Published in 2020, Jensen’s acclaimed “memoir-in-essays,” “Carry,” was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an international award given to writers whose work promotes peace and social justice.…
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Mills Distinguished Lecture
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 George Takei Presents Lecture At SUNY Oneonta MILLS LECTURE – 7 p.m. George Takei returns to SUNY to present the Mills Distinguished Lecture. Takei has published a book ‘They Called Us Enemy’ about his experiences in the US internment camps in WWII and is also known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Visit connect.oneonta.edu/event/8195014…
SUNY ONEONTA HOSTED AUTHOR TONIGHT Ayad Akhtar First Playwright Chosen For ‘Common Read’…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Pulitzer-Winning Author Akhtar To Give ‘Common Read’ Lecture LECTURE – 7 p.m. Novelist, playwright (Pulitzer-Prize winning play “Disgraced”), screenwriter, actor Ayad Akhtar presents a lecture on this year’s “Common Read” – the Mills Distinguished Lecture – this evening at the Dewar Arena, Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta.…
Include ‘Poor, Excluded,’ Mills’ Lecturer Exhorts Bryan Stevenson, above, author of “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” presents this year’s Mills Distinguished Lecture at the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Field House this evening. Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson spoke on ways the audience might go about changing the world. “Our capacity to change our world is waiting for us with the poor and excluded.” he said. “We cannot get to where we want to go if we…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Lecture By Author ‘Just Mercy: A Story Of Justice & Redemption’ DISTINGUISHED LECTURE – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Presenting this years Mills Distinguished Lecture, Bryan Stevenson is author of “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” describing the early years of Stevenson’s legal practice after founding Equal Justice Initiative to represent the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children and the injustice he and his clients encountered in our Justice system. Free, open…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, SEPT. 25 ‘Hidden Figures’ Author At SUNY Oneonta HIDDEN FIGURES – 7 p.m. Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race,” presents a Mills Distinguished lecture. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2550 or visit suny.oneonta.edu/news-events/hidden-figures-author-give-lecture YARN WORKSHOP – 5-7 p.m. Work with instructor Tori to create something for yourself or loved one. All skill levels welcome! Create mittens, hats, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm…
Applause, Tears As Activist Janet Mock Speaks At SUNY By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Dr. Nancy Kleniewski choked back tears as she described Janet Mock, New York Times bestselling author, TV host and transgender rights activist, as a role model. “With your social media presence, #GirlsLikeUs, you’ve done so much to help transwomen,” said the SUNY Oneonta president. “It’s very emotional. You may have had your legends, but you’re the legend now.” Mock, author of this year’s Common Read,…
