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Oregon Humanities presents Think & Drink with Danielle Allen

May 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free – $20
View Venue Website, 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211 + Google Map

Join Oregon Humanities for an onstage conversation with Danielle Allen and Adam Davis. Allen is a professor at Harvard University who has written about education, citizenship, and justice.

Her 2017 memoir, Cuz , explores the life of her cousin Michael and how the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and other forms of racial violence contributed to his early death.

• General Admission •
Price: $10

• Conversation Starter •
Price: $20
Ticket sales do not cover the full cost of producing this event. If you’re able, please consider helping us keep ticket prices low by paying the full cost of your seat. Oregon Humanities uses income from Think & Drink ticket sales to pay for venue rental and honoraria for our guests.

• No Cost •
This season, to make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we’re making a portion of tickets available at NO COST.

If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all.

Think & Drink is an onstage conversation series that explores provocative ideas and fresh perspectives. The 2018–19 series features conversations with renowned writers about questions relating to journalism and justice.

Danielle Allen is a political theorist at Harvard University and a contributing columnist to the Washington Post . She is the author of Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality and the memoir Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. , among other books. She was a 2001 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and has served as chair of the Pulitzer Prize board.

Venue

Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR 97211
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Phone
503-719-6055
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Organizer

Oregon Humanities
Phone:
503-241-0543
Email:
o.hm@oregonhumanities.org
Website:
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