Speakers include activists, authors, faith leaders, and the former president of Costa Rica
The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life will host leaders in activism, faith work, community politics, public art, and climate change mitigation for campus events this semester.
Featured speakers include Bishop William J. Barber II, former Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and author Dahlia Lithwick, among others.
In addition to in-person attendance, all events allow for remote viewing and participation. Please see each event description for details.
For more information about all events and to register, visit https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/events.
Civic Life Lunch – Activists, Assemble! Turning Pop Culture Fans into Activist Heroes
Thursday, February 9 | noon ET | Rabb Room, Barnum Hall
Sabrina Cartan, A15, writer, mobilization strategist, and fan activist
Register here for in-person attendance.
Remote viewers can participate at this link.
Climate Leadership and the Role of Small States with President Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Wednesday, February 15 | noon ET | Room 702, Cabot Center
Join Tisch College and The Fletcher School for an intimate conversation on climate leadership with Carlos Alvarado Quesada, former president of Costa Rica, and Alnoor Ebrahim, professor of management at The Fletcher School and the Tisch College of Civic Life. Large countries like China, the United States, and India dominate the climate change conversation and carbon dioxide emission levels, but small state countries are disproportionately vulnerable to climate changes’ effects. What’s the role of small states in climate change mitigation efforts, and how do we prioritize the unique challenges they face and learn from their innovative solutions using Costa Rica’s leadership as an example?
Register here for in-person attendance.
Remote viewers can participate at this link.
2023 Lyon and Bendheim Citizenship Award Lecture: Championing LGBTQ+ Health and Inclusion
Tuesday, March 7 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Rabb Room, Barnum Hall
Physician Mitch Lunn, A04, champion of sexual and gender minority people in healthcare, assistant professor of Medicine at Stanford University (Nephrology)
Lunn will be awarded the 2023 Lyon and Bendheim Citizenship Award as part of this lecture. Reception to follow. The Lyon and Bendheim Citizenship Award celebrates individuals, groups, or institutions affiliated with Tufts University that have shown a commitment to civic engagement through successful initiatives, creative solutions, or bold leadership. J.B. Lyon, A85, and Tom Bendheim, A85, established the award to celebrate leaders who are making a difference and to connect them with students and alumni on campus.
Register here for in-person attendance.
Remote viewers can participate at this link.
EPIIC Symposium – Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations
March 9–March 11 | Multiple Times | Multiple Locations
Keynote speaker: Desirée Cormier Smith, special representative for racial equity and justice at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The EPIIC Symposium is open to all. The full program schedule and registration link will be forthcoming.
Civic Life Lunch – The Massachusetts Model: Bipartisanship on Beacon Hill
Tuesday, March 14 | noon ET | Rabb Room, Barnum Hall
Massachusetts State Rep. Tackey Chan (D-Norfolk 2) and Massachusetts State Rep. Marcus Vaughn (R-Norfolk 9)
This conversation is supported and will be moderated by Tisch College’s Center for State Policy Analysis.
Register here for in-person attendance.
Remote viewers can participate at this link.
Solomont Speaker Series – Dahlia Lithwick and Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Tuesday, March 28 | 5:30 p.m. ET | ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Center
In her recent New York Times best-selling book, Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America, author and Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick uplifts these women’s stories and achievements from the birth of Trumpism to the death of Roe v. Wade. Join a conversation with Lithwick to discuss Lady Justice, the mobilization of women in the law during the Trump Era, and what it means to be a citizen activist. A book signing will immediately follow the conclusion of the event at 6:30 p.m. in the mezzanine area outside ASEAN Auditorium. Copies of Lady Justice will be available for purchase.
Register here for in-person attendance.
In-person attendance is strongly encouraged; however, the event livestream can be watched at this link. Be advised there is no Q&A or chat feature with the livestream.
Join the Lady Justice Book Club: Interested in reading Lady Justice and joining an informal discussion of the book with its author, Dahlia Lithwick, and fellow students? Students will receive a free copy of Lady Justice in advance of the event and will attend a discussion group at 4:00 p.m. on March 28. Limited to Tufts community members. Sign up via this form.
Civic Life Lunch – Art and Activism: Empowering Youth through Creative Expression
Thursday, April 6 | noon ET | Rabb Room, Barnum Hall
Alonso Nichols, AG22 (MFA), leads a conversation with Scheherazade Tillet, J00, photo-based artist, curator, feminist activist, and co-founder of A Long Walk Home.
Register here for in-person attendance.
Remote viewers can participate at this link.
Solomont Speaker Series – Bishop William J. Barber II
Thursday, April 13 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street
Join Tisch College for a lecture and conversation with renowned orator, moral leader, civic rights activist, and organizer Bishop William J. Barber II, D.Min., on organizing for multiracial democracy. Bishop Barber will discuss our individual and collective power to effect change on issues like systemic racism, poverty, and climate change at a time of historic demographic transition by breaking through divisions and centering solidarity.
Barber is a professor in the practice of public theology and public policy and founding director of the newly established Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. He serves as founder and president of Repairers of the Breach; co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival which is a modern resurgence of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign; and is the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement that gained national acclaim in 2013 with its Moral Monday protests. Barber is pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he has preached for 30 years.
Register here for in-person attendance.
In-person attendance is strongly encouraged; however, the event livestream can be watched at this link. Be advised there is no Q&A or chat feature with the livestream.
