9/11: Five Years & Beyond is a series of commemorative and contemplative events on the past, present and future, taking place this fall at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Monday, September 11
Commemorative Bells
8:46, 9:03, 9:37, 10:03
Memorial Liturgy
12pm, St. Ignatius Chapel
Peace Pole Dedication
Immediately following liturgy

Tuesday, September 12
Speak-Out: "Where were you when . . . ?"
12:45pm, Open mike outside the Student Center on the Quad

Wednesday, September 13
Keynote Speaker: Judith LeBlanc
United for Peace and Justice
"The US War on Terror: Views from the Middle East"
7pm, Student Ballroom
, Student Center

Monday, September 18
Film: "9/11 -- The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition"
7pm, Quad Commons, Quadrangle Residence Halls

Monday, September 25
Keynote Speaker: Hussein Ibish
Foundation for Arab-American Leadership
"Race and the War on Terror"
7pm, Student Ballroom
, Student Center

Tuesday, September 26
Discussion Panel: Is religious fundamentalism compatible with democracy?
Professors Timothy Dugdale (English) and Michael Whitty (Business)
12:45pm, Fountain Lounge
, Student Center

Tuesday, October 3
Discussion Panel: Is preemptive war ever justified?
Professors Andrew Moore (Law) and Gail Presbey (Philosophy)
12:45pm, Fountain Lounge, Student Center

Wednesday, October 11
Film: "Why We Fight"
7pm, Quad Commons, Quadrangle Residence Halls

Tuesday, October 17
Discussion Panel: When does national security trump civil liberties?
Professors David Koelsch (Law) and Prasad Venugopal (Physics)
12:45pm, Fountain Lounge
, Student Center

Thursday, October 19
Keynote Speaker: Juan Cole
Professor of History, University of Michigan
"Successes and Failures in the War on Terror"
7pm, Student Ballroom
, Student Center

Thursday, October 26
Film: "Daughters of Afghanistan"
7pm, Quad Commons, Quadrangle Residence Halls

Thursday, November 2
Poetry Reading: "An Eye for the Eye Makes the Whole World Blind"
12:30pm, Fountain Lounge, Student Center

November 6-11
Commemorating Sacrifice
An art installation by veteran and Detroit-area artist Eric Mesko
Bookstore Lobby
, Student Center

Tuesday, November 7
Film: "The Ground Truth"
7pm, Quad Commons, Quadrangle Residence Halls

Monday, November 13
Keynote Speaker: Michael Steinberg
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
"Civil Liberties in the Post-9/11 Era"
7pm, Student Ballroom
, Student Center

Tuesday, November 14
Speak-Out: "How has 9/11 Changed Us?"
12:45pm, Fountain Lounge, Student Center

Tuesday, November 28
Keynote Speaker: Anna Brown
Professor of Political Science, Saint Peter’s College
"Walking to Guantanamo"
7pm, Life Science 115

(This event co-sponsored by the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive)

All events are free and open to the public, and
will take place on the University of Detroit Mercy's McNichols campus

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"9/11: Five Years & Beyond" is sponsored by the Student Programming Board, the Office of the President, the Office of the Academic Vice President & Provost, the University Honors Program, the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive, University Libraries and the Instructional Design Studio, the Women's Studies Program, the Department of Philosophy, Dr. Beth Oljar, the Leadership Development Institute, International Services and Student Life, in partnership with the Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus, the Sisters of Saint Joseph, the IHM Sisters, the Palestine Office, and the Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network.