"Invisible Children" showing in March

To recap recent events, yesterday evening the Peace and Justice series featured Derrick Ashong speaking about Why Africa Matters. Derrick was born in Ghana in 1975. He attended school in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He is currently working on a doctorate in African-American studies and Ethnomusicology at Harvard. He also started and has maintained the record label ASAFO productions. I was not able to attend this event because I was out of town last night, but I know that it went very well, and there was very good attendance.

Next week on Tuesday and Thursday the fundraiser for the refugees in Sudan will continue. Stop by and buy something for someone you love, or just treat yourself to a present.

On March 2nd there will be a showing of the movie "Invisible Children." This movie is a documentary from 2003 that follows three college students through Uganda. It shows the effects of the war on children from the Lord's Resistance Army. Many children in Uganda flee their homes to avoid being abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, who is recruiting them to be trained as soldiers. These children have to walk miles to find shelter anywhere that they can to get away from this.

Invisible Children Inc. is a nonprofit organization that has been set up to help curb this problem by spreading awareness. For more information on the movie or information about donating to the organization go to www. invisiblechildren.com.

Also in early March, St. Scholastica will be celebrating International Women's Day. This day has been observed all over the world since the 1900s. International Women's Day is celebrated with events held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. There will be a free reception at 3 pm on campus in Somers Main Lounge on March 8th. There will also be a raffle coming soon, and another fundraising event set for sometime in April. Keep checking back for official dates and more information.