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Standing Together in a Culture of Fear
Author and educator Clint Smith to lead powerful discussion at VWC Sept. 30
News Release | September 29, 2016
“Standing Together in a Culture of Fear”
Clint Smith
Friday, September 30
Convocation Center, Jane P. Batten Student Center
7-9 p.m.
Renowned author and educator Clint Smith will lead a powerful discussion on “Standing Together in a Culture of Feature” at Virginia Wesleyan College on Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center inside the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
Smith is a teacher, writer, and doctoral candidate in education at Harvard University studying incarceration, education, and inequality. He is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and was named the 2013 Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Humanities Council. As a poet and essayist, he is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam finalist, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The American Literary Review, among other publications. His two TED Talks, “The Danger of Silence” and “How to Raise a Black Son in America” collectively have been viewed more than four million times.
Smith’s talk on September 30 is part of a series of programs focusing on the culture of fear in our country caused by hatred, violence, and discrimination, and highlighting ways to create a more peaceful and inclusive society. It will pose questions about challenging this culture and how we can stand together to encourage dialogue, inspire creative solutions, and begin healing.
The conversation will continue on Saturday, October 1, at 2:30 p.m. in VWC’s Boyd Dining Center during a town hall event moderated by Barbara Hamm Lee, Host and Executive Producer of Another View radio program. The town hall offers a safe space for members of the community to engage in open and honest dialogue. It is part of the “Race: Let’s Talk About It” initiative launched by WHRO/WHRV in 2015. Topical discussions begin on Another View and continue during town hall events. Registration for the town hall is requested but not required. Please visit whro.org/talkaboutrace to register.
Tune in as Clint Smith also appears as the only guest on Another View on Friday, September 30, from noon-1 p.m. on WHRV 89.5 FM.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Virginia Wesleyan's President's Council on Inclusive Community in partnership with the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom, The Lighthouse, and Student Affairs.