| 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
.
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
| November 17, 2011 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
What started off as a fairly small “occupation” has now gained international attention and spurred similar spontaneous proceedings in several parts of America. The protestors at Zuccotti park present the issue as 99% of people against 1% of people in society. Is this a new radical movement that promises to upend the contemporary consensus in mainstream politics? Is this a new dawn of a 1960’s style series of demonstrations? To what extent does the extensive media attention given to OWS reflect a sympathy more broadly in society for them? Is there a need for leadership in such situations?
The New York Salon invites you to a dinner, with international journalist Nathalie Rothschild, who recently reported from Israel on the “J14 tent” demonstrations and has written about OWS.
The wannabe tyrants of Wall Street: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/11145
Please RSVP to alanvibe@aol.com or nysaloninfo@yahoo.com if you would like to attend and venue details will be released.
The NY Salon has partnered with The Battle of Ideas 2011, organizing this event in NYC in November as part of an international series of Satellite events that spans Europe, India and the US.
