About this Event
55 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
Today, more than ever, the stories of those most impacted by social injustice need to be heard. But how do we challenge those who seek to "disappear" stories that speak truth to power? And how can we use our own stories to break through ideological barriers during times of high political conflict?
Join the Yale Jackson School for a conversation with five award-winning storytellers and activists:
- Janine di Giovanni — CEO, The Reckoning Project; war reporter; and Yale Jackson Senior Fellow
- Mariam El Marakeshy — Filmmaker, multimedia storyteller, educator, and Yale World Fellow
- David Morse — Director, Writing Program, Yale Jackson School, and fiction writer
- Anne K. Ream — Activist, memoirist, and co-founder, Center for Story & Witness
- R. Clifton Spargo — Fiction writer, critic, and co-founder, Center for Story & Witness