Imagining Freedom: 2nd Annual Black August Roundtable on Resistance, Resilience, and Abolition
"Imagining Freedom: 2nd Annual Black August Roundtable on Resistance, Resilience, and Abolition"
Description:Join us for the Second Annual Black August Prison Education Program Student/Faculty Roundtable, a powerful dialogue between Lewis University’s Prison Education Program students and faculty. Together, we’ll explore the lived realities of systems-impacted individuals and the transformative potential of Black liberation struggles. Through the lenses of African American and Abolitionist Studies, this conversation will center voices from within carceral spaces to envision a world beyond violence, rooted in justice, resistance, and radical hope.
?? Wednesday, August 27th?? 12:30 – 2:00 PM?? University Dining Room & on Zoom.
Event Name: Black August PEP-Faculty Roundtable. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity. Event Locator: 2025-AATAMG.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Black August "Confines of Place" Film Screening + Discussion
Join Dr. Tennille Allen, Lewis professor and chair of sociology, for a Black August screening of a documentary on mass incarceration created in collaboration with men incarcerated at Stateville Prison. Directors of the film will be present for a post-screening discussion. This event is part of Lewis's month-long observance of Black August. All are welcome.
Event Name: Confines of Place - Film Screening. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity. Event Locator: 2025-AATAMJ.
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Black August Film Screening + Discussion: One Millions Experiments
The experimental documentary "One Milliion Experiments" explores real-word, community-driven approaches to safety, healing, and liberation. It invites viewers to ask: What does safety look like without police and prisons? The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s creators. All are welcome. Contact: Shireen Roshanravan at sroshanravan@lewisu.edu or Tennille Allen at allente@lewisu.edu for more information.
Event Name: Black August Film Screening + Discussion. Event Locator: 2025-AATBDA. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
DL 250 Damian Auditorium.
Exploring Rome: The Eternal City Jubilee and Pilgrimage 2025
Join Dr. cremin and the History Department to hear about the 2025 Jubilee, the sacred space of Rome and the importance of time.
Event Name: Exploring Rome: The Eternal City. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: History Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATBMD.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
Art Reception for Chicago Society of Artists: An Artistic Dialogue
This will be an art reception for the group Chicago Society of Artists. Established in 1887, the Chicago Society of Artists is now into its third century. Much of CSA's renown is due to its members' abilities to express and interpret the human experience via artistic versatility and eclectic styles across a variety of art mediums. CSA members honor the legacy of the past by creating an artistic legacy for the future. The exhibit will be on view August 18-September 19, 2025.
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Name: Art Reception. Event Locator: 2025-AATANH.
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Reception Room FA 127, The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery FA 128, Clifford & Rita Berglund Community Room FA 129.
Aionios Piano Trio Concert
A&I PAS event forecoming.
Event Name: Aionios Piano Trio Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2024-AASKAL.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.
Exploring Rome: The Eternal City - Travel Study
The presentation explores how students have moved from tourists to travelers. Learn some helpful tips and consider your travel plans that may include Rome.
Event Name: Exploring Rome: The Eternal City. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: History Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATBMC.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
De La Salle Hall Classroom DL 209.