March 2009
5 posts
"Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing....
Academy of Achievement
Saturday, March 21st, 1pm. CSU East Bay Oakland Center, 1000 Broadway, Ste. 109, Oakland, CA. Across the street from the Oakland City Center BART station.
Author Ernest Gaines joins us via satellite for a special discussion of his book A Lesson Before Dying. Hear what the man himself has to say about a book that has effected so much of our community. At the end,...
Time to Celebrate..Reading!
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 pm at the Oakland Public Library Main Branch, West Auditorium:
Ernest Gaines’ novel will be explored through its themes, history and rich characters as Dennis Chester, CSU East Bay Professor of African American literature, leads a community discussion on A Lesson Before Dying!
If you haven’t read the novel, pick up your complimentary copy tomorrow! If you have...
Race on Trial! Tonight in Oakland!
This past Friday we screened At the Death House Door to a room full of Big Read followers and newbies. It was a beautiful film, though dark in subject matter, that gives an up-close account of the capital punishment process through the eyes and audio diaries of former ‘death house’ chaplain, Rev. Carrol Pickett. This film began a dialogue that will be continued this evening...
"Free your mind and the rest will follow!"
A little update on how the Big Read is shaping-up. It has been a wildly successful experience so far, finding community collaborators who have not only donated lots of time, but have helped transform our Big Read project into a program for all minds, tastes, and ages. We are so thankful to Daunielle Rasmussen of Rough N’ Ready Theater Players for all of her hard work and dedication to...
