Feb 5: Panel Discussion: Iraqi Citizens: War And Exile
Public panel discussion Iraqi Citizens: War And Exile Nearly a quarter of all Iraqis, more than 4 million people, have fled their homes. The panelists will describe this crisis and discuss the potential for photographers and visual artists to bring human rights issues to public attention, and to advocate for policy change. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Fordham University Lincoln Center 113 West 60th Street (at Columbus Ave.) Tuesday, Feb 5th, LL Room 816 Time: 7-9 pm
Please RSVP to martinezb@humanrightsfirst.org or nailya@mindspring.com
MODERATOR: Fred Ritchin – director of PixelPress, creating web sites, books and exhibitions investigating new documentary and promoting human rights. [www.pixelpress.org]
PANELISTS
Nour Al-khal – an Iraqi translator who worked with the journalist Steven Vincent.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes – Communications and Outreach Coordinator at WITNESS. [www.witness.org]
Lori Grinker – photographer represented by Contact Press Images [www.lorigrinker.com]*
Amelia Templeton – Lifeline for Iraqi Refugees Project at Human Rights First. www.humanrightsfirst.org
Sponsored by Fordham Visual Arts Program, Fordham University Center for Peace and Justice, Nailya Alexander Gallery 24 W 57 St. #503 [www.nailyaalexandergallery.com], and Human Rights First ]www.humanrightsfirst.org]
* Featuring a multimedia piece by MediaStorm with images from her exhibition: IRAQ: Scars and Exile, January 9 – February 16 at the Nailya Alexander Gallery.
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New York, New York
Parallel Worlds: Explorations in Second Life
Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context
Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York, New York
(212) 229-5353
Coinciding with the first of a series of articles in Aperture magazine by Fred Ritchin exploring “postphotographic” media and emerging technologies, this panel focuses on the community within Second Life, where within a 3D world, users can explore, build, and socialize. Panelists include Fred Ritchin, a contributing editor to Aperture magazine and professor at NYU; Michael Van Horn, curator of the Joseph Monsen Collection in Seattle who has curated shows about and within Second Life; and artists who create work within and beyond this space.
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We should go and show Fred some support.