Portraits of Racial Justice Launch!
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Portraits of Racial Justice
Americans Who Tell the Truth
by Robert Shetterly
Launches September together with
the world premiere of Truth Tellers!
Artist Robert Shetterly's book, the first in a series, features 50 of his exquisite color portraits of inspirational social changemakers. Essays by Sherri Mitchell, Ai-Jen Poo, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and Dave Zirin open the book. Blending history, social commentary, and stunning art, Portraits of Racial Justice makes a beautiful and powerful work for our time. The feature-length documentary film Truth Tellers about Shetterly's work will premiere together with the book on September 19th.
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The Camden International Film Festival will premiere
by Kane Lewis Productions
a documentary film featuring Robert Shetterly's work
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The film captures artist Robert Shetterly's journey to paint portraits of activists fighting for racial justice, indigenous rights, and climate justice. |
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Screening
Sunday, September 19th,
1:00 PM EST
Strand Theatre, Rockland, Maine
Reception and author book signing to immediately follow at
Caldbeck Gallery
2 Elm St, Rockland, Maine
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Rob Shetterly to sign Portraits of Racial Justice preview copies at 2nd Friday Art Walk
Sept. 10, 4–7 PM EST, Brunswick, ME
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Truth Tellers documentary and Portraits book signing at the Virginia Film Festival!
October 27-31, Charlottesville, VA
Details to Come
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Featured Book: Hispanic Heritage Month |
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Conversations with Diego Rivera: The Monster in His Labyrinth
by Alfredo Cardona Pena
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A year of intimate weekly Sunday conversations with influential Mexican artist Diego Rivera give unparalleled insight into his life, world views, and artwork. The personal conversations are with his colleague Alfredo Cardona Peña who is considered one of the greatest Latin American authors of the 20th century.
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Support the Ecoart Network Fundraiser! |
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The Ecoart Network is raising funds to support internationally established practitioners presenting their research and work with other networks of educators, artists, activists, and scientists.
Your donations will help presenters who do not have institutional support and cannot afford required conference fees.
Donors rewards include copies of the forthcoming book—Ecoart in Action!
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Thru October 31, 2021, Peterborough, NH |
The Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series by Robert Shetterly documents courageous U.S. citizens, past and present. Thirty-nine of his inspiring portraits will be on display at the flagship location of the Mariposa Museum. Learn more about the exhibit.
The image left is a portrait of Chief Joseph Hinmton Yalektit by Robert Shetterly, which is included in the exhibit and in Shetterly's new book, Portraits of Racial Justice.
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Nadina LaSpina, author of Such a Pretty Girl, gives Common Reading lecture at Susquehanna University
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September 9th, 7:30 PM PT
Susquehanna University Weber Chapel
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Susquehanna University welcomes author Nadina Laspina to speak at the Common Reading event for the 2021–2022 year theme, "Adaptability". |
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Dr. Mindy Fullilove to give
Main Street Book Talk at
Tyler School of Art & Architecture
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September 22nd, 4:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
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Temple University's Department of Architecture and Environmental Design host's Dr. Mindy Fullilove, the author of Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us All, for a book talk to discuss how main streets affect mental health and bring communities together. |
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In the Struggle Book Talk & Community Meeting at University of the Pacific
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September 22nd, 6:00 PM PDT - Virtual |
Daniel O'Connell and Scott Peters, authors of In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California will discuss what local organizations are doing to address environmental and social issues around food and agriculture and consider what role students, professors, and research can play in empowering communities.
Co-Hosted by Restore the Delta
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On Contact's host Chis Hedges will be interviewing In the Struggle author Daniel J. O'Connell
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September 28th, 9:00 AM PT - Virtual |
On Contact is a weekly interview show hosted by author and social critic Chris Hedges. We are thrilled that Daniel O'Connell has been invited as an upcoming guest to discuss his new book. |
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Imagining America Book Webinar to feature In the Struggle
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September 29, 2:00 PM PT; 5PM ET
Virtual
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Imagining America will host Daniel O'Connell and Scott Peters, the coauthors of In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California, for a webinar about their new book.
Details to come on our New Village Press Events page.
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Boston Society for Architecture to host Glenna Lang, author of Jane Jacobs’s First City; Learning from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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October 14, 8:00 – 9:30 AM EST -
Virtual
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Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove gave
a powerful lecture at the
Social Medicine from the South conference
Her speech discussed "the 'Fourth World’ of deprived communities in wealthy, industrialized nations, where imperial relations and practices happen within borders to replicate land theft, degradation, and racism, with consequences for health inequalities."
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TNS Commonweal: Thirsty California Recording with Janaki (Jagannath) Anagha
"In this moment of political and planetary crisis . . . this series brings together leading thinkers and doers for deep conversations about the interconnectedness of these crises and how we find our way out."
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Authors of the forthcoming book,
Talking to the Girls: Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Fire (March 2022), advised on the history for this latest episode of Dark History by Bailey Sarian
The episode, "When the American Dream Goes Up in Flames: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire," discusses the tragic event that helped shape reform of labor laws and unions in the United States.
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In Case You Missed It: NVP is on Youtube! |
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New Village Press recently launched its own YouTube Channel! Subscribe to access our book trailers, interviews, and other curated content.
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