By AMANDA MEADER
Staff Writer
 

The Center for Multicultural Affairs welcomes their alumni back and starts a busy weekend with a jam session among alumni musicians, to be led by Professor of Music Linda Williams.

At 6:00 there will be a Shabbat dinner on the lawn of the multicultural house sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Committee, as well as the first meeting of the year for the Women of Color.

On Saturday, there will be a networking brunch and multicultural fair on the lawn, with items from various cultures on display.

There will also be a mentoring session Saturday, during which current Bates students can meet with alumni who are working in their field of interest.

In the evening, dinner will begin at the Chinese restaurant Chopsticks, for appetizers, then move to an Ethiopian restaurant in Portland for dinner, followed by desert at an Indian restaurant. The next stop will be a jazz club, for drinks.

On Sunday, brunch will be followed by two speakers. The first will be Ron Daniels, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Following Mr. Daniels will be Sammy Toinetta, the director of Racial Justice: Projects for the National Council of Churches.

Ms. Toinetta is also a staff member of the Burned Churches Project, which has been helping rebuild hundreds of churches that have been maliciously torched.

The back to Bates Weekend is bound to offer something of interest for everyone, so get involved and check things out!