Date: 2/16/2017
Time: 9:30 AM TO 7:30 PM

221 Quarterline Rd
Muskegon, Michigan 49442

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Event Description: MCC’s 18th Annual Global Awareness Festival on Feb. 13-17, 2017 will focus on Europe with a series of activities, lectures and other events to bring awareness to that region’s population, culture, cuisine and political issues. Each year, the Global Awareness Festival highlights a different geographic area of the world. All Global Awareness Festival events are free. For more information, contact Papa N’jai, the international coordinator at MCC, at (231) 777-0693 or by e-mail at papa.njai@muskegoncc.edu “We have a responsibility to provide our students, staff and community with a greater understanding of what’s happening in other parts of the world,” explained N’jai. “In an era of globalization, we have to think globally. If we better understand other cultures and other people, then we are better able to resolve cultural misunderstandings.” Throughout the week between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., visitors will be able to watch international news coverage on screens located in Collegiate Hall. Also, the MCC Campus Dining Services will be featuring special European-inspired menu items throughout the week. The flags of more than 200 nations, along with informational placards about each country, will line the MCC hallways. In Gerber Lounge, international artifacts collected from the community will be on display. Here’s the schedule of events for the 2017 Global Awareness Festival: THURSDAY, FEB. 16 9:30-11:30 a.m. Folktales and Fun: Shared by students in MCC’s Early Childhood class. Collegiate Hall 10:30-11:30 a.m. Film: “No Colors: Racism and Prejudice in Modern Europe” (2007) part of the Crossroads: Inside the European Union series. This program looks at the racism and xenophobia brought to the surface by a massive influx of foreign workers and job-seekers into Western Europe and describes the search for equitable solutions by moderate EU leaders and citizens. Film and discussion. Blue and Gold Room 12:30-1:30 p.m. Global Topic: “My Time in Europe.” Edward Breitenbach, MCC Dean of Instruction and Assessment, and Timothy Lehman, retired artist who has visited 77 countries worldwide. Blue and Gold Room 2:30-3:30 p.m. Film: “The Glass Ceiling” (2004). The French documentary presents a series of sometimes very emotional first-hand accounts of discrimination against full-fledged French citizens who mostly black and North African Arab and are trying to find jobs. Film and discussion. Blue and Gold Room 4:30-5:30 p.m. Film: “Frozen World: The Story of the Ice Age” (2012). Film and discussion hosted by MCC Geo Club, Blue and Gold Room 6-7:30 p.m. Global Topic: “Germany as a Country of Migration: Past and Present.” Hermann Kurthen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Grand Valley State University, Blue and Gold Room


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