PEN World Voices, In Conversation: Jamal Joseph & Sonia Sanchez
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 3 - 4:30pm
Participants: Jamal Joseph and Sonia Sanchez
Who were the Black Panthers and why do their stories matter? One thing is certain—their radical rhetoric, militant posture, and incendiary activism continue to resonate throughout American culture and identity. In Panther Baby, activist, author, filmmaker, and Oscar nominee Jamal Joseph combines political history with memoir to illustrate the turbulent history of the Party. Join him in conversation with poet of the Black Arts Movement, Sonia Sanchez, as these two vital voices—which have mined their lives on the front lines of art and activism—consider the Black Panther Party. For more information: http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/6443/prmID/2206
Co-Sponsored by The Cooper Union
The Eighth Annual PEN World Voices of International Literature
New York City, April 30-May 6, 2012
*Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, Michael Cunningham, E. L. Doctorow, Jennifer Egan, Aleksandar Hemon, Etgar Keret, Tony Kushner, Philipe Levine, Claire Messud, Herta Müller, Francine Prose, Salman Rushdie, Luc Sante, Marjane Satrapi, Sonia Sanchez, Ludmilla Ulitskaya, Kronos Quartet, Elevator Repair Service, *and many more -- 100 writers from 25 nations convene in New York to celebrate the power of the written word in action. Engage with literature in bold and unexpected ways and discover how words can be amplified through music, theater, puppetry, film, and much more. The program features performances, discussions, one-on-one conversations, and readings at venues crisscrossing the city, from Harlem to Wall Street, including the festival hubs -- The Standard, New York; The Standard, East Village; and the High Line.
Located in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets)