The Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights will host a panel discussion with the Catholic Mobilizing Network on stories of justice from death row. The Catholic Mobilizing Network is a national organization that mobilizes Catholics and all people of good will to value life over death, to end the use of the death penalty, to transform the U.S. criminal legal system from punitive to restorative, and to build capacity in U.S. society to engage in restorative practices. A reception will follow the event in the atrium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. PanelistsGary Drinkard spent close to six years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he did not commit — the robbery and murder of a 65-year-old automotive junk dealer in Decatur, Alabama. The case against Drinkard rested primarily on testimony from his half-sister and her common-law husband, both of whom were facing charges for unrelated crimes that would be dismissed in exchange for their testimony against Drinkard. Drinkard reached out to Bryan Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative for help with his case. In 2000, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct, and with the help of the Southern Center for Human Rights, he won an acquittal in 2001.Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker has a Masters of Divinity degree from Payne Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary. Her ministry focus is on women who have experienced domestic abuse, rape, and/or incest. She is the founder of Pastors Against Domestic Violence, an ecumenical ministry that trains pastors to be courtroom advocates for victims of domestic violence (women, men, and children). She is also focused on many additional social injustices in the city of Dayton, Ohio. Walker is also a strong advocate against the death penalty and for stricter gun laws. She lost her son, Edward, to gun violence when he was 28 years old. She serves on the board of Journey of Hope – from Violence to Healing and is the co-chair of Ohioans to Stop Executions.Ruth Friedman has dedicated her career to fighting for the rights and lives of men and women sentenced to death, working first on behalf of state-sentenced people in Alabama and Georgia and then for those facing execution in federal courts. She began her capital work at the Southern Center for Human Rights, where she handled direct appeals, habeas proceedings, and trials throughout the South, and later joined the Alabama Capital Representation Resource Center and the Equal Justice Initiative as they transformed capital representation in Alabama. Friedman has testified, trained, and argued in Congress, classrooms, and courts nationwide. In 2023, she received the Southern Center’s Frederick Douglass Award. She earned her J.D. from Yale Law School and her undergraduate degree from Harvard University. Originally published at klau.nd.edu.

Come listen to Jon Coleman, the Andrew V. Tackes College Professor of History, uncover what the Kankakee River can teach us! Where: Multi-Purpose Room (Room 235), Decio Faculty Hall A hint of what's to come: It has been a long time since the Kankakee River quickened anyone’s pulse. Sandwichedbetween Indiana and Illinois at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, the Kankakee boasts neither adelta nor a port. The Indiana section of the river was straightened in the early twentieth century.Locals unlovingly call it “the big ditch.” A forgotten river, the Kankakee conceals the history ofa region and its environmental transformation. It is a case study in the hidden costs of control anddomination. More famous rivers have endured their share of manhandling, but the levees on theMississippi or the dams on the Colorado grabbed as much attention as the liquids they pinned. Inthe heyday of Midwestern drainage between 1890 and 1920, the waters of the Kankakee spurreddebates over economic progress and ecological preservation. Ardors cooled, however, asrecollections of the old river faded. The Kankakee offers a lesson in tangled phenomenon ofwetland destruction and memory loss. It shows what happens when aggressive improvement robsa river of its stories. Originally published at environmentalhumanities.nd.edu.

Join us for Richard Etlin’s body of work on the Pantheon and his unique view on one of the most important architectural buildings in the history of the world. Etlin is an architectural historian and a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. Register to attend online here Co-sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies. Originally published at architecture.nd.edu.

New at the BrowningDirected by David NovackProduced by Janice Englehart ('86)Not Rated, 103 minutes, DCPIn English and Chinese, Uyghur, and Kazakh with English subtitlesJewher Ilham scheduled to appear live!Jewher Ilham, a Uyghur teen from China with no English, lands in the United States after she is violently separated from her father at the Beijing airport as he is detained. Abduweli, a linguist and poet imprisoned and tortured for teaching Uyghur language to 6-year-olds, makes his way to Istanbul upon his release. Testimony and action from survivors of China's network of "re-education camps" and their families, in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Europe and the United States, infuse All Static & Noise with an urgency that exposes the mass brutality of state-sponsored oppression in Western China. Together these voices highlight the moral dilemma between risking the safety of families back home by speaking out and the necessity of exposing atrocities in the hope that global awareness will bring change. GET TICKETS This is a free but ticketed event. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the Ticket Office one hour prior to the performance. To guarantee your seat, please pick up your tickets at least 15 minutes prior to the show. In the event of a sell-out, unclaimed tickets will be used to seat patrons waiting on standby.

Join the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies for an evening of the intoxicating rhythms and vocals of Korean music to celebrate Korea Week! Part 1 (6:30–6:50 pm): ASCEND (Notre Dame K-pop Club)Part 2 (6:50–7:35 pm): Korean Performing Arts Institute of ChicagoAdmission is free, and no ticket is required to enter Washington Hall. Please review the Building Policies before attending. Doors open at 6:00 pm. About Korea Week 2025 The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures proudly present Korea Week 2025, a vibrant celebration of Korean craftsmanship and language, marking the 579th anniversary of Hangul Day (Korean Alphabet Day). Join us for a dynamic week of events showcasing the beauty and excellence of Korean traditional arts and culture—including a live K-pop concert and a K-food truck featuring delicious Korean street food. Experience Korea’s past and present through music, food, art, and language! Korea Week 2025 is co-hosted with Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. This week is sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and the St. Joseph County Public Library.   Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

RED CUP.  Presented by Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre Directed by by Matt Hakwins Returning to the stage for a second year, "RED CUP" is an one-act documentary theatre performance inspired by written essays from Notre Dame students on the drinking culture in college, a culture often associated with "rest" or "leisure."The play is inspired by the final papers written for the course "Drunk on Film: The Psychology of Storytelling with Alcohol and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption at Notre Dame." With a visual motif of the ubiquitous red Solo party cup, and accompanied by a host of media references from films, ads, and social media posts, "RED CUP" tells the intimate stories of a small group of Notre Dame students, and the profound effect alcohol has had in their lives, from childhood through their senior year in college. Performance Schedule October 8-9Wednesday & Thursday at 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Philbin Studio TheatreDeBartolo Performing Arts Center Tickets Tickets for RED CUP. are FREE for everyone. Tickets may be reserved in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F 12:00 - 6:00 PM), or online at performingarts.nd.edu. RESERVE TICKETS Parking Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Patrons may now receive free event parking at the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking. Originally published at ftt.nd.edu.