Michelle Cliff
Jamaican activist Michelle Cliff is committed to creating a body of "resistance literature," giving voice to the once-silenced stories of the colonized. Her works include the novels
Abeng,
No Telephone To Heaven, and
Free Enterprise as well as short stories, prose poetry and works of criticism. She is the editor of
The Winner Names the Age, a collection of the writings of the southern American social reformer Lillian Smith.
Cliff will speak on the ECU campus Thursday, April 7, at 7:30pm. A reception and book signing will follow.
Winona LaDuke
Native environmentalist Winona LaDuke combines tradition and history to illustrate the racism and social injustice that followed the colonization of indigenous peoples of America. Anishinabe from the Makwa Dodaem (Bear Clan) of the Mississippi Band, she now resides on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. She founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project and the Indigenous Women's Network, and was Ralph Nader's vice presidential running mate in the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections. Her works include
Last Woman Standing and
The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings.
LaDuke will speak at the Hilton Greenville Friday, April 8, at 7:00pm. A reception and book signing will follow.
Peter Romary
Attorney Peter Romary has received a number of international humanitarian and service awards for his pro bono work with domestic violence survivors, most recently the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2004, he was one of only 52 men honored by Lifetime Television in its Times Square Project for his tireless work to end violence against women and was one of 5 recipients of the papally bestowed Knight Commander of the Venerable Order of Michael the Archangel.
Romary will speak at the Greenville Hilton Saturday, April 9, at 11am.
Someone's Sister
Someone's Sister is a powerful musical pair that provides the perfect blending of rock and folk as each artist lends her own life experience to create music unlike any other. Someone's Sister will perform before Cliff's and LaDuke's presentations. www.someonessister.com/index.html
Dances of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace are part of the ageless art of sacred dance. They are joyous, participatory circle dances that honor the world's spiritual traditions through sacred song, gentle dance, and mindful contemplation. The dances will be held on Saturday, April 9, at 8 am in the Hilton. www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/
