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Local Action/Global Impact
An Interactive Forum
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Table of Contents
5 Preface
9 Introduction: Ripples of Hope
11 Reactions and Reflections
11 | First Step: Personal Local/Global Choices
Brandeis alumni from the past three decades spoke about
personal choices for local and/or global career paths and
how they have amplified local action for broader impact.
DEBORAH BIAL ’87, POSSE FOUNDATION; RONNIE LEVIN ’73,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEORGE OKRAH ’03,
TEACH FOR AMERICA
13 | Oxfam Hunger Banquet
What if you attended a dinner party that was like dinner
worldwide that night? That is, what if 15 percent of the
people who came to the dinner ate a full course meal,
25 percent ate rice and beans, and 60 percent had only
rice and water? The result would be the Oxfam Hunger
Banquet.
15 | Radical Equations: Civil Rights & the Algebra
Project
David Dennis, president of the Southern Initiative of
the Algebra Project and former member of the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, discussed the
ways in which mathematical skills help low-income
students succeed in today’s technology-oriented society,
empowering youth in the struggle for citizenship and
equality.
DAVID DENNIS, THE ALGEBRA PROJECT
17 | Social Change from Theory to Practice
How can small-scale actions spark large-scale change?
What impact, foreseen or unforeseen, can larger
initiatives have on local efforts?
PROF. JOAN BRYANT, AFRICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES;
DAVID DENNIS, THE ALGEBRA PROJECT; PROF. DAN KRYDER,
POLITICS; PROF. CARMEN SIRIANNI, SOCIOLOGY
19 | Brandeis Activism and Service: Separate,
United or Both?
Activists from Students for a Just Society and the Waltham
Group talked about how to bridge perceived barriers and
work together for social change. Professor Mari Fitzduff,
who has done conflict transformation work around the
globe, facilitated groups of activists and volunteers in
a dynamic, lively session. Each side came to a better
appreciation of the other and a clearer view of how much
they have to learn from and contribute to the other.
PROF. MARI FITZDUFF, MASTER’S PROGRAM IN COEXISTENCE
AND CONFLICT
21 | AIDS and the Increasingly Global Community
Building on the work of Paul Farmer, described in
Mountains beyond Mountains, should we focus on
changing AIDS policies that will save millions of lives, or
should we focus on helping individual AIDS patients?
How can we do both?
STELLA EGBUFOR, HELLER SCHOOL ; PROF. KYLE KAUFFMAN,
WELLESLEY COLLEGE; DR. EVAN LYON, PARTNERS IN HEALTH;
GANG SONG, HELLER SCHOOL
23 | Wherever We Stand
Do Zionists have a stake in Israel that gives them the right
to try to effect change there? This discussion focused on
the impact of local advocacy and how actions at Brandeis
and in the United States can affect the situation in Israel.
DIANE BALSER, BRIT TZEDEK V’SHALOM; MIRI EISEN, ISRAELI
DEFENSE FORCES (RETIRED)
25 | El Salvador to Brandeis: The Search for Work,
Wages and Justice
Custodial workers at Brandeis spoke about how and why
they came to work at Brandeis from their native countries
in Central America, discussing how their jobs at Brandeis
affect their communities and families at home.
LIDIA ALONZO, CUSTODIAL WORKER; PROF. SILVIA ARROM, LATIN
AMERICAN STUDIES; FRANCISCA ESCOBAR, CUSTODIAL WORKER;
JOSE JIMENEZ, CUSTODIAL WORKER; PROF. KELLEY READY,
HELLER SCHOOL
29 | Pamela Means Concert
Pamela Means is a singer, songwriter and activist on
issues ranging from fair-trade coffee to gay rights. Her
incisive lyrics, “kamikaze guitar style” and “stark, defiant
songs” (New York Times Magazine) have challenged the
status quo and won her nationwide acclaim. Rebecca
Katz ’05 opened on guitar.
31 | Faith In Action: From Brandeis to Nicaragua,
From Boston to Sudan
Ray Hammond, of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church in Jamaica Plain, discussed the work that his
family and congregation have done to address the issue
of slavery in the Sudan by facilitating the development of
an underground railroad.
