Window on Williams – Club Zambezi Dance Party
Zambezi has been inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. Zambezi’s chromatic marimbas are hybrids, combining tempered tuning with a rich and buzzy African tone.
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Window on Williams – Global Climate Change with James Hansen
James Hansen, who directs the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University spoke at Williams College on Wednesday, March 8, in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. The title of his talk was “Global Climate Change: How Can Young People Take Charge of Their Future?”
Window on Williams – Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith, an author, activist, and independent scholar who has played a groundbreaking role in opening up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender, spoke at Claiming Williams on February 2, 2017. Claiming Williams is an annual event where the campus community comes together to discuss issues of race, gender, identity, religion and community.
Window on Williams – H.T. Chen and Dancers
The Dance Department welcomed back to Berkshire County H. T. Chen and Dancers in a residency exploring their new work South of Gold Mountain, which is an interpretation based on the images and oral histories of the Chinese who settled in the southern states prior to WWII. Lesser known were the Chinese who came to the southern states to work on plantations, widen the Augusta Canal, and build the railroads. Starting from the diaspora that led the Chinese to the South, this piece is a collective journey of these individuals. Through the power of faith, tradition, and work ethic, as well as the bonds to other Chinese families in the South, these individuals experienced, endured, and overcame their hardships. South of Gold Mountain pays tribute to the livelihoods of Chinese grocers, laundries, restaurants, and those who quietly persevered to make a difference in the communities in which they lived.
Window on Williams – Maxine Burkett
Moving Stories: Justice and the Contemporary “Climate Refugee” Maxine Burkett '98 is a Professor of law at the University of Hawaii, whose scholarship and activism focus on international climate justice, policy change and adaptation for island peoples and the most vulnerable. Burkett has written extensively in diverse areas of climate law with a particular focus on climate justice, exploring the disparate impact of climate change on vulnerable communities in the United States and globally. Professor Burkett has presented her research on the law and policy of climate change throughout the United States and in West Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Her work has been cited in numerous news and policy outlets, including BBC Radio, the ABA Journal, the New York Times, and Nature Climate Change.
