CREATING THE AUTOCRAT'S PLAYBOOK Following the Ribbons of Resistance, 100 Days/100 Postcards, and I Resist/I Embrace projects, I felt compelled to continue my activism to reach out directly to leaders in politics, the judiciary, education, the media, religious leaders, environmentalists, the arts [...]
LA BIENNALE DE LA DANSE, LYON 2018 The 18th edition of the festival, created in 1984 by Guy Dermet, presented thousands of dancers from all over the world in performances and events all over the city. The major public event [...]
A REMARKABLE JOURNEY INTO THE MIND Our last weekend of the Early Fall Seminar took us to the unique Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval. This remarkable example of naive art/architecture was created over a 33-year period by postman Ferdinand Cheval [...]
COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS EARLY FALL SEMINAR 2018 Liz Brown and I are taking an interdisciplinary group of students from the University of Washington for an intensive seminar. Using Lyon as our laboratory, we will explore and experience this center [...]
"PIE AND PERSISTENCE" HOUSE CONCERT On August 5, we, along with our "2020 Resistance Group", hosted a concert featuring singer/songwriter Sheryl Wiser. Inviting friends to share a beautiful sunny, Sunday afternoon with good food and good music, we collectively raised [...]
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