[Nwsanet] Calendar of Events: 04/23/07

[Juned Shaikh]

1) Poetic Spaces: An exhibition of photographs and poetry
2) Seattle Public Library, Tasveer, and Trikone events 
3) April 25 - Bharti Kirchner & Indu Sundaresan: Panel Discussion on Writing India in the Northwest 
4) April 28 - Cabeiri Robinson – Kashmir after the Quake
5) May 8 – Keith Snodgrass - Classroom on the World - Kashmir: Disputed Territory & Nuclear Threats
6) May 10 – Max Foundation’s silent auction for cancer patients worldwide
7) May 18-19 – Symposium: Patronage, Performance, Procession, and Pilgrimage
8) June 27-29 - Teaching World Religion: Annual Seminar for Educators
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)

March 19- April 30, 2007

Kalam: Margins Write and the South Asia Center Present -

Poetic Spaces – An exhibition of photographs and poetry of the young living in the socio-economic margins of Calcutta
Venue: Odegaard Library, UW Seattle 
March 19 – April 30, 2007

Youth living in the margins of urban culture are represented with static, one-dimensional identities – disempowered, uncreative, non-intellectual, criminal, and exploited.

Poetic Spaces captures young, emerging poets living in the social margins of Kolkata, whose poetry arises from the moments, the moods, the habits, the landscapes, the routines, the chores, the addiction, and the rebellions of their lives. This exhibition reveals the poets in their poetic spaces – the margins they have reclaimed as centers of creativity.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2)

Seattle Public Library, Tasveer, and Trikone events present:

Seattle Public Library Reads Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Namesake.’ Tasveer is
co-presenting the following events. All events are free.
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_current_seattlereads_schedule


May 6
3:00 PM, Sunday, May 6 Capitol Hill Branch
How does The Namesake ask readers to imagine immigration and intimacy?
Join Chaya, Tasveer, and Trikone, local South Asian groups redefining their experiences of family, sexuality, and visibility as they respond to the novel. Panelists will also address the question of how successfully the recently released film, 'The Namesake,' directed by Mira Nair, visualizes the story of immigration and identity.


April 23,
'Bend It Like Beckham': a film by Gurinder Chada
7: 00 PM Monday, April 23; Green Lake Branch

April 26,

'Mississippi Masala': a film by Mira Nair
7 p.m. Thursday, April 26; Capitol Hill Branch
----------------------------------------------------------

3)

April 25, 2007

Seattle Public Library Presents:

Bharti Kirchner & Indu Sundaresan: Panel Discussion on Writing India in the Northwest 
Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00 PM at Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Central Library

Presented as part of “Seattle Reads The Namesake” by the WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE BOOK AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Two fine Seattle-area fiction writers, each of whom has dealt one way and another with her home country of India.

Bharti Kirchner, whose first books were well-received cookbooks, has won praise for a series of novels, including Shiva Dancing, Sharmila's Book, Darjeeling, and Pastries. Indu Sundaresan has worked on the historical terrain, particularly that of Mughal India, in her three novels, including The Twentieth Wife (winner of a Washington State Book Award), The Feast of Roses, and, most recently, The Splendor of Silence (Atria).

Free, no tickets necessary. Seattle Public Central Library is located at 1000 Fourth Avenue (between Madison and Spring). $5 parking coupons for the Central Library garage will be available at the reading. For more information on “Seattle Reads The Namesake,” including other events and author Jhumpa Lahiri’s May visit, please see http://www.spl.org or call 206.386.4636.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)

April 28, 2007

Henry M Jackson School Speaker Series as Part of the Washington Alumni Weekend

Cabeiri DeBergh Robinson - Kashmir after the Quake
Saturday, April 28, 2:30 – 3:45 PM, Thomson Hall 101,

Cabeiri Robinson, Assistant Professor of International Studies and South Asian studies presents an illustrated discussion of her recent research into the social and political impact of a natural disaster that killed over 80,000 people and left 2 million people homeless in the Himalayan region of South Asia in October 2005.  Her presentation discusses how a history of armed conflict in the Kashmir region made the relief activities more complex and how the involvement of participants in the conflict as humanitarian workers is changing the political landscape of post-earthquake Pakistan.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5) 
May 8, 2007,

World Affairs Council Tacoma and Bates Technical College Present

Classroom on the World - Kashmir: Disputed Territory & Nuclear Threats
Tuesday, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Venue:  Bates Technical College, 1101 Yakima, S Room Auditorium

In the lap of the Himalayas, Kashmir is bordered by India, Pakistan and China. It has two capitals: Srinagar, its summer capital; and Jammu, the winter capital. The economy of Jammu and Kashmir is mostly dependant on cattle, farming, and tourism. Though the region is often called, “heaven on earth,” Pakistan and India have disputed which nation is Kashmir’s rightful governor.  Since 1947, three chief factors have contributed to the dispute: Kashmir’s population is 70% Muslim and 30% Hindu, India’s historic claim to the territory, and Pakistan’s desire to control the headwaters of the Indus River. Pakistan ceded part of northern Kashmir to China in 1963, and China’s involvement could become problematic, should the dispute escalate. India and Pakistan regularly exchange threats of nuclear reprisal over Kashmir while China watches with interest.

