| November 13, 2012 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Venue: The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, New York. NY 10011
Tickets: This event is free and open to the public. For further information please email Jean: nysaloninfo@yahoo.com
The New York Salon and
The New School are collaborating on a four-part series investigating some of the key areas of contemporary life. The first two events,
“I’m So Spiritual” and
“What’s the future for the Academy” are part of the
Battle of Ideas 2012: a two day festival at London’s Barbican Centre with over 350 international speakers and 2000 attendees. The Battle of Ideas Satellite Festival expands this over two months in October and November across Europe and New York. We are very excited about this collaboration and opportunity to expand the public debate and engage in an international discussion
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Speakers: Professor Andrew Delbanco, Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University; author, College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be; Anya Kamenetz, senior writer, Fast Company magazine; author, Generation Debt; Angus Kennedy, head of external relations, Institute of Ideas; chair, IoI Economy Forum; convenor, The Academy; Professor David Scobey, executive dean, New School for Public Engagement
Moderator: Alan Miller, co-director, NY Salon; co-founder, London’s Truman Brewery
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| October 1, 2012 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Venue: The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, New York. NY 10011
Tickets: This event is free and open to the public. For further information please email Jean: nysaloninfo@yahoo.com
The New York Salon and The New School are collaborating on a four-part series investigating some of the key areas of contemporary life. The first two events, “I’m So Spiritual” and “What’s the future for the Academy” are part of the Battle of Ideas 2012: a two day festival at London’s Barbican Centre with over 350 international speakers and 2000 attendees. The Battle of Ideas Satellite Festival expands this over two months in October and November across Europe and New York. We are very excited about this collaboration and opportunity to expand the public debate and engage in an international discussion.
‘I’m not religious – I’m spiritual,’ is an increasingly common sentiment. What does it mean? Is it positive and life-affirming, or just superstitious?
Speakers: Courtney Bender, associate professor of religion, Columbia University; Matthew Hutson, science writer; former editor, Psychology Today; author The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: how irrational beliefs keep us happy, healthy, and sane; Alan Miller, co-director, NY Salon; co-founder, London’s Truman Brewery; Sally Quinn, editor-in-chief, On Faith; journalist, Washington Post
Moderator: Jean Smith, co-founder and director, NY Salon
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| February 27, 2012 |
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
A panel discussion presented by the NY Salon and the Association of American Geographers
Volunteer tourism has become a staple for significant numbers of aspirant young people in the developed economies. Traveling abroad, doing good work, working to improve the environment or on development projects, is seen by some as a right-of-passage toward global citizenship. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and companies promote the transformative possibilities of good deeds at home and abroad, both for the places visited and for the ‘voluntourists’ seeking to make a difference on their travels.
But what does the growth of volunteering at home and abroad tell us about people’s aspirations to act upon their world in the 21st century? How has volunteering changed since the origins of the Peace Corps and UK-based VSO in the 1950s? Where does development fit in to the worldview of the modern volunteer? What impact does volunteer tourism have upon the host countries?
Panelists Dr Jim Butcher, Canterbury Christ Church University, U.K., and Dr Peter Smith, St. Mary’s University College London, U.K. will discuss ideas from their forthcoming book, Making a Difference: Gap Years, Volunteers and Development.
For non-delegates to the conference there will be an entrance fee of $15/$10 (concessions) for this event payable on the door. For more information please contact Jean Smith.
The Hilton, Hudson Suite (4th floor)
1335 Avenue of the Americas (between W 53rd and W 54th Street)
New York, NY 10019
The next NY Salon event will be a discussion of Rebecca Skloot’s NY Times best seller: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Wednesday February 8 2012, 7pm.
This is not a walk-in event. You must email jean@nysalon.org to attend. Spaces are limited so please let us know if you wish to attend and if you wish to bring a guest.
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells – taken without her knowledge in 1951 – became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance. This phenomenal NY Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.
You can buy the book here (and yes, you must read the book!).
