ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY EVENT - SRI

Superbugs vs. Scientists
The battle of Antibiotic Resistance

Lecture by Dr. Amit Galande
Associate Director, Proteomics and Protein Biochemistry
SRI International, Center for Advanced Drug Research

March 04, 2009
5:00-6:00 pm
ISAT/CS 159, JMU

Dr. Galande will speak about antibiotic resistance; what is it? and why is it considered a global health crisis? This lecture is sponsored by SRI International and the JMU Honors Program.

ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Clothesline Project

March 25-26: Clothesline Project, noon-6 p.m., Transitions, Warren Hall: The project is a visual display that bears witness to violence against men and women, composed of T-shirts decorated to represent various individuals' experiences with domestic violence, sexual assault and sexual victimization; for information, contact Alyssa Garnich at 568-4713 or garnicam@jmu.edu.

Readings for this week

We will watch some argument artifacts on Tuesday.

Readings for Thursday (if you are off campus you may have to use the VPN):

Thirteen Argument Fallacies

The Fallaciousness of Threats: Character and Ad Baculum

Evaluating the Meta-Slope: Is there a Slippery Slope Argument against Slippery Slope Arguments?

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Let's Talk About It

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Doors open at 7:00pm, event begins at 7:30pm

Location: Transitions

"Let's Talk about IT"

Two inspirational women will guide an open dialogue with our campus about sexual assault, awareness, and prevention. Here is what they say about their program:

On a late night road trip to our spiritual home of New Orleans, Louisiana we uncovered our life's mission. Together, a survivor and her best friend would work to end sexual violence. From that moment forward we seized the opportunity to share our story and to empower students to revolutionize their campus climate and culture. Not men against women but together, men and women as a community. We believed that if we simply explained what sexual assault is and how we can prevent it, change would occur. So as we drove across the Louisiana state line in the darkness of I-10 west the Let's Talk About "IT" program was born and this incredible journey began.

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Dr. Kevin Wright

Dr. Kevin Wright -
7:00-8:15 "Computer-mediated social support inquiry: Promises and pitfalls across Cancer, Alzheimer's and Alcoholism Terrains" in CS/ISAT 159

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Gun Awareness Week

Invite you to Join us February 12, 13 at James Madison University - Memorial Hall - 7pm to 9 pm-Doors open 6:30pm

395 South High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801-1956

For A Discussion of the Right to Carry Concealed Weapons and Broader Second Amendment Issues

Featuring Speakers:

February 12-Philip Van Cleave, President of Virginia Citizens Defense League-Location Changed TBA

Come to Memorial Hall to be redirected to new location if necessary-staff will be there.

February 13-Richard E. Gardiner, Former General Counsel to The National Rifle Association

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Eating Disorders Month

Feb. 18: Eating Disorders Awareness Month Speakout, 7:30-9 p.m., Room 1101, Miller Hall: Ron George and Kathleen MacDonald speak on their personal experiences with anorexia and disordered eating; George is the father of Leslie George, a former JMU student who passed away in 2000 from complications with eating disorders; MacDonald struggled with anorexia and disordered eating for nearly 20 years and has since developed a healthy spiritual, emotional and physical recovery process; for more information, contact Ann Simmons at simmonae@jmu.edu.

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Eagle Project Work

ATTENTION: THIS EVENT COUNTS AS TWO EVENTS:

Please join us or help spread the word regarding SVBF's Star Fort remaining Eagle Project work day plans as follows:

Saturday February 14^th : Tree/Shrub Removal Day 10-4pm

Other duties of the day: herbicide applications(SVBF staff), timber stand improvement project(tentative, w/ Forester Gerald Crowell)

Saturday February 21st : Chipping/Trail Development Day

Other duties of the day: herbicide applications(SVBF staff), timber stand improvement project(tentative, w/Forester Gerald Crowell)

SVBF Needs: Volunteers, who could also provide their own tools including weedeater w/brushsaw, handsaws, chainsaws, loppers, shovels, eye protection, gloves, helmets, wheel barrows, heavy duty trash bags, and volunteers who might be able to pick up an ATV w/trailer and a 4-6" chipper to be brought on site with a for February 14^th and 21^st .

Also, if you know anyone who also may be interested, and who may have access to a pickup truck bed and an ATV to haul wood off site, by all means let me know! We've got years of free firewood we need cut, both of standing and down wood, so please pass on the word, if you know anyone who wants or needs access to a wealth of firewood in the Frederick County Area.

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Kilowatt Ours

February 8th - 7:30 at Clementine - Free Popcorn

Presented by The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, Kilowatt Ours is a documentary by Jeff Barrie that has become a national movement to promote energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy. Kilowatt Ours is also a non profit organization advocating for conservation power plants in every community in America. Discussion to follow with local-environmentalist Tom Benevento! Find out real steps you can take at home, at school, at work, at church and in your greater community to conserve!

Readings for 2/12

http://davismk13.googlepages.com/ZonDefinition.pdf

http://davismk13.googlepages.com/ehninger.pdf

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Take Back the Night

Take Back the Night (March 24, 2009) is night dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault, stopping violence against women, while creating a supportive and empowering environment. This Spring we are bringing Angela Shelton to speak at this years Take Back the Night, more information can be found at http://www.angelashelton.com/.

ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACY EVENT - Three Events

1.

Want to make a difference?

Come check out the Service Fair being hosted by the JMU Community Service Learning Office. This is a great chance to meet representatives from many organizations and learn about diverse service opportunities. A few of the many organizations that will be present include the Peace Corps, Teach for America, and Habitat for Humanity. This is a great way to speak with local, national, and international agencies that are all about making a difference. Come check it out Tuesday February 5^th, 2009 in Transitions.

For more information, visit CS-L in Wilson 204 or call us at 540-568-6366 or see our website: www.jmu.edu/csl.

2.

Feb. 20: Shenandoah Valley Regional Studies Seminar, 3:35 p.m., Room 107, Jackson Hall: Dale Harter of Bridgewater College presents “‘Hell No, We Won’t Go’…Back: The Rockingham Rebellion, Spring 1862”; sponsored by the JMU Department of History and Lord Fairfax Community College; free.

3.

March 16-May 1: “Marching Through History with Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers” Exhibition, during normal Festival Conference and Student Center hours, PRISM Gallery: In this photo-documentary by Cathy Murphy that shows the most famous moments of the labor movement to some of the most private, Chávez is seen as a family man, dancing with his daughter at her wedding and practicing yoga. At the same time, he is also seen as stressed by the ordeal, worried. Other photos show the inspiration that was required of him before workers and before the press. Murphy documents the plight of workers in the field, the fight to resist child workers and the 1975 march through the state of California known as the 1,000 Mile March. In this historic 58-day march from San Ysidro to Keene, Calif., Chávez educated farm workers about a new law, the Agricultural Labor Relations Act; free.