University Calendar
"God Grew Tired of Us" - A National Public Health Week Event
Screening and Discussion on the "Lost Boys" of South Sudan
Come learn about and discuss the story of the "lost boys," who fled South Sudan by themselves in the 1980s at ages 3 to 13, enduring starvation, dehydration, disease, wild animals, and attacks by soldiers, to escape extermination or sterilization by Islamic government forces in the north (only half of the original 20,000 boys survived the journey).
"God Grew Tired of Us" Documentary
This amazing documentary tells the story of the young men's reaction to their eventual resettlement in the United States, after five years traveling on their own by foot through Africa and then 10 years in a rudimentary refugee camp in Kenya.
"God Grew Tired of Us," will surprise you, move you, raise your awareness of the countless challenges faced by individuals who have immigrated to the United States and who live, work and go to school near you every day, and cause you to reflect on the positives and negatives of American culture and its effects on health and mental health.
"God Grew Tired of Us" is a documentary by Christopher Dillon Quinn and Tommy Walker.
Panelist: Nathaniel Nyok - One of the Lost Boys
The panel discussion, featuring faculty from the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences public health program as well as Nathaniel Nyok, founder of Sudanese-American Voices for Educational Services, who was himself a "lost boy," will explore issues related to war, poverty, immigration, cultural awareness, mental health, public health, global health, racism and social justice.
Montclair State University panelists are: Drs. Amanda Birnbaum, Ndidi Amutah, Lisa Lieberman, Stephanie Silvera and Eva Goldfarb.
National Public Health Week
This event will be held to mark the 20th anniversary of National Public Health Week, sponsored each year by the American Public Health Association. This year's National Public Health Week theme is "Healthiest Nation 2030" which is intended to serve as a rallying cry to communities and individuals to strive to create the healthiest nation in one generation by 2030.
This event is free to all attendees.