Testimony to Tolerance: Building Bridges Across Human Diversity
“Testimony to Tolerance: Building Bridges across Human Diversity” is a year long campus and community collaboration to reduce prejudice, bigotry and intolerance. The Kickoff event occurs Thursday, September 28 from 3:30-5:30 at C20 Pomerantz Center. A reception at the Hillel House will follow the program. The event is open to the public.
Opening Remarks will be by Murray Ebner, a Holocaust Survivor, where he will discuss his experiences as a war prisoner. Kathie Swift, education coordinator of the Des Moines Library will discuss the Des Moines Testimony to Tolerance initiative featuring 17 testimonies of Iowa survivors. The program will conclude with a panel of children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.
The University Libraries is a major sponsor of Testimony to Tolerance. Educational materials for structured and facilitated workshops as well as informal discussion groups are available in the Main Library Reserve. Materials will be available over the coming year and can be requested under Testimony to Tolerance. The website also includes full text copies of some of the material.
For more complete information see the website under http://www.uiowa.edu/~eod/events/index.html
