Richard Seymour, a writer and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, has been watching the disturbing political developments in Europe and elsewhere; his latest book, Disaster Nationalism, analyzes the roots, influencers and threats that this global shift poses. Sasha Abramsky, political journalist and writing lecturer at UC Davis, is a correspondent for The Nation magazine. Michelle Lynn Kahn is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at the University of Richmond, specializing in the history of far-right extremism, racism, and migration.
Virtual
Dr. Nevada Winrow
New England Aquarium
Author Judith Rosen
Suffolk University - Sargent Hall
Foley & Lardner LLP
Author Ragini Shah in conversation with Shannon Gleeson, Edmund Ezra Day Professor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Brooks School of Public Policy.
Suffolk University - Sargent Hall
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Leslie Reid, Chief of Investment Programs; Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.; Kelly Viera, director of Investigations and Outreach, Housing Discrimination Testing Program, Suffolk University Law School; Daniel Weidknecht, director, Roxbury, and Leonard Egerton, owner, Frugal Bookstore. The Rev. Willie Bodrick II, J.D., Senior Pastor at Twelfth Baptist Church and President/CEO of The American City Coalition, TACC will serve as the afternoon’s moderator.
Roxbury Branch, Boston Public Library
Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, infectious disease specialist and global health physician, who advises the W.H.O on emerging diseases and Crawford Kilian, science and health reporter, who has blogged about H5N1 avian flu and other potential hazards to global health since 2005.
Virtual
A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor of articles and book reviews to publications and organizations that include American History magazine, Politico, The Boston Globe, and the Bill of Rights Institute, Steve has also taught history at Suffolk University in Boston and at UMass-Boston. He also has developed and taught numerous writing workshops for high school and college students, as well as for adults who aspire to be writers. Steve holds a master’s degree in history from UMass-Boston. His master’s thesis, “From Italy to Boston’s North End: Italian Immigration and Settlement, 1890-1910,” has been downloaded more than 25,000 times by scholars and readers around the world. Steve is also a Massachusetts Historical Society Fellow and is a past recipient of the prestigious i migliori award, presented by the Pirandello Lyceum to Italian-Americans who have excelled in their fields of endeavor. Steve and his wife Kate, who live south of Boston, donate a portion of his book proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). His latest work is The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union (2024), a biography of U. S. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
Author Nicholas Nugent and moderator William Fowler, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Northeastern University.
Virtual
An alumnus and professor specializing in design, marketing and branding at the renowned Rhode Island School Of Design, Oren Sherman has partnered with corporations across the country developing original artwork and licensed collections that capture a brand’s identity. His work is sophisticated, contemporary and utterly unique, standing at the cutting edge where art meets commerce. Oren’s versatility and visual intelligence inform his distinctive approach. His art powers brand, creating a multi-level subliminal experience that resonates as an unspoken message everywhere the environment touches the customer. Oren's work lives at the intersection between visual storytelling, art and architecture, focusing on applying two-dimensional work in a three-dimensional way to create engaging and experiential spaces. Oren worked at Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston, crafting strategic narratives and original artworks for interior spaces, creating a multilevel, subliminal experience that resonates as a lyrical and unspoken message, recently making the leap to consulting and exploring both fine art and designing collections in 3-D space. In 2022 he was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award from Boston Design Week and in June 2022 gave his first TEDx presentation “Finding Creativity: A Solo Journey to a Connected Place.”
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
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