“Without Walls: Enriching Differences at Lehigh” was a senior capstone project for the Global Citizenship Program led by Sydney Bagley, ‘16, Amie Diamond, ‘16, Brishty Khossein, ‘16, and Sasha Popova, ‘16. Starting on March 28, the group erected a “Wall of Hate” that stood between the Steps building and Maginnes Hall so members of the Lehigh community could depict moments they felt or saw hate at Lehigh.
After three days, the Wall of Hate was torn down and replaced by a Wall of Healing where students, faculty and staff could portray positive experiences or hopes that they have for the Lehigh community. The Global Citizenship capstone project team stated that their main goal for the event was to “foster conversations among Lehigh students on the topics of diversity and inclusion, highlighting the impact that individual words and actions have on our campus culture.” Discussions took place throughout the week surrounding the project as well.
The Wall of Hate stood from the walkway between Steps and Maginnes Hall starting on Monday, March 28. The display was part of a Global Citizenship capstone project. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Students had the opportunity to depict moments they felt or saw hate at Lehigh on the Wall of Hate. The Wall of Hate was later torn down to make a space for a Wall of Healing. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Students had the opportunity to depict moments they felt or saw hate at Lehigh on the Wall of Hate. The wall’s purpose was to generate conversation about issues prevalent on campus. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Bohan Chen, ’19, stops to write on the Wall of Hate. Students were invited to write about their experiences with instances of hate on campus. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Students had three days to visit the Wall of Hate and depict a moment of hate they saw or felt at Lehigh. The capstone project’s Wall of Healing took the place of the Wall of Hate after it was torn down. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Sydney Bagley, ’16, explains her team’s capstone project to a crowd before the Wall of Hate is torn down. The project was created and produced by a group of Global Citizenship students. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Jeff Kasle, ’16, takes a swing at the Wall of Hate. The wall was torn down as part of the Global Citizenship capstone project. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Members of the Lehigh community wore gloves and a hardhat while trying to break down the wall with hammers. This action marked the first step to erecting the Wall of Healing. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)The Wall of Hate barely stands after members of the Lehigh community take turns breaking it. Students were giving three days to take part in writing their experiences upon it. (Courtesy of Nikita Joshi)The Wall of Healing was built after the Wall of Hate was torn down. Members of the Lehigh community could now write positive memories or hopes. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo).Nicole Gomez, ’16, writes on the Wall of Healing. The wall was the second part in the Without Walls capstone project. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo).Students had the opportunity to depict positive memories or hopes that they wish for Lehigh on the Wall of Healing. The wall was erected after the previously standing Wall of Hate was torn down. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Students had the opportunity to depict positive memories or hopes that they wish for Lehigh on the Wall of Healing. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)Without Walls was part of a Global Citizenship senior capstone project. Members of the team included Sydney Bagley, ‘16, Amie Diamond, ‘16, Brishty Khossein, ‘16, and Sasha Popova, ‘16. (Nadine Elsayed / B&W photo)
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