Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Tufts Civic Lunch: Climate + Music + Action
Virtual MAWhat if you could hear the effects of climate change? Join the Tisch College of Civic Live at Tufts University for a virtual musical presentation and conversation with The ClimateMusic Project, a collaboration of renowned scientists and world-class musicians who create musical and visual experiences guided by scientific data on climate change. Composing music in …
Tufts Civic Life Lunch: Can Libraries Save Democracy?
Rabb Room, Barnum Hall, Tufts University 163 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, United StatesThe Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University presents a lunchtime panel discussion, "Can Libraries Save Democracy?" With nearly two centuries of impact on American life, libraries are among the most established civic institutions in the United States. At a time when democracy feels fragile — and when libraries themselves are increasingly …
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Author Talk: Dahlia Lithwick, Lady Justice
ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Center, Tufts University 170 Packard Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Solomont Speaker Series of the Tisch College of Civic Live at Tufts University welcomes Dahlia Lithwick for a talk on her book, "Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America." When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, many women committed to challenging his administration – with the power of the judicial …
Tufts Civic Life Lunch: Art & Activism: Empowering Youth through Creative Expression
Rabb Room, Barnum Hall, Tufts University 163 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, United StatesThe arts are a catalyst for action, protest and movement building, activating ideas for the maker and the audience, challenging our perceptions and inspiring action. At this Tufts Civic Life Lunch, join a conversation with Scheherazade Tillet, feminist activist, artist, Tufts alumnus, and the co-founder and executive director of A Long Walk Home, about empowering …
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Solomont Speaker Series: Lupe Fiasco and Dee-1
ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Center, Tufts University 170 Packard Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Music is co-sponsoring with the Tisch College of Civic Life this month's Solomont Speaker Series featuring award-winning hip-hop artists and activists Lupe Fiasco and Dee-1. Hear the artists discuss the power and potential of hip-hop as a force for social justice, education and community engagement. Fiasco is a Chicago-born, Grammy …
Solomont Speaker Series: Jodi Kantor
ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Center, Tufts University 170 Packard Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Solomont Speaker Series at Tufts University presents a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jodi Kantor on what it takes to break today's top stories and the future of news media. An investigative reporter for The New York Times and best-selling author, Kantor, along with Megan Twohey, broke the story of three decades of sexual …
Film Screening: Gone to the Village
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University presents a special screening of the documentary film "Gone to the Village," which details the elaborate funerary rites for the Queen Mother of the Asante in Ghana. The film beautifully represents the persistent richness of Asante cultural practice in 21st- century Ghana amid the onslaught of colonialism and globalization. The screening will be …
Solomont Speaker Series: Nora McInerny
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Solomont Speaker Series at Tufts University presents a conversation with award-winning podcast host and bestselling author Nora McInerny titled “How Are You? (No, Really.)” McInerny wants to know the truth. She is known for taking on topics often avoided — death, loss, illness, mental health, trauma, and change — with disarming humor and candor. …
Book Launch & Storytime: Brave New Beginnings
Tufts University Science and Engineering Complex 200 College Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University invites you to commemorate the beauty of forming new communities by attending a launch of the book "Kenzy's Crazy Day," a capstone presentation by the Tisch Scholars. This children's book celebrates the resilience and courage required to navigate new friendships and unfamiliar surroundings. After a reading …
Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now
Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries presents the program "Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now," a panel discussion in conjunction with the current TUAG exhibition, "Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe." Panelists will be Nia Evans, executive director of the Boston Ujima Project; Cierra Michele Peters, director of communications, culture and enfranchisement at the Boston Ujima Project; Dayna Cunningham, …