Author Grace Talusan will read from her memoir The Body Paper. A searing account of childhood sexual abuse, the book also delves into Talusan’s background as a Filipino immigrant and a cancer survivor and the ways in which these experiences are linked by vulnerability and personal strength. Recipient of the 2017 Restless Book Prize for…
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FESTIVAL EXPERIENCES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS! A collaboration between the Christa McAuliffe Center and MetroWest STEM Education Network. The 2021 edition of our science festival features presenters working in diverse fields from across the sciences, arts, and cultural sectors. For the Planet Earth Edition of our festival, we aim to bring our virtual presentation efforts to…
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Framingham’s Wallace Nutting was an American renaissance man. He was a minister, photographer, furniture maker, preservationist, and the father of the Colonial Revival movement. From his factory in Framingham, Nutting produced prints and furniture meant to evoke “old New England,” which became must-have decorative items for the growing American middle class. His style influenced design,…
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Self-Production is a creative, community-based urban planning tool. It involves no prior planning, but an effective and spontaneous communication and self-organization system that responds to needs. In Latin America, it has become the most efficient form of housing construction. Cardona will speak about Self-Produced Neighborhoods and analytical research of self-production.
As we approach Earth day, our planet - and its unique ability to support life of all kinds - is at the forefront of our minds. For centuries, humans have looked up at the sky and wondered: is there anywhere out there like Earth? While we haven’t found evidence to suggest the presence of life…
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Jeff Sparr is an advocate, a teacher, and a self-taught artist. Believing in the healing power of creating, Jeff founded PeaceLove to spread peace of mind through expressive arts workshops. Jeff travels the world sharing his story of hope and his vision for a world where every person has the tools to care for their…
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Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Hudes will read from her new book, My Broken Language, a coming of age memoir about language and sacred practice in North Philadelphia — aka el barrio — in the 1990s. This event is co-sponsored by Arts & Ideas at Framingham State University, and the Framingham State Council on Diversity and…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 4:30 P.M. LIVE Q/A WITH NAIMA PENNIMAN: 5:30 P.M. The storytelling weaves the history and structural realities of racial injustice in the food system, with movement strategies past and present of frontlines communities mobilizing for food and land sovereignty. Learn how you and your organization can help build a food system based on…
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Panel of Presenters: Michelle Geller, Patricia Lavin, James Parr, Nancy Prince, Anita Rotenberg, & Susan Silva Given the months of stay-at-home directives during the pandemic, many people have been rediscovering buried treasure in their attics. As a result, we have been getting a lot of calls from people wanting to learn more about their Dennison…
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