January 27,7 PM, the Baptist Temple Presented by ACCORD, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership and Temple University Libraries Anti-racist activist, author and educator, Tim Wise will share insight and reflections on the challenges of conducting diversity research. Author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity; White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Speaking Treason Fluently; and Between Barak and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial In the age of Obama, Wise is purported to be “the most prominent anti-racist writer…in the US.” His Temple appearance is part of a local four- college tour with Speak Out – the Institute for Democratic Education & Culture. Wise has lectured to over 400,000 people in 49 states and appeared on 600 college campuses. Wise will speak at the Baptist Temple at 7pm. The lecture is free but tickets are required. Reserve tickets

@ Paley Library, Main Floor and Mezzanine Experience Philadelphia’s bohemian past with this special exhibition of newly acquired materials from Middle Earth Books, an erstwhile Center City performance space/bookshop/publisher and Main Point, a Bryn Mawr folk music venue. The Middle Earth collection includes correspondence, manuscripts (both published and unpublished) and audio by Charles Bukowski, Andrei Codrescu, Richard Grossinger, Michael McClure, John Wieners, and Patti Smith, among others. The Main Point materials chronicle the history of a venue that introduced Philadelphia to many then-obscure artists like Joni Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen.

@ the Urban Archives, Ground Floor, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk Every Philadelphian knows that their city offers a plethora of options for cultural, historical and recreational exploration. But, did you know that there are many destinations outside of the city lines to visit as well? In this exhibit, the Urban Archives highlight images of exciting, unique and just plain curious spots that lie beyond Philadelphia’s border. Let us take you on a day trip to Lucy the Elephant in Margate, NJ; the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA; and the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. All photographs in this exhibition are from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, and all the sites still exist today. Lucy the Elephant in Margate, NJ, image form the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin collection at the Urban Archives

@ The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Sullivan Hall, 1310 Polett Walk What do Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, Camille Cosby and Winnie Mandela have in common? All of these talented, important women were Delta Sigma Thetas. The Blockson Collection’s fall exhibition celebrates the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Philadelphia, started at Temple fifty years ago. Hundreds of women–some are household names and some you do not yet know–have been part of this important organization of African American women. Look at their history, and take a trip into Philadelphia’s past, with this exhibition. Legendary Aretha Franklin, image from the Blockson Collection Singer, actress, activist Lean Horne, image from the Blockson Collection

December 1, 3:30 PM In Conversation with Andrew Lam East Eats West: The unexpected Consequences of Asian Immigration to America Paley Library Lecture Hall, 1210 Polett Walk, Ground Floor From cuisine and martial arts to sex and self-esteem, East Eats West shines new light on the bridges and crossroads where two hemispheres meld into one worldwide “immigrant nation.” In this new nation, with its amalgamation of divergent ideas, tastes, and styles, today’s bold fusion becomes tomorrow’s classic. But while the space between East and West continues to shrink in this age of globalization, some cultural gaps remain. Andrew Lam, the award-winning author of Perfume Dreams, continues to explore the Vietnamese diaspora, this time concentrating not only on how the East and West have changed but how they are changing each other. And he’ll talk about what it is like to thrive in the West with one foot still in the East.” Andrew is a writer and an editor with the Pacific News Service, a short story writer, and, has been, for 8 years, a commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” He co-founded New America Media, an association of over 2000 ethnic media organizations in America. His essays have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, including the New York Times, The LA Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, The Atlanta Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. His short stories are also anthologized widely and taught in many Universities and colleges. This program is part of the Language and Linguistics Speaker Series organized by the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program. Support also provided by CIBER in the Fox School of Business and Management, GenEd, Vietnamese Studies, Department of English and the Faculty Senate Lectures and Forums Committee.

National GIS Day Celebration November 17th, 2010, 3:00 – 5:00PM Paley Library Lecture Hall Agenda: 3:00 – 4:00 PM: Presentations 4:00 – 5:00 PM: Reception On Wednesday, November 17th, 2010, join Temple University Libraries in celebrating it’s 2nd Annual National GIS Day. The two hour event will begin at 3:00 PM with presentations by invited speakers, followed with a reception. Our first speaker, Dr. Amy Hillier, is an Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning at PennDesign, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design, where she teaches classes on the application of GIS in city planning, urban studies, public health, and social work. She is also is one of the faculty co-directors at the Cartographic Modeling Laboratory (CML), where she works with other faculty to integrate GIS into projects dealing with obesity, gun violence, pre-term birth, and injuries to children. One of her current projects is recreating the old 7th ward of Philadelphia studied by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1896 for his classic book, The Philadelphia Negro, using GIS, archival records, and 1900 census data to create an online mapping system and curriculum materials for high school and college students. Our 2nd speaker, Professor Jim Querry, is an Adjunct Professor at Philadelphia University, where he teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate GIS courses in the Department of Architecture. He is also the GIS Director at City of Philadelphia, where he directs a citywide, cross-departmental collaboration in enterprise GIS to enable City departments and related agencies to increase their productivity, effectiveness and delivery of services to city residents. In 2008, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, he received the prestigious Presidents’ Award at the 2008 ESRI International User Conference, given to honor the city for its leadership and innovation in developing enterprise geographic information system (GIS) deployments that improve numerous government functions and city services. The presentations will be followed by a reception with light fare and opportunities to meet the speakers and other guests.

November 2, 5:30 PM Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street NANCY HEINZEN ON RITTENHOUSE SQUARE Talking about America’s Best Used Public Space Take a look inside Philadelphia history with Nancy Heinzen, author of The Perfect Square: A History of Rittenhouse Square. (Temple University Press, 2009) Author Nancy Heinzen will discuss the growth and development of Rittenhouse Square, illustrating that not only is this urban space unique, but so too is the combination of human events and relationships that have created and sustained it. This program is presented by Temple University Libraries, the Temple University Press and the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Come early to explore PAAs newest exhibition, The Sitting Room: Four Studies, in the first and second floor galleries.