Inner Violence – July 25, 2019
“There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many […]
Soteria Community School – Spring Semester
Read Festival Center Executive Director Jay Forth’s intro and invitation to this Spring’s Soteria classes: “Our staff member, Dawn Longenecker, has been reading Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, a collection of interviews and works by Barbara Smith. From the mid-1960s onward, Smith has been a tireless activist and writer. She’s noted for founding […]
The Festival Center: Growing Stronger Movements
Our city is filled with strong, gifted people who are fighting for a better world. They labor in offices, streets, homes, and with their friends in ways that are often times unseen and unappreciated. These folks and their work are the dynamic components of our city’s movements for justice. They tirelessly create, think, build, and […]
