The College of Charleston’s Bonner Leader program is hosting its second annual Engage and Empower Awareness Week from March 22 – March 27. Throughout the week, Bonner Leaders will hold a series of activities and discussions to analyze the source and solution for issues ranging from child abuse prevention to homelessness. After each event, information will be presented on how students and citizens can engage in direct action to alleviate these problems.

Engage

  • Faces of Homelessness Panel – Monday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Robert Scott Small Auditorium – The National Coalition for the Homeless will present the “Faces of Homelessness Panel,” featuring South Carolinians who have experienced homelessness firsthand. Learn about local efforts to help solve homelessness issues and how you can be a part of the solution.
  • Speakin’ of the Unknown: Breaking the Silence on HIV/AIDS – Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Stern Center Gardens (rain location: Stern 409) – Let your voice be heard. Sit back and relax in our “coffee house” as students share eye-opening poetry about issues related to HIV/AIDs.
  • Darkness to Light Child Abuse Prevention Training – Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Robert Scott Small Auditorium – It is likely that you may know a child who has been or is being abused. Darkness to Light educates adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This training will teach participants the signs necessary to prevent child abuse.

Empower

  • Empowerment Photography Gala – Thursday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (drop in), Stern Center Ballroom – What does empowerment look like on the College of Charleston campus? Come by the Stern Center Ballroom to see photographs of students, faculty and staff depicting their view of empowerment.

All events are free and open to the public. Please come and help us start the dialogue that may lead to lasting solutions to some of our community’s most pressing issues. To find out more information, visit our blog.

For additional details, please contact, Stephanie Visser in the Center for Civic Engagement at 843.953.5854.