IN COLLABORATION WITH
SUNY SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OCOB KICKOFF
Monday, February 25
Books Sandwiched In @ noon in the McChesney Room
Review of Between the World and Me Presented by Dr. Deidre Hill-Butler, Department of Sociology,
Union College
MOVIE FESTIVAL
Saturdays @ 1 pm in the McChesney Room
March 2 – 12 Years a Slave
March 9 – Malcolm X
March 23 – Black Panther, Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture of 2018
Based on the Marvel Comic, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE BOOK…..
Facilitated Book Discussions
March 9, 10 am, Bornt Branch Library, 948 State St.
Enjoy a light breakfast while sharing your thoughts on the major themes of the book.
Facilitated by Dr. Frankie Y Bailey
School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany
March 13, 12-1 pm and March 28th from 2-3 pm
Academic Studio, Begley Library SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Facilitated by Laurence Rogers, Reference Librarian, SUNY Schenectady
WRITERS WORKSHOPS
Presented by Miki Conn, writer, poet and storyteller
Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 1-3 pm
Bornt Branch Library, 948 State Street, Schenectady
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates illustrates how a letter can be a tool for sharing important ideas and experiences with someone, while at the same time, clarifying your own thoughts. Participants will share life experiences and write a letter to either a real or fictional person.
Based on transcripts of interviews between Coates and Obama
held in the fall of 2016; originally published as a series by The Atlantic magazine and performed with The Atlantic’s permission.
Scripted by Sandra Boynton,
Artistic Director of Will Kempe’s Players, former head of SCCC’s Drama Program
Performed by Michael A. Lake and Ibrahiim “E.B.” Abdul-Rahman
Reception to follow
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
March 28 at 6:30 pm
McChesney Room
Panelists will discuss the themes and language of
Between the World and Me
Facilitated by Dr. Babette Faehmel, Associate Professor, SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Light refreshments
