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<div>Dear Colleague,<br>
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<div>I am writing to remind you of two important public events this
week featuring visionary activist and global educator<b> Naomi
Tutu</b>. Both events are sponsored by the Weissman Center for
Leadership and the Liberal Arts through its year-long series,<i>
Bearing Witness.</i> </div>
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<div>Ms. Tutu’s public lecture,<i> Truth and Reconciliation: Healing
the Wounds of Racism,</i> is scheduled for this<b> Thursday, 28
February, at 7:30 p.m.</b> in Gamble Auditorium, Art Building, at
Mount Holyoke College. She will discuss her coming of age in
apartheid South Africa, her work to rebuild her homeland, and the
challenges and promises of diverse societies. A book signing will
follow. Ms. Tutu’s commitment to human rights, social justice, and
education extends the work of her father, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
winner of the 1984 Novel Peace Prize.</div>
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<div>On<b> Friday, 29 February, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.</b>,<b> Naomi
Tutu</b> and international trainer and counselor<b> Rose Bator</b>
will facilitate a Community Workshop in the Willits Hallowell
Conference Center at Mount Holyoke College. <i> Building Bridges:
Honest Conversation about Race</i> is designed as an interactive
workshop that will explore issues of race, differences, silence,
stereotypes, solidarity, community, and change. Tutu and Bator work
together as distinguished leaders in the field of race relations and
reconciliation in the United States and South Africa.<br>
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<div>We hope that these two events will be of interest to your
colleagues and students. Additional information can be found on
our website at <a
href="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/bearingwitness"
>www.mtholyoke.edu/go/bearingwitness</a>. Thank you in advance for
helping us to make these events a great success.<br>
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<div>Sincerely,<br>
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<div>Lois Brown</div>
<div>Director, Weissman Center for Leadership</div>
<div>Associate Professor, English<br>
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