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A Conversation with Tommy Orange: One Book, One Philadelphia Kickoff Event
Wed, January 22, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
The 18th season of One Book kicks off with a reading and conversation with Tommy Orange, author of There There-- the 2020 One Book, One Philadelphia selection--and 6abc’s Tamala Edwards. The evening will include a performance by the Red Blanket Singers, as well as a performance of…
Archive Dive: Reinterpreting History with Native American Collections
Wed, January 29, 2020
6:30 P.M.
The Rosenbach, 2008–2010 Delancey Place
During this hands-on event, turn the pages of preserved rare books written by Indigenous peoples, manuscripts penned by some of the first European colonists, and early printed U.S. government documents related to Native American tribes. Guided by passages from There There , we will handle…
¿Me Escuchas? / Can You Hear Me? Listening to Experiences of Indigenous Erasure (Workshop #1)
Sat, February 1, 2020
1:00 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
There There shows how historical Indigenous erasure—the deliberate and systematic destruction of cultures and violent displacement of peoples—continues today. Join the Counter Narrative Society (CNS) and collaborators for workshops that explore the history and impacts of…
One Book Food and Community Panel
Tue, February 11, 2020
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
at
Parkway Central Library
In There There , the kitchen is a site of memory, emotion, and sometimes powerlessness. Join this expert panel for a conversation about cultural foodways—how what we eat intersects with culture, traditions, and history—through a pan-Indigenous lens. Discussion will examine how access…
We Must Act: Black and Indigenous Freedom Dreaming Community Forum
Sat, February 15, 2020
1:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
At this One Book forum co-presented by Indigenous 215 and Paul Robeson House and Museum, Black and Native activists will reflect on the local history of relationships between Black liberation and Native sovereignty movements on the Lenape land we now occupy. Discussion will explore how the…
¿Me Escuchas? / Can You Hear Me? Listening to Experiences of Indigenous Erasure (Workshop #2)
Sat, February 22, 2020
1:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
There There shows how historical Indigenous erasure—the deliberate and systematic destruction of cultures and violent displacement of peoples—continues today. Join the Counter Narrative Society (CNS) and collaborators for workshops that explore the history and impacts of…
Whereas: The Poet Confronts Occupation
Sun, March 1, 2020
2:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach, 2008–2010 Delancey Place
In this public workshop, engage with poems from the piercing, award-winning book Whereas by Layli Long Soldier (Oglala Lakota) alongside historic printed copies of broken U.S. treaties (1824 to 1869) from the Rosenbach’s collection. Learn more about the treaties, and take part in a…
Bearing Witness: Gun Violence Community Forum
Wed, March 4, 2020
5:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Hear from gun violence survivors and family members who, living with lifelong trauma, have become advocates for healing and change. A panel will discuss the deep impacts of violence and grief in communities as well as systemic issues of inequity and racial injustice that perpetuate gun…
One Book, Many Voices Community Dinner
Wed, March 11, 2020
6:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Join a family-style dinner of dishes from the Americas catered by El Merkury, Poi Dog Philly, Everything We Eat and South Philly Barbacoa. Hear thoughts from the contributing chefs on Indigenous food traditions, as we put text on the table and discuss passages from There There by Tommy Orange…
¿Me Escuchas? / Can You Hear Me? Listening to Experiences of Indigenous Erasure (Workshop #3)
Sat, March 14, 2020
1:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
There There shows how historical Indigenous erasure—the deliberate and systematic destruction of cultures and violent displacement of peoples—continues today. Join the Counter Narrative Society (CNS) and collaborators for workshops that explore the history and impacts of…
There There: A Conversation with Tommy Orange
Tue, March 17, 2020
4:30 P.M.
Swarthmore College, Pearson-Hall Theatre, Lang Performing Arts Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA
After reading There There and attending One Book, One Philadelphia events, continue and deepen the conversation with author Tommy Orange at Swarthmore College. This free-to-the-public event will be followed by a book signing.
Indigenous Voices: One Book, One Philadelphia Finale
Wed, March 18, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
To celebrate the many voices heard in Tommy Orange's There There and throughout One Book programs, join us in closing the season with a polyphonic presentation of performances by local artists, featuring Urie and Cory Ridgeway (Nanticoke Lenape); Native Nations Dance Theater…