a popular guidebook for couples of all sexual orientations, now in its third printing. Their media appearances include The O'Reilly Factor, The Early Show, CNN, The New York Times, National Public Radio, USA Today, Time, The New Yorker, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, The Los Angeles Times, and numerous other newspapers, radio, and television shows. Marshall and Dorian have been in a relationship together since 1993 and live in Albany, New York with their cat, Allegra, who was named before the popular allergy medicine.
Dr. Victoria Maizes (University of Arizona), Executive Director, Center for Integrative Medicine “What Should I Eat? An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Healthy Eating” Postponed to Spring 2006
Victoria Maizes, MD is Executive Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and an Associate Professor of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine and Public Health. She received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, College of Medicine, completed her residency in Family Medicine at the University of Missouri, Columbia and her fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Maizes is recognized as a national leader in the field of Integrative Medicine. She helped develop a comprehensive curriculum in Integrative Medicine for fellows, associate fellows, research fellows and founded the Integrative Family Medicine project, an innovative new educational model for family medicine residents. As co-chair of the education committee of the Consortium of Academic Medical Centers for Integrative Medicine whose mission is to promote integrative medicine, Dr. Maizes lead a team of educators developing objectives for medical students in integrative medicine. Dr Maizes lectures nationally on integrative medicine, women’s health, aging, communication skills, mind-body medicine, and herbal medicine. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on Integrative Medicine. Byron Hurt An Evening with Byron Hurt, documentary filmmaker of “Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip Hop” Wednesday, November 9, 2005 7:00 p.m. LH-151 Byron Hurt is the New York-based producer of the award-winning documentary and underground classic "I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America." His powerful new film -- a work-in-progress -- is entitled "Beyond Beats and Rhymes." This riveting documentary examines hypermasculinity, sexism and homophobia in hip hop culture. Conceived as a "loving critique" of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from a long-time hip hop head, BBR features highly revealing interviews with famous rappers such as Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes, along with cultural commentary from Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Kevin Powell, and Sarah Jones. “Beyond Beats and Rhymes” features on-the-street interviews with aspiring rappers, as well as interviews with young women at hip hop events.
Hurt, 35, is a former college football star and long-time gender violence prevention educator. He was one of the original members of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the leading rape and domestic violence prevention initiative in college and professional athletics. He is also the former associate director of the first gender violence prevention program in the United States Marine Corps.
Byron Hurt was the recipient in 1999 of the prestigious echoing green public service fellowship, an award given to ambitious young activists who are devoted to creating social change in their communities. Over the past decade, he has lectured at over one hundred college campuses and trained thousands of young men and women on issues related to gender, race, sex, violence, music and visual media. “Latinas, HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Summit” Conference Hosted by NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation & Leadership Training Co-sponsored by the Odyssey Theme-Year Project Thursday, December 1, 2005 (World Aids Day) 9:30 a.m. University Student Union Beach Ballrooms As HIV infection continues to rise among Latinas, little has been done to address their specific HIV risks and the contexts within which they occur. Between 60-70% of AIDS cases in Latin American women are found among married, monogamous women who were infected by their primary partners. In addition, Hispanics are the fastest growing group of those infected by HIV. The increase in newly diagnosed AIDS cases due to heterosexual transmission has risen from 3% to 31% from 1985-2003, and Latinos are more likely to be infected through heterosexual contact when compared to other groups. Furthermore, Hispanics are more likely to have full blown AIDS within one year, and will be dead within 18 months of their HIV diagnosis when compared to all other groups. Latinos continue to disproportionately suffer from major complications due to chronic and infectious diseases as a result of a lack of access to culturally and linguistically appropriate quality medical services and health care.
Prominent researchers and leaders in the Hispanic AIDS battlefield will present their research and will examine issues related to Latinas with or vulnerable to HIV, the disease on the US-Mexico border, cultural homophobia and risks posed to women through male sexual behavior, and the risks and HIV issues related to drug use. For additional information regarding this conference, please contact Lorena Chandler at (562) 985-5242 or lchandler@nclr.org. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSULB ~ Senior University Various 10th Anniversary Year Events November, 2005 – June 3, 2006 For more information call, (562) 985-8237 or visit their website at http://www.csulb.edu/centers/senior-university/ King Tut ~ Original Farmers Market Excursion Friday, October 21, 2005 OLLI ~ Senior University is offering an excursion to the King Tut exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to the Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles on Friday, October 21, 2005. The cost for this excursion, including roundtrip bus transportation, admission to the exhibit, and a visit to the Farmers Market is only $35.00. The bus leaves at 2:30 pm from CSULB Lot #9 on. The King Tut exhibit begins at 6 pm and the bus will depart LACMA at 8:30 pm.
We realize this is also the day of President Maxson's retirement party. If you wish to provide your own transportation so that you can attend both functions, please let us know when you purchase your ticket. Space is limited so make your reservations early. Please make checks payable to: CSULB Foundation and mail to: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute@ CSULB ~ Senior University 1250 Bellflower Blvd., HS&D 100 Long Beach, CA 90840-5609 If you have any questions, please call the OLLI~SU office at 562-985-8237. Performances Theatre Department - CAL REP Performances co-sponsored by the Odyssey Theme-Year Project Charles Bukowski performance, "Love, Bukowski" September 23 - October 15, 2005 Times vary. Edison Theatre in Downtown Long Beach For more information, please call the ticket office at (562) 985-5526 or see their http://www.calrep.org/boxoffice.htm.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center (CPAC) co-sponsored by the Odyssey Theme-Year Project Diavolo Dance Theatre World Premiere “Tombé du Ciel” Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2005 8:00 p.m. Gregory Popovich’s Pet Theatre Sunday, November 27, 2005 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. For information regarding any of the CPAC events, please contact their ticket office directly at (562) 985-7000 or visit their website at www.CarpenterArts.org. Latin American Studies Film Series Admission Free Thursday, September 29, 2005 7 p.m. University Theatre Life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramón's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. Through the gift of his love, these two women are inspired to accomplish things they never previously thought possible. Despite his wish to die, Ramón taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life. Though he could not move himself, he had an uncanny ability to move others. In Spanish with English subtitles. “Mina Alaska” “Vuelve Sebastiana” Thursday, October 6, 2005 7 p.m. University Theatre “Vuelve Sebastiana” Winner First Prize, Ethnographic Category 1956 SODRE Film Festival, Uruguay Directed by Jorge Ruiz (25 minutes) This ethnographic documentary on the Chipaya Indian community focuses on the daily life and culture of Sebastiana Kespi, a Chipaya girl. An Aymara boy introduces Sebastiana to his world, and she decides to stay. The seduction of her new world is so strong that Sebastiana’s grandfather must come and persuade her to return to her roots. New 35mm print created by the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive and California State University, Long Beach, Film and Electronic Arts Department. “Mina Alaska” Directed by Jorge Ruiz (84 minutes) A young American journalist, Jenny Smith, searches in Bolivia for her grandfather, a treasure hunter from whom she hasn’t heard in a long time. Her ad in the newspaper, offering a reward for information about her grandfather’s whereabouts, is answered by a fierce gold smuggler who knew her grandfather. On her journey she finds her grandfather’s partner, Rodrigo Diaz (played by Hugo Roncal), who has the answer to her search. First Latin American film to be restored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive, in collaboration with the Cinemateca Boliviana, and California State University, Long Beach, Film and Electronic Arts Department. Film Preservationist Josef Lindner of the Academy Film Archive will give a presentation about film restoration prior to the screening of both films. “Farmingville” Thursday, October 13, 2005 7 p.m. University Theatre The series continues with the documentary film “Farmingville,” winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, directed by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini. The hate-based attempted murders of two Mexican day laborers in Farmingville, N.Y., a small Long Island town, revealed a new front line in the border wars: suburbia. Carlos Sandoval will introduce the film and afterwards there will be a Q&A. “Como el gato y el ratón” Thursday, October 20, 2005 7 p.m. University Theatre “Como el gato y el ratón (A Game of Cat and Mouse),” a dramatic film about a squabble between two families which turns into two warring factions directed by Colombian Rodrigo Triana. Triana’s film won the Golden Lion and Youth Awards in 2002 at the Biarritz Film Festival. More information is available by calling Jose Sánchez-H. at 562/985-766, Norma Chinchilla at 562/ 985-4760, Alicia del Campo at 562/985-5138, or Jayne Howell at 562/985-5192.
2005-2006 Odyssey Theme-Year Hosted by the College of Health and Human Services For updated Odyssey information, call (562) 985-4546 or e-mail Rachel Brophy, Student Programs, Coordinator for Academic Projects at rpbrophy@csulb.edu.
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