Discourse
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Mission Statement:
Our mission is to bring out divergent perspectives by fostering civic discussion Welcome to Discourse!
We hope to engage members of the Johns Hopkins community by organizing semi-monthly events modeled after Oxford Union style debates. Each debate will be centered around one motion, and will consist of a pre-debate vote, debate, post-debate vote and open discussion. The affirmative and negative teams of the motion will consist of three debaters each. Anyone who attends the event will be able to participate in the pre-debate vote and post-debate vote, which will gauge the coherency and persuasiveness of arguments made by each team. The open discussion period will be reserved as a space to share personal stories and experiences, wherein audience members and debaters can engage in free and open discussion about the motion at hand. By empowering participants to share their personal opinions, we seek to acknowledge the complexity of the motions that will be debated, and encourage plurality in identities and thought. We will work with other student groups, academic departments and organizations from Baltimore and beyond. In doing so, we seek to bring together different communities to participate in informative debates and to share their distinct experiences and expertise. Our events will not simply be attended by members of our community, but rather will be defined by them. We firmly believe that our events will serve as a catalyst for the change we want to see on campus – the emergence of civic discourse and the building of connections between diverse members of the University. Motions from past events include:
10/11 - Is religion inherently violent?
11/14 - Is the harmony of a diverse community more important than an individual's right to free speech? Rules of Discourse can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VsuBXU59UZjxEX9aBMqOl9HG-T2GiH6T30qe0b6fxTQ/edit?usp=sharing
03/08/2019
"Your Story. Your City. Your Film."
What is the experience of adolescents through a camrecorder? How is Baltimore seen with a DSLR?
Celebrate film-making and photography, and all the other ways young adults express themselves in our contemporary culture -- 6 pm at Arellano Theater TODAY !!!
03/07/2019
Ever wanted to tell the whole world something but never had the courage to do so? Come watch brave and talented teens explore some of the most difficult and insightful stuff through spoken word, leave speechless, with a sense of compassion and connection through the beauty of language and performance.
TLDR: Come to get your minds and hearts blown in the most inspiring ways !
Here's a preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEfsX0N95Gs
03/06/2019
Here's our first performer spotlight about some fiery women to energize you on hump day
See you Friday evening !!
Hope you all are as excited as we are for these
!! incredible !! nationally-recognized !! award-winning !! performers -- here's a sneak peak for what's in store Friday evening ;)
Discourse proudly presents: the Lethal Ladies, DewMore Baltimore, and the Baltimore Youth Film Arts
s/o to our video extraordinaire A Brandt Matthews for creating this gem
11/07/2018
THREE DAYS TO GO till Growing Up In Baltimore !!
we will be sharing some of the artists' words that are going to be put on display with their artworks as we move closer to the event date. So to start us off:
*Our Neighborhood*
medium: model magic
Third grade students in Tutorial Project re-created the place where they are currently living, a deliberate prompt given that not all students have a stable housing situation. The context cards reveal the students' favorite parts about their homes. Some decided to get extra creative with the model magic (re: the pizza); nonetheless, they have been arranged into a neighborhood to give a collective sense of where these children are living.
09/21/2018
Discourse is accepting applications for Fall 2018! Apply by tonight (Friday, 21st September 11:59 pm) to join our incredible team and take part in exciting projects (be sure t read the description in the application):
Discourse Application 2018 Instructions: Applications are due on Friday, September 21st by 11:59 PM. Please email [email protected] with questions. Organization Description: Discourse was founded with the purpose of facilitating robust, thought-provoking dialogue on our campus. Last year, we held multiple Oxford Union-st...
09/07/2018
Come out to learn more about Discourse at the Student Involvement Fair TODAY from 2-5pm!!
Tonight's debate surrounding police accountability will be starting in 10 minutes!! Come out and join the discussion!
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3400 N Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
21218