RAY HAMMOND, AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS.; COREY HOPE LEAFFER ’04; LARRY
STERNBERG, HILLEL
35 | Globalize This: A Waltham Alternative to
Sweatshops
Adam Neiman spoke about his work as the CEO and
one of the founders of Bienestar International. Located
in Waltham, Bienestar manufactures union-made casual
clothing produced by independent trade union members
in the United States, Canada and the developing world,
based on the belief that the most viable response to
globalization is a global labor movement.
ADAM NEIMAN, BIENESTAR INTERNATIONAL
37 Schedule of Events
38 Featured Websites
39 What's Next?
No one can do everything, but everyone can do
something.
41 The Process
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Reactions and Reflections
First Step: Personal Local/Global Choices
Cosponsored by the Future Alumni of Brandeis, Posse Plus, the Student Union Diversity Committee and Student
Enrichment Services
Deborah Bial ’87, Posse Foundation • Ronnie Levin ’73, Environmental Protection Agency
• George Okrah ’03, Teach for America
Graduate student Brian Bisceglia-Kane and Caitlin Steitzer ’05 contributed to this article.
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Speakers, (top to bottom)
Deborah Bial ’87, Posse
Foundation; Ronnie Levin
’73, Environmental Protection
Agency; and George Okrah ’03,
Teach for America.
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Oxfam Hunger Banquet
Cosponsored by Aramark and the Department of Orientation and First-Year Programs
Though written in the first person, this article encompasses the collective ideas and feelings of Ari Fleisher ’07,
Jaclyn Haar ’07, Sara Russell ’07 and Allie Winer ’08, each of whom participated in the Oxfam Hunger Banquet.
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During the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, participants were placed into different
socio-economic groups and given food accordingly. The majority received
rice and water, and only the smallest percentage had a full meal.
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Radical Equations: Civil Rights and the Algebra Project
Cosponsored by the Education Program
David Dennis, the Algebra Project
Vera Bagnyuk ’07, Lauren Schneider ’07 and Amanda Singer ’07 contributed to this article.
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Cosponsored by the Departments of Politics and Sociology
Prof. Joan Bryant, African and Afro-American Studies • David Dennis, the Algebra Project
Prof. Dan Kryder, Politics • Prof. Carmen Sirianni, Sociology
Serena Gober ’07, Melissa Gordon ’07, Ivy Hest ’07 and Meghann Walsh ’05 contributed to this article.
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AIDS and the Increasingly Global Community
Cosponsored by Student Global AIDS Campaign; International and Global Studies;
the Health: Science, Society, and Policy Program; and the Anthropology Department
Stella Egbufor, Heller School • Prof. Kyle Kauffman, Wellesley College
Dr. Evan Lyon, Partners In Health • Gang Song, Heller School
Laura Brodin ’05, Andrew Cahill ’05, Lauren Doamekpor ’06, Aviva Gerber ’07, Pamela Giller ’05
and Brett Lowitz ’05 contributed to this article.
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22 Brandeis University
Wherever We Stand
Cosponsored by Brit Tzedek v’Shalom and ZaHaV
Diane Balser, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom • Miri Eisen, Israeli Defense Forces (retired)
Tali Shapira ’08 contributed to this article.
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Miri Eisen and Diane Balser offer their differing approaches to the
preservation of Israel as a Jewish homeland.
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members to form individual
opinion and act on them.
Event organizer Josh Rosenthal ‘07 looks on as Miri
Eisen shares her viewpoint with Diane Balser and the
audience.
24 Brandeis University
El Salvador to Brandeis: The Search for Work, Wages and Justice
Cosponsored by the Brandeis Labor Coalition, Latin American Studies, the Anthropology Department and AHORA
Lidia Alonzo, Custodial Worker • Prof. Silvia Arrom, Latin American Studies • Francisca Escobar, Custodial Worker
• Jose Jimenez, Custodial Worker • Prof. Kelley Ready, Heller School
Brittany Erlich ’08, Aviva Gerber ’07, Lauren Goldstein ’06, Yulia Kleyman ’07, Amy Lindner ’05
and Jenna Shauffer ’08 contributed to this article.
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Brandeis custodians,
students and professors
discuss the impact of
outsourced labor policies.
