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The Intersection of Race, Religion, and Ethnicity:

 Implications for American Society and our Schools

with Dr. Khyati Joshi

Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 pm

America today is perhaps the most religiously and ethnically diverse nation on the globe, and becoming more so. For some Americans this is uncomfortable, for others it is exciting - either way it is both a challenge and an opportunity, and especially in our schools.

In partnership with the Connecticut Council for Interreligious Understanding we have the wonderful opportunity of hearing Dr. Khyati Joshi speak to this issue on Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 pm, with time for questions and dialogue. Dr. Joshi is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and author of New Roots in America’s Sacred Ground: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Indian America. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and has pursued graduate studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chandler School of Theology at Emery University. Dr. Joshi has written many articles, including: Best Place to Confront Hate is in the Classroom. In her classroom she had taught many courses in the challenging area of multicultural education, and is known widely as a respected educator in this field.

Though conversant with many of the issues of justice and multiculturalism in America, Dr. Joshi brings a unique perspective and years of research focusing especially on how South Asian Immigrants have experienced American society. This promises to be an engaging evening, hopefully with people attending from many different ethnic and religious groups.

The Journey of an Artist or...
How I Backed Into My Career by John Atwater
Thursday, May 15, 10:00 a.m.

John Atwater is well known here at AHCC. He has served on the Diaconate and our Adult Education Committee, has cooked for our Lenten Breakfast Series, has transformed one of our Spirit Hill classrooms into a Temple setting and another into an open garden, and has even taught us how to Swing Dance - and that is but a partial list.
But as well known as John is here at AHCC, he is perhaps even better known in the art world. In that world, John is seen as one of America’s foremost Marine Artists. Over the years he has won many awards and his paintings have appeared on the covers of Connecticut Magazine, Marine Painting- Techniques of Modern Masters and Bound For Blue Water. John exhibits in Connecticut at the Maritime Gallery at the Mystic Seaport and in Camden, Maine, at the Bayview Gallery. He is a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Society of Marine Artists, and has served as president of the Connecticut Watercolor Society for over 25 years.
Fortunately, you won’t have to go to Mystic or Camden to see John’s paintings, because at our Grandtimer’s gathering on May 15, John will grace us with a slide presentation of many of his paintings plus a handful of small works painted on site in Connecticut and Maine. He will weave among these paintings the story about how he became an artist and how his journey has developed over the years.
Grandtimers is a program for people of retirement age, but all are invited, especially if the topic is of interest to you. Please join us, and remember - no reservations are ever necessary and newcomers are always welcome.