Either e-mail Aaron at apeeks@elon.edu to reserve your spot (or to ask questions) OR just show up at College Coffee to play him!
 

Tom Neilson is a cultural critic and self-proclaimed progressive. He writes and sings on a variety of social issues including the environment and sustainability, women’s rights, racial and ethnic minority rights, war, civil disobedience, immigration, white-collar crime, globalization, peace, and the abused.

If you are interested in social justice and like music, there is a free concert tonight at the Lighthouse Tavern from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

Tom Neilson is a cultural critic and self-proclaimed progressive. He writes and sings on a variety of social issues including the environment and sustainability, women’s rights, racial and ethnic minority rights, war, civil disobedience, immigration, white-collar crime, globalization, peace, and the abused.

To hear a sample of his music, click on the link to the right.

Every Tuesday night at 7:30pm, Aaron Peeks will be providing a chess lesson for beginners. The first two weeks of this semester, the lessons will consist of review lessons covering the basics of chess. So if you know nothing or very little about chess, come and learn some more about the game!
 

We provide boards, pieces, and even chess clocks for those who are cool enough.

If you beat him, you will have $10 added to your Phoenix Card, if you don’t lose, you will have $5 added to your Phoenix Card. If you lose, you will have received a free chess lesson! Aaron will play all six students at the same time!

First six people who know how to play chess and e-mail Aaron at apeeks@elon.edu will be signed up. If you have any questions or desire further details, just send Aaron an e-mail.

We will also be assisting with health care of indigenous Mayan families with an emphasis on pediatric care, engaging in home visits with indigenous Mayan families, visiting a women’s co-op & coffee finca, and encountering perspectives on life from the Guatemalan point-of-view. We also will be hiking an active volcano, visiting Lake Atitlan and traveling to the world renowned open market in Chichicastenango.

Do something that will not only change your life, but will change the life of a community forever. Note that while the ability to speak Spanish is useful, we will have a translator with us at all times.  In other words, knowing how to speak Spanish is not needed.  

For more information, contact Aaron Peeks at apeeks@elon.edu.

We provide the chessboards, pieces, and even chess clocks for those wanting to use them. 

Come find out what the chess club is planning on doing this school year! 

Also, the club guarantees you will get better grades at 黑料不打烊 if you join the chess club (disclaimer: results vary and those reported previously are not typical).

Visit with indigenous Mayans in their homes, hike an active volcano, and find out how this Third World country is surviving in the global economy. Contact Aaron Peeks or Emily Ivey (co-leaders for the course) if you would like further information! 

Oh, and it is one of the cheapest study abroad courses at 黑料不打烊!

Christopher Kush, CEO of Soapbox Consulting taught students, faculty and community members how to have their voices heard by politicians. Students explored their roles as activist citizens and discussed how their generation could participate in a democratic society.

A major focus of the workshop was to teach attendees how to get politicians and others to see things their way. One attendee said the workshop, “Ignited a more activist attitude in me,” while another stated, “We practiced skills that are doable and also meaningful.  We learned how to do things that are easy but can also make an impact.” 
 
Students learned how to write political letters, what to say at a town meeting, how to analyze a legislative bill, and how to persuade the media to cover an issue satisfactorily.  “You can tell me all day long to write to my senators, but if I don’t know how to write a letter, I never will” one student wrote on their evaluation form.
 
Aaron Peeks, coordinator for 黑料不打烊’s D4D program, appreciated the opportunity to bring together like-minded people who are interested in becoming more involved citizens. “It was great for students to interact with other passionate students and share their ideas with one another,” Aaron stated. 

Students who did not have the opportunity to attend the conference are encouraged to submit legislative proposals for the opportunity to win $500 for their organization on campus. If you would like more information on this event, the legislative proposal competition, or future events hosted by Debating for Democracy please contact Jennifer Burns at jburns5@elon.edu.
 
While the workshop provided attendees with specific skills that they can use now, the hope is that the skills learned will last a lifetime.  “I think it is important to learn how to approach those who represent you in government in order to express your needs and to realize that that these skills are something that every student will use in their lifetime” stated Daniel Jaber, a conference attendee.