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An article, written
by Stephanie V. Siek,
appeared in the Boston
Globe on February 17,
2005, one week after the
event at Brandeis.
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28 Brandeis University
Pamela Means Concert
Cosponsored by Students for Environmental Action
Steve Laferriere ’05, Kim Leiken ’07 and Ava Morgenstern ’06 contributed to this article.
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Photo: Charan Devereaux
Pamela Means
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Faith In Action: From Brandeis to Nicaragua, From Boston to Sudan
Cosponsored by Hillel, the Chaplaincy and Latin American Studies
Ray Hammond, African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
• Corey Hope Leaffer ‘04 • Larry Sternberg, Hillel
Amy Schiller ’06 contributed to this article.
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Globalize This: A Waltham Alternative to Sweatshops
Cosponsored by the Sustainable International Development Program of the Heller School
Adam Neiman, Bienestar International
Danielle Davidson ’05, Peter Failmezger ’05 and David Firestein ’05 contributed to this article.
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An engaged audience listens to Adam Neiman
discuss the global labor movement.
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Schedule of Events
■ Monday, February 7, 2005
7:00 pm | Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
“First Step: Personal Local/Global Choices”
■ Tuesday, February 8, 2005
5:30 pm | Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld
Oxfam Hunger Banquet
7:00 pm | Multipurpose Room, Shapiro Campus Center
“Radical Equations: Civil Rights & the Algebra Project”
■ Wednesday, February 9, 2005
12:00 pm | Art Gallery, Shapiro Campus Center
“Social Change from Theory to Practice”
6:00 pm | Shapiro 313, Shapiro Campus Center
“Brandeis Activism and Service: Separate, United or Both?”
7:30 pm | Multipurpose Room, Shapiro Campus Center
“AIDS and the Increasingly Global Community”
■ Thursday, February 10, 2005
4:00-7:00 pm | Atrium, Shapiro Campus Center
“Art Attack”
7:00 pm | International Lounge, Usdan Student Center
“Yisei: The Legitimacy of the Korean-American Voice”
7:00 pm | Shapiro 313, Shapiro Campus Center
“Wherever We Stand”
7:00 pm | The Lurias, Hassenfeld Conference Center
“El Salvador to Brandeis: The Search for Work, Wages & Justice”
9:00 pm | The Stein, Hassenfeld Conference Center
Pamela Means Concert
■ Friday, February 11, 2005
12:00 pm | Art Gallery, Shapiro Campus Center
“Faith In Action: From Brandeis to Nicaragua, From Boston to Sudan”
12:15 pm | Heller School Building Lounge
“Globalize This: A Waltham Alternative to Sweatshops”
■ Follow-up event: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
1:30 pm | Volen 105
“Environmental Justice: Community Empowerment for a Cleaner Environment”
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Featured Websites
Organizations that participated in Local Action/Global Impact can be found online
at the following addresses:
AHORA: people.brandeis.edu/~ahora
Korean Student Association:
my.brandeis.edu/clubs/ksa
Algebra Project: algebra.org
Oxfam International: oxfam.org
Alternatives for Community and Environment:
ace-ej.org
American Studies: brandeis.edu/departments/
amer_studies
Partners in Health: pih.org
Posse Foundation: possefoundation.org
Posse Plus: my.brandeis.edu/clubs/posse
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church:
bethelame.org
Bienestar International “No Sweat”:
nosweatapparel.com
Brandeis Labor Coalition:
people.brandeis.edu/~labor
Student Global AIDS Campaign:
fightglobalaids.org
Students for a Just Society:
my.brandeis.edu/clubs/sjsclub
Students for Environmental Action:
people.brandeis.edu/~sea
Brandeis University: brandeis.edu
Teach for America: teachforamerica.org
Brit Tzedek v’Shalom: my.brandeis.edu/clubs/brit
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: epa.gov
Future Alumni of Brandeis:
alumni.brandeis.edu/fab
Waltham Group: brandeis.edu/studentlife/
walthamgroup
Heller School: heller.brandeis.edu
Wellesley College: wellesley.edu
International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public
Life: brandeis.edu/ethics
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ZaHaV: my.brandeis.edu/clubs/zahav
What’s Next?
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
Compiled by Alyssa Ross ‘07
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About the Center
About Brandeis University
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