October 30, 2019
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so this is happening at 5pm today! Stevie Vargas, Ashley Gantt, Vincent Seravallo and Elisabetta Sanino D’Amanda are all on the panel. Johannes Bockwoldt will be introducing ‘i daniel blake’ and sharing a clip from an interview we did with Ken Loach himself, and i will be moderating throughout … Continue reading
October 29, 2019
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with my sister the brilliant (and stylish) Luticha A Doucette who led a discussion in my class today she used dr edwin j. nichols’ ‘the philosophical aspects of culturaldifference’ to #deconstruct #theniceties a #play we saw together with my #students … Continue reading
October 27, 2019
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with two beautiful friends Luticha A Doucette and Muna Najib and the #director of the #play nicole watson‘the niceties’ at Geva Theatre Center
October 25, 2019
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first free day after many hectic weeks! spent it with my mom and dad in #canandaigua: lunch at @_nykitchen and a lovely walk along #canandaigualake – how i love #upstateny
October 24, 2019
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with my wonderful St. John Fisher College #students at Geva Theatre Center tonight to see ‘the niceties’ directed by nicole watson. The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess: ‘What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.’
October 23, 2019
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what a delicious day. radiant light, gentle yet fortifying, showing off fall colors at their fullest, most vivid. a warm wind swirling gold leaves and dotting the sky with shimmering confetti. pools of burnt orange and lustrous red at the … Continue reading
October 22, 2019
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with the gorgeous Claudia Pretelin who spoke to my class about #art and #activism today – a rainy fall day with some incredibly beautiful light
October 16, 2019
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October 14, 2019
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visited linda moroney’s #documentary & #nonfiction #film #class at #SJFCthis evening and talked about the #partition of #india (her students had just seen #AThinWall) but also about borders in general and what #nativeamericans think about ‘#illegal #immigration’ powerful on #indigenous #peoples’ day. also showed clips from #TheInjuredBody: a film about #racism in #america [photograph by linda moroney]
October 12, 2019
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with the beautiful Kristin Hocker this morning talking about identity in action and so much more.
October 8, 2019
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Johannes Bockwoldt and i are interviewing ken loach tomorrow morning on skype. johannes will talk to him about his film work and i will focus on his political activism. 50 years of stunningly moving, principled, artistic work. an amazing human. still … Continue reading
October 8, 2019
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today we had a #debate in #class. the motion was: ‘no #walls or #borders: we should get rid of #nation-states.’ one team spoke in favor of the resolution and another team opposed it. the students made excellent points and delivered their 5-minute speeches with aplomb. our judge … Continue reading
October 6, 2019
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weekend at @firelightcamps in #ithaca where we are #glamping for my husband’s #birthdaybeautiful #drive from @cityofrochesterny on a lovely sunny daybrunch at @agava_restaurant and then some #hiking along #buttermilkfalls #trail
October 4, 2019
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i want to reiterate how much i appreciate having Amanda Chestnut curate my #art exhibit #ThisHeirloom for #CurrentSeennot only does she bring obvious #brilliance and a #pragmatic, can-do sensibility to the project, she is also incredibly kind – and that is a rare combination of #talentsthx again amanda for a splendid … Continue reading
October 4, 2019
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with some of the lovely #people who made today’s opening of #CurrentSeen and #ThisHeirloom such a joy – a special thx to my co-curator amanda chestnut.