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[Please excuse the cross-postings] Colleagues: As part of the 2012-2013 Faculty and Staff Development Series, the Center for Cultural Pluralism (CCP) presents "BLINDNESS" - a dinner/discourse film screening on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at 5 PM. Below are the details and a copy of the event poster has been attached to help promote this program. We appreciate your support. _*Thursday, September 27th, 2012 *_*5:00 PM - 8:30 PM */[Dinner will be served]/* *FREE. Registration is required. * *_Register at [log in to unmask] * */*About the film: */A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness." Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental institution where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. A gripping drama that asks, "are all things equal when you cannot see?" What implications does this have for our work as educators? Our post-film discussion will focus on the powerful themes and our assumptions about how we think, speak, and act amidst the dominant paradigms in which we operate /[Run time: 121 minutes]/._ _/* About the Faculty and Staff Development Series*/: Brought to you by the Center for Cultural Pluralism, the Faculty and Staff Development Series offers participants an educational opportunity to dialogue and issues of intersecting identities and explore implications for their work as educators. Past programs have included dinner/discourse film screenings, visiting scholars, panel discussions, and social justice training programs. /*About the Center for Cultural Pluralism:*/ Established in 1999 at the Allen House, the Center for Cultural Pluralism (CCP) is dedicated to helping UVM achieve its core mission to provide quality multicultural education in order to equip faculty, staff and students with the competencies necessary to function in a diverse world. Focusing on the complex intersections of issues of culture and social justice, the Center offers a unique "Cultural Hub" where individuals and organizations working on behalf of cultural diversity and social justice issues can collaborate and coalesce. We hope you join us. Please remember, registration is required. With deepest respect, Dirk -- ----- Dirk J. Rodricks Program Coordinator Center for Cultural Pluralism 461 Main Street, Allen House University of Vermont | Burlington, VT 05405 (802) 656-7990 (office) | (802) 656-3348 [log in to unmask] | www.uvm.edu/~ccpuvm