Civil Resistance with Alix Olson & Sunