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Five Critical Senses of Engagement by Dr Timothy Eatman adapted by Nick Sousanis

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‘We Were Here’ puts historical contributions of Black New Brunswickers in the spotlight

The stories of eight Black New Brunswickers who made historical impacts, both near and far, will be featured in an upcoming stage production called ‘We Were Here.’

“My goal is simply to allow Saint Johners to be proud of their history,” said playwright and director Clyde Wray. “The history was just buried, it’s there.”

Wray has been preparing the production since he was named the Saint John Theatre Company’s artist-in-residence last fall. While the play has faced challenges from an evolving pandemic situation, a three-night virtual presentation has been scheduled for Feb. 25, 26, and 27.

Wray said the production may be one of the most important art pieces he’s ever worked on, mentioning how there are no memorials or murals honouring these legends.

“Include us, and I’m talking about all of us,” said Wray. “Because we all have history and it should be a shared history of Saint John.”

Performers will deliver monologues from the Saint John Theatre stage, portraying stories from the lives of:

Abraham Beverley Walker: The first Black lawyer in New Brunswick and the second in Canada (performed by Timothy Christie)

Lena O’Ree: A ground breaking local radio show host and activist (performed by Joanna Daramola)

Dr. Constance A Timberlake: A local activist and professor who championed education (performed by Olive Ozoemena)

Cornelius Sparrow: A local community leader, entrepreneur, and businessman (performed by Neil S. Clements)

Georgina Whetsel: A local businesswoman and entrepreneur known as ‘The Ice Lady’ (performed by Tanya MacPherson)

Eldridge Eatman, aka ‘Speed’: A world sprint champion and First World War veteran (performed by Damon Levine)

Edward Mitchell Bannister: One of the first prominent Black artists in North America (performed by Tallas Munro)

Josiah Henson: The creator of a vocational school in Ontario for fugitive slaves (performed by Gordi Munro)

Clyde said choosing whose stories to feature was a challenge, but writing them wasn’t.

“The characters were so interesting that I don’t think I found it difficult to write,” he said. “It was just finding different voices for each of the characters.”

Damon Levine, who will portray Eldride Eatman, said he felt a deep sense of responsibility to tell stories that should be more widely known.

“The stories of Black people, Black Canadians, were not considered important by the mainstream… school systems that were run by white people,” said Levine. “It’s an uncomfortable fact.”

“These people did great things when they were alive during their time. People who knew them knew of the great things they were doing, but over time they fall by the wayside because we’re not in those positions of power to make the decisions to carry on the legacies of these people.”

Levine, who is also the program developer at PRUDE Inc. (Pride of Race, Unity and Dignity through Education) said progress is being made.

“Luckily there’s been a lot of great, diligent Black Canadians over the past few decades doing the work to bring the stories of the people back to prominence where they belong,” he said.

Clyde said he hoped the production would encourage people to learn more about their local history, with a goal of being more inclusive.

“So that you perhaps will be curious enough to find other people,” he said.

Tickets for ‘We Were Here’ can be purchased online or by phoning the Saint John Theatre Company.

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LONGMEADOW — At its 2019 annual meeting in Atlanta, the Assoc. of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced that Carol Leary, president of Bay Path University, was appointed chair of the board.

Richard Guarasci, president of Wagner College, will continue to serve on AAC&U’s board as past chair. The members also voted to appoint William Craft, president of Concordia College, as vice chair of the board. Royce Engstrom, professor of Chemistry at the University of Montana, will continue his term as treasurer.

Two new directors were also appointed to AAC&U’s board: Timothy Eatman, inaugural dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community and associate professor of Urban Education at Rutgers University Newark; and Mary Ann Villareal, assistant vice president, Strategic Initiatives at California State University Fullerton.

“It is a privilege to welcome our new board members as we work together in support of AAC&U and our president, Lynn Pasquerella,” Leary said. “The mission and goals of AAC&U, and our commitment to equity, inclusivity, and innovation, are more critical than ever as higher education grapples with the seismic shifts presented by the 21st century.”

Added Pasquerella, “it is an honor and a privilege to work with such an extraordinary group of higher-education leaders. I look forward to learning from the insights and expertise of AAC&U’s new board members as we seek to achieve our shared objective of advancing liberal education and equity as the foundations for excellence in undergraduate education in service to democracy.”

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Striving for Restorative Justice and Repair in Academe - Timothy Eatman

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The keynote speaker is Timothy K Eatman and he's such a good communicator

I'm watching a lecture about restorative justice and repair in academia and it's interesting and important but someone just claimed cursive is no longer taught in schools so those in power can manipulate historical documents and I think I would like to see a source on that??