Keith Snodgrass, MA, is a teaching associate at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies and the Associate Director of the South Asian Center at the Jackson School.  
Cost: $20.00 includes 3 clock hours, teaching resources, and a buffet dinner.  
For registration information please contact: 
Jeff McCormick at p: 253-680-7193, f: 253-680-7191, e:jmccormick at bates.ctc.edu 
--------------------------------------------------------------------

6)

May 10, 2007

The Max Foundation Presents:

Give Me Hope- Silent Auction to Benefit Cancer Patients Worldwide
Thursday, May 10, 6:00-9:00 PM, Venue: Edmonds Conference Center
201 Fourth Avenue N, Edmonds, WA 98020


The Max Foundation is an Edmonds Based non-profit cancer organization with an international focus dedicated to helping patients with Blood Related cancers and other rare cancers world wide.  TMF bridges the resource gap by facilitating access to treatment and providing care and support for those who have limited access to resources. The largest group of patients we help live in India.

Come support The Max Foundation (www.themaxfoundation.org) and help us help patients access life-saving medications. You can bid on items including a Mountain Bike, Dinner for Two, Bed and Breakfast Stay at La Corner, 2 tickets to Jazz Alley and much more including raffle prizes.

Confirm your Reservation Now and Save!

1 Adult $25 ($30 at the door); 2 Adults $45 ($50 at the door); 
Children 6-13 $5 ($10 at the door); Children 5 and younger free

Enjoy Hors d'Oeuvres and Wine and know that you are making the difference in a patient's life.

For more information or to reserve your ticket, call 425-778-8660 or e-mail: news at themaxfoundation.org
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7)

May, 18-19


The Scholarly Exchange Program of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, Comparative religion Program, and South Asia Center Present and international Symposium:

Patronage, Performance, and Pilgrimage: Channels of the Flow of Religious Exchange in Early Modern India

A Symposium in Honor of Professor Monika Boehm-Tettelbach (Heidelberg)
Friday-Saturday May 18-19, Venue: University of Washington, Thomson Hall
317

Participants Include: Hans Bakker (Groningen), Veronique Bouiller (Paris), Vasudha Dalmiya (Berkeley), Purnima Dhavan (UW,Seattle), Navina Haidar (NY), John Hawley (NY), Anand Mishra (Heidelberg), Vasudha Paramasivan (Berkeley), Prem Pahlajrai (UW - Seattle), Heidi Pauwels (UW-Seattle), and Ulrike Stark (Chicago)

For information on the titles, schedule, and abstracts visit:
http://depts.washington.edu/asianll/news/events/event_special.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8)

June 27-29, 2007

Annual Summer Seminar for Educators by the UW Jackson School's Outreach
Centers

Teaching World Religions - A Workshop for Social Studies, Humanities and Other Educators
University of Washington, Seattle Campus


Teaching World Religions will bring together scholars, practitioners and master teachers to examine religious traditions, practices and places, and the ways these can be used to teach about our world. This three-day seminar is designed for middle school, high school, and community college educators in all subject areas. The Summer Seminar will include presentations by university faculty, interactive activities, field trips to local places of worship, and small group discussions that will focus on curriculum enhancement. Tentatively scheduled presentations (subject to change) include “Introduction to Islam,” “Modern Representations of Hindu Deities,” “First Nations Practice and Ritual," and many others.

Tentatively planned field trip locales (subject to change) include the
Seattle Betsuin Temple, the Gurudwara Singh Sabha (Sikh Temple) in
Renton, the White River Buddhist Temple, the Russian Orthodox Church of
Seattle, and others.

Registration: Due to transportation limitations for the field trip, registration is limited to the first 50 participants. Due to the nature of some of the facilities we will be visiting, we cannot assure that this workshop will be fully accessible to those with mobility challenges. The registration fee is $120**, which includes parking vouchers or bus tickets, coffee/tea, morning pastries, three lunches and twenty-four WA State clock hours. Download the registration form
http://jsis.washington.edu/earc/registration_forms/world_religions_seminar.pdf.

Registration deadline: June 20, 2007

For more information, please contact Keith Snodgrass by calling (206)
543-4800 or e-mailing snodgras at u.washington.edu.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Juned Shaikh,
Ph.D. Student,
Department of History,
R.A. South Asia Center,
University of Washington.
juneds at u.washington.edu