Fwd: Events: "Meaningful dialogue" on the UAlbany campus

[Dan Wilcox]

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Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Subject: Events: "Meaningful dialogue" on the UAlbany campus
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During a time when meaningful dialogue is more important than ever, the NYS Writers Institute remains committed to our mission:

During a time when meaningful dialogue is more important than ever, the NYS Writers Institute remains committed to our mission: ...to explore and teach the writing craft; to celebrate diverse voices in all genres; to honor the power of literature as a force for individual growth and social good; and to foster a vibrant community of readers and writers who engage in meaningful dialogue.  Our home base is the University at Albany, a place of learning where "meaningful dialogue" is foundational to how we grow together as a civil society.   This month, UAlbany launches The Great Dane Dialogue in honor of Constitution Day (Wednesday, September 17). The campus-wide initiative was created to promote civil discourse, strengthen civic engagement and help students navigate disagreement with empathy and respect.   We hope you will join us in conversation at these events..   Monday, September 15   Amanda Litman 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 15 Conversation / Q&A University at Albany Multi-Purpose Room, Campus Center West 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222   Amanda Litman, cofounder of the political organization, Run for Something, is the author of the new book, When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership (2025), a “guide for the next generation of leaders on how to show up differently, break the cycle of bad boomer leadership, and navigate the changing demands of those in power and the evolving expectations people have of their workplace. Wednesday, September 17   Marathon read of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence Noon Wednesday, September 17 University at Albany - Main Library   Take time to hear freedom ring. Participate (or feel free to just listen) in a marathon reading of the United States Constitution and Declaration of Independence right outside the main entrance to the Library. Wednesday, September 17   Building the Wall" by Robert Schenkkan 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 17 Recital Hall, UAlbany Performing Arts Center   Join us for a special Authors Theatre event, a staged reading and discussion of "Building the Wall" by Robert Schenkkan, directed by Shaun Tubbs, and featuring Michael Schantz and Krystel Lucas.    A brief Q&A with faculty members will follow this 90-minute staged reading. Thursday, September 18   Valeria Luiselli 4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 18 University at Albany  Recital Hall, UAlbany Performing Arts Center   A conversation with Valeria Luiselli, author of The Lost Children Archive, the story of a family road trip that collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border. The New York Times named it one of the “10 Best Books of the Year.” It won the Rathbone Folio Prize 2020, the Dublin Award 2021, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and was nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and the Booker Prize, among others, Friday, September 19   Film screening and discussion: "Three Seasons" 7 p.m. Friday, September 19 Screening with commentary by director Tony Bui Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus 135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203   (Vietnam, 1999, 113 minutes, color, Rated PG-13)   Directed by Tony Bui. Starring Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Tran Manh Cuong, Zoe Bui, and Harvey Keitel.   Watch the trailer The first film to receive both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, "Three Seasons" presents a variety of characters as they experience the past, present, and future of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in the early days of “Đổi Mới,” the state capitalist market reforms initiated in 1986. "Three Seasons" was the first American film to be made in Vietnam after the U.S. lifted its 30-year trade embargo in 1994. Monday, September 22   Loretta Ross 3 p.m. Monday, September 22 University at Albany  Multi-Purpose Room - Campus Center West Loretta Ross is the author of Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel. A MacArthur Prize-winning activist, author, scholar, and professor at Smith College, Ross has been on the frontlines of Civil Rights and Feminist movements the past 50 years.   When we think we've arrived at a cultural impasse, Ross points us to solutions that foster social change at this critical moment of social and political divisions Visit our website for more events  Visit our website for more events  The NYS Writers Institute Passport   Be sure to pick up your NYS Writers Institute Passport at our events.   The first five attendees to collect 10 stamps will each receive a $50 gift card to the local, independent Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza.   The audience member who attends the most events will be invited to lunch at UAlbany’s 1844 Restaurant with our director Paul Grondahl. -- More info   Celebrating      LITERATURE Celebrate literature and great conversations by supporting the New York State Writers Institute. Make a tax-deductible donation here. Questions? Email mhu...@albany.edu New York State Writers Institute 1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY www.nyswritersinstitute.org   Having trouble viewing this email? View it on the web.   No longer wish to receive emails from the Writers Institute? Adjust your subscription preferences.