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MCC Daily Tribune

Today's Event! What To The Refugee Is The 4th Of July: A Virtual Long Table

The zoom link will be sent to you as soon as you register. Looking forward to seeing you at The Long Table today. Please email clee40@monroecc.edu if you have questions or trouble logging on.

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Registration Is Open! What To The Refugee Is The 4th Of July: A Virtual Long Table

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 12 - 2 pm.

All students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://monroecommunity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoc-qhpj8rGdO5pnKf9xn2fyln-m_SvHgI

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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This 2-hour virtual event is an interactive interrogation of the state of the U.S. Immigration system and policies as well as the plight of the immigrant. Especially immigrants who because of their race, class, religion or country of origin are considered undesirables or "others." Using historical and contemporary provocations, some attendees will participate in a dinner-like conversation about the state of immigration today and others will nonverbally, observe as witnesses.


Long Tables are performative devices that facilitate authentic conversations about difficult issues or topics. When the Long Table event begins - the virtual table will be composed of 8 people, with all other attendees considered nonverbal audience. The audience members will have opportunities to "sit" at the table and contribute to the conversation - switching places with those who are "seated."


Other recommended resources to watch in preparation for the Long Table:


• "Our immigration conversation is broken - here's how to have a better one," by Paul Kramer - from TED Salon: Border Stories, November 2019. (16:31 minutes)
https://tinyurl.com/PaulKramerTedTalk


• "3 questions to ask yourself about U.S. citizenship," by Jose Antonio Vargas, TED2020 (8:48 minutes)
https://tinyurl.com/JoseAntonioVargasTED3Questions

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/trump-plans-to-slash-refugee-admissions-to-new-low-idUSKBN26M4QO

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine

https://www.usglc.org/coronavirus/refugees/


Long Table conversation provocations (recited/played at virtual event):


• "What to the Slave is the 4th of July," a speech by Frederick Douglass
https://tinyurl.com/Whattotheslaveisthe4thofJuly (text)


• "Home," a written and recited by Somali-British poet Warsan Shire
https://www.facinghistory.org/standing-up-hatred-intolerance/warsan-shire-home (text)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9D92Xiygo (video)

 

Christina Lee
Global Education & International Services
10/06/2020