Events

Join us on Wednesday, April 17, from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the Library 2nd Floor Apse for this special event that is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week. This community and college panel will address issues around identifying as a survivor of sexual abuse/assault/harassment.

Join us for a reading and discussion with LaToya Council and Caroyln Choi, authors of the first kids’ book about intersectionality.

Whether you know it or not, video cameras are used to record events and activities on campus and in Colorado Springs for several purposes, such as improving safety and security on campus, ensuring we comply with traffic laws throughout the city, and even as a means of conducting academic research. Our own smart devices may even contribute to this data gathering. What ever happened to the right to privacy, though?  Is this even a valid concern in 2020?  Join us for a thoughtful discussion of the legality and morality of surveillance in Colorado!

Dominican sisters, Carol Gilbert, OP and Ardeth Platte, OP, were present at the United Nations in 2017 joining witnesses and ambassadors, testifying and advocating for passage of the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. They return to the UN annually to monitor nations regarding the treaty. The sisters have dedicated their lives to raising their voices for justice and global peace. Don’t miss hearing their story and perspective on the global community’s response toward nuclear disarmament.

Come to this panel discussion to understand what is happening with refugees globally. We'll explore the extent of the global refugee crisis, and then seek to understand the resettlement and integration process here in Colorado. Our panelists come with a variety of perspectives, including research, state government, and lived experience as a refugee. 

Panelists include:

Bidur Dahal, Refugee Stabilization Coordinator, Colorado Refugee Services Program

Jennifer Kling, Assistant Professor Philosophy

Leaders of local NGOs discuss how the national debt affects specific organizations in our community of Colorado Springs. By 2048, the highest category of spending will be on the interest of debt, bypassing R&D, Defense, and Infrastructure... keeping that in mind how will the government continue to support our national and state parks of Colorado Springs, homeless shelters, and even subsided school lunches for elementary students? Learn about the effects of government on these fields and how they predict it might hurt or help them in the next 10-20 years.

Six years after the founding of Black Lives Matter and four months after the shooting of De’Von Bailey, what is the state of the relationship between the police and the Colorado Springs community?  Do different communities within Colorado Springs experience the police differently? Do they have different relationships with law enforcement?  Our panelists will provide context for a dialogue about how we might begin to bridge the gaps between the disparate parts of our community.

Colorado Springs is facing an affordable housing crisis that's getting worse every year. Join the organizers of the Colorado Springs Pro-Housing Partnership to discuss its root causes and how, by mobilizing our community, we can begin to move towards solutions. 

Are you attending the October 16 event An Evening with Jonathan Haidt at the Sheppard Arts Learning Studio? Join us afterwards and continue the discussion at our Just Talk (After) event!

When: Wednesday, October 16, immediately after An Evening with Jonathan Haidt

The current refugee crisis is unparalleled in history in its size and severity. According to the UNHCR, there are roughly 70 million refugees worldwide, the vast majority of whom are refugees as the result of wars and other military actions. This social and political crisis—1 in every 120 humans is a refugee—cries out for a response. Morally and politically, how should we understand this crisis? What, if anything, do we owe war refugees, and why?