Week of Events
ABC News Anchor Linsey Davis on Moderating the Presidential Debate–In Conversation with Melba Tolliver
ABC News Anchor Linsey Davis on Moderating the Presidential Debate–In Conversation with Melba Tolliver
Linsey Davis talks with veteran journalist Melba Tolliver about her prep work for and moderation of the recent Harris/Trump Presidential Debate. This zoom webinar was recorded live at noon, on October 7th, at Lafayette College's William E. Simon Center. Linsey Davis concluded the interview with a reading of her newest children's book, "Girls of the […]
World War 3: Now? Magazine Release Party, Art Show, Slideshow & Concert
World War 3: Now? Magazine Release Party, Art Show, Slideshow & Concert
Release party for World War 3 NOW? -- the 54th issue of the political comics magazine World War 3 Illustrated Art show includes: Shalom Nueman, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Orange, Maisara Baroud, Seth Tobocman, Nicole Shulman, Kevin Pyle, Ethan Heitner, Maryna Novohorodska, Michael MYSH Rozanov, Constance Norgren, Tom Keough, and others Multi-media presentation by World War 3 cartoonists, including: Seth Tobocman and Kevin Pyle. With […]
What Does It Mean to have Published a Memoir?
What Does It Mean to have Published a Memoir?
What’s it like to have the opportunity to share a portion of your life with any reader? Three memoirists discuss how it feels to have translated a chunk of their lives into the form of a book. It seems literary, but it’s really an activity of finding and sharing yourself through writing. Melba Tolliver is […]
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
By its nature, no one person defines solarpunk and it evolves as people join the movement. It tends towards interconnectedness, justice, mutualism, library economies, technology aligned with Nature, creating trajectories towards diverse futures, community-building, and is antithetical to fossil fuel extraction, uber-capitalism, racism, authoritarianism, fascism and the like. As a genre, solarpunk spans all other […]
When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation–Bill Ayers in conversation with Melba Tolliver
When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation–Bill Ayers in conversation with Melba Tolliver
An esteemed activist invites us to consider the complex idea of abolition as much more than a strategy or a set of tactics—at a deeper level, abolition is an entire political framework, culture, and orientationBlending history and political theory and weaving in examples from literature, social movements, and his personal life, this book is a […]
Sharing Thoughts on End of Life Care, with Death Cafe Workshop
Sharing Thoughts on End of Life Care, with Death Cafe Workshop
Linda J. Mancinelli will read from her book Before You Go: A Hospice Nurse Shares Her Experiences Caring for Her Dying Patients, which contains stories and poetry from her more than 30 years as a hospice nurse. Along with Bonnie Winfield, of The Journey Home, Linda will also facilitate a Death Cafe workshop, for the […]
World War 3: Now? – Discussion with International Artists (Hybrid Online/In-person)
World War 3: Now? – Discussion with International Artists (Hybrid Online/In-person)
World War 3 NOW? -- International zoom presentation by artists and writers working with the political comic book World War 3 Illustrated, including: Dania Omari (Palestinian comic artist), Vodymyr Bylik (Ukrainian Poet), Yuriy Tarnawsky (world renowned Ukrainian American poet), Michael MYSH Rozanov (Israeli political cartoonist). Moderated by World War 3 Illustrated co-founder Seth Tobocman. About […]
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Join BrightFlame to vision our way to just, regenerative futures. Cognitive science shows we are wired for stories: it’s how we make sense of and navigate the world; it’s how we change the world. In this experiential workshop we’ll journey into that future, dive into details, and make visceral memories. We’ll share these futures to […]
Investigative Journalism Transformed: Podcasts and Network News
Investigative Journalism Transformed: Podcasts and Network News
Independent journalist Greg Olear--host of the podcast "Prevail" and author of "Rough Beast: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, and Why Democracy Must Prevail"--talks about new approaches to investigative journalism, with veteran broadcast journalists Melba Tolliver (ABC Eyewitness News, News 12 Long Island, Accidental Anchorwoman), and Randall Pinkston, former CBS Correspondent (including […]