CampusBuiLLD @ University of Vermont: 10/31 ? 11/5

CampusBuiLLD @ University of Vermont: 10/31 ? 11/5

iLL-Literacy?s dedicating this fall?s CampusBuiLLd residency to the University of Vermont ? one of the very first campuses we ever visited when we were first starting off as fledgling spoken wordie kids, and where a guy with blonde dreads once swindled us for $50 (don?t ask).

Like all CampusBuiLLd programs, our goal is to explore issues that are important to you and your campus, and to approach ways to take action, form coalition, and outreach to our communities ? all by taking root in innovation and imagination. If you?re one of the lucky specimens of the UVM campus, come join us! All the events are open, free, and guarantee at least one moment where your mind will melt.

MONDAY October 31: A Halloween Kick-off Potluck Social Thingie

TUESDAY November 1: We dig in, can you digit?

7pm, CampusBuiLLding Session @ L/L CM315
So many craaaazzzzeeeee things are happening in the world now! The economy?s down! Revolutions are sprouting up everywhere! Horrible new shows that wish they were Mad Men are premiering all over the place! What does this mean for you as a member of the upstanding UVM community? Tonight we?ll explore how to contextualize our lives as students in the ridiculous world that looms beyond graduation.

PS: There will be a pi?ata.

WEDNESDAY November 2: We get a little sinserious

1p, Open Program: Identities + Leadership = Powerful @ Allen House
Sometimes joining social movements can be like jumping in on a double-dutch game. Except when it comes to building coalition among race, gender and sexuality, you have to account for way more than just the Dutch.* This afternoon we?ll discuss how to collaborate across communities without getting tangled up in all the sensitivities that often come with that. In collaboration with LGBTQA Center.
*Sorry if that was offensive to the Dutch.

7p,CampusBuiLLding Session @ L/L CM315
This is part deuce of our CampusBuiLLding Session, which translates to ?shit going down.? Here we?ll tackle issues that are pertinent specifically to UVM. We?ll link common characteristics of the Civil Rights movements, student liberation movements, and today?s Occupy Wall Street protests. Sure, you might not be trying to knock down the walls of Burlington ? but there?s still a lot we can learn from and contribute to when it comes to moving toward progress.

THURSDAY November 3: Let's get open!

11a, Meet & Greet @ Women?s Center
Join us for a quick meet and greet where we?ll continue the week-long conversation on coalition building. Afterwards, stay for the Women?s Center?s Womyn @ Noon program with Melody Walker!

9p, Rhythm & Brews Open Mic @ L/L Fireplace Lounge
After four days of BuiLLding through conversations, workshops, and pi?ata smashing*, it?s time to let loose with our element ? the classic open mic! Bring your creative inklings, and get nice and caffeinated with us.
*We?re serious about this pi?ata.

FRIDAY November 4: USBUiLLD!!!!!!!

4p, Open Rehearsals @ Ira Allen Chapel
We?ll be rehearsing all day for the big show, and for a couple of hours this afternoon we?ll be opening the venue early for anyone who wants a behind-the-scenes look at our process. Feast ye fingers on our drum machines, let your lips graze the microphones, and get an in-depth look at why we feel entertainment is vital to all forms of activism.

8p, USBUiLLD @ Ira Allen Chapel
This is what it all amounts to! This evening we?ll take the stage with USBUiLLD, our live rendition of how social change looks when you complement it with drum machines, psychedelic visuals, and vocal processors. You can most certainly consider this the PARTY chapter of CampusBuiLLd. Bring your friends, and prepare to go buck.

Saturday November 5: The ComeDown

11a, Closing Remarks @ ALANA Center
The week?s over! Do you feel the LOOOOVE??? If not, at least you?ll feel a bagel in your stomach. Here we?ll revisit all the themes we?ve explored throughout the week, and come up with tangible ways to move forward as a community on your campus, city, and the rest of the world. Also a good time to cry and hug.

A special thanks to all the organizations and people who make CampusBuiLLd @ UVM possible: Asian American Student Union, Alianza Latina, Black Student Union, Multi-Racial Student Group, Women?s Center, LGBTQA Center, Aspiring White Anti-Racist Allies, Lion Dance, Inter-Residence Association & Student Life

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