2008 Woodie Awards
Naomi Tutu Lectures On Gender and Race
Liz Fritzer
Issue date: 2/22/05 Section: News
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With this idea Naomi Tutu challenged Trinity faculty and students to identify issues such as racism, gender violence, and economic disparity on campus and to implement a truth and reconciliation plan in order to move forward. "We have to start somewhere. The leadership can come from you."
Laura Lockwood, director of Trinity's Women's Center, said "we have our problems. A truth and reconciliation plan is important to create a more just culture that accepts all differences. Naomi's words planted seeds to create change."
Additionally, Tutu spoke about the gender violence in parts of southern Africa and how issues such as rape became major concerns. She recalled how women of different social classes set aside their differences, culturally, financially, and otherwise to confront these problems. With this example, she encouraged women as well as men here at Trinity to do the same; to come together, identify problems such as sexual assault or homophobia and propose prescriptions to overcome them.
Tutu's message, though urgent, was spoken with light-hearted optimism despite the fact that the turnout was relatively small in comparison to Trinity's population: the audience filled approximately one-third of the Washington Room. Many students from various human rights classes, however, were in attendance, as well as members of the sponsoring organizations and some faculty. "I'm really happy that in the end she incorporated Trinity; it was a nice gesture," said Annette Iwamoto '08.
Adaeze Ekeson '07, a member of the Trinity College Black Women's Organization, summed up the event as "really interesting and really compelling" and was fascinated how "each step taken can [help] solve problems."
Laura Lockwood, director of Trinity's Women's Center, said "we have our problems. A truth and reconciliation plan is important to create a more just culture that accepts all differences. Naomi's words planted seeds to create change."
Additionally, Tutu spoke about the gender violence in parts of southern Africa and how issues such as rape became major concerns. She recalled how women of different social classes set aside their differences, culturally, financially, and otherwise to confront these problems. With this example, she encouraged women as well as men here at Trinity to do the same; to come together, identify problems such as sexual assault or homophobia and propose prescriptions to overcome them.
Tutu's message, though urgent, was spoken with light-hearted optimism despite the fact that the turnout was relatively small in comparison to Trinity's population: the audience filled approximately one-third of the Washington Room. Many students from various human rights classes, however, were in attendance, as well as members of the sponsoring organizations and some faculty. "I'm really happy that in the end she incorporated Trinity; it was a nice gesture," said Annette Iwamoto '08.
Adaeze Ekeson '07, a member of the Trinity College Black Women's Organization, summed up the event as "really interesting and really compelling" and was fascinated how "each step taken can [help] solve problems."
