March 06, 2008


OUC FILM SERIES PRESENTS: WATER

Filed under: Screenings |  Earl Hall |  University Chaplain |  Extra-curricular

WATER Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi’s rise to power, the story begins when eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyias feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.

Date: Tuesday, March 11 Time: 7-9pm Location: Dodge Room, Earl Hall

Directed by Deepa Mehta Drama/Romance; Rated PG-13; 114 minutes;2006
Films are free. Group discussion follows screening. Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to http://oucfilmseries@columbia.edu  

For additional information, please contact 212.854.4194 or http://oucfilmseries@columbia.edu

Raquel J. Whittaker Office of the University Chaplain Earl Hall Center, Columbia University

212.854.4194 – phone
212.854.7798 – fax
rjw2110@columbia.edu



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February 19, 2007


EVENT: RACE AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES

Filed under: QUART |  Panels & Presentations |  Race & Culture |  Earl Hall |  University Chaplain

Common Meal: How Race Affects the Trans Experience

When: Wednesday, February 21, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Guastavino Room, Basement of St. Paul’s Chapel
Dinner will be served.  Please RSVP to commonmeal@columbia.edu with any dietary restrictions.
Co-sponsored by Black History Month 

At this Common Meal, the Office of the University Chaplain would like to have a discussion on the intersection between racial and ethnic identity and transgender identity.  How does one affect the other?  What specific challenges do trans people of color face within their respective ethnic communities and the LGBTQ community? (more…)



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