Freedom Without Walls Events at Brown University
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- Students and visitors will continue to write on the Wall until November 9
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Brown University's "Campus Weeks" events kick off on November 4, with a screening of Goodbye Lenin, and include lectures, a poster exhibition, and semi-formal gala with German music.
Among Brown's program will be a presentation by Reiner Möckelmann, a retired German diplomat and director of Summer School Wust, which provides English-language learning programs to young people in the eastern German state of Saxony Anhalt.
Möckelmann, who was formerly German consul general in Istanbul, will address the topic of "West meets East – Past Experiences and Current Challenges".
And a Freedom Without Walls Roundable Discussion on November 6 featuring professors William Crossgrove, Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Duncan Smith will focus on the topic: "Brown/Rostock Exchange 1979-1989: Scholarly Exchanges with East Germany".
The observance culminates on November 9, with a 16-foot long, eight-foot high sheetrock replica of the Berlin Wall being built on The College Green, which was dedicated on October 21, 2009, after a team of arts students spent the summer months working on it, as reported by the German Consulate in Boston.
Now, on November 9, the public is invited to take part in a wall art competition and a spoken word competition before tearing down the wall with hammers.
This "Tear Down This Wall" event will be preceded by a Wall Art Compeititon and a Public Speaking and Spoken Word Competition, during which students can peform a short "speech" or "poetry slam" about the fall of the wall. The winning speech will be entered into a nationwide competition. First prize, with the winner selected by the German Information Center USA at the German Embassy in Washington, is a trip for two to Berlin.
Schedule:
Start: November 4, 2009
Screening of "Goodbye Lenin" begins at 8:00 PM
End: November 9, 2009
"Tear Down This Wall" ends at 2:00 PM
Location:
Various locations on campus
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
401-863-1000
More Information:
Brown University, Department of German Studies - Current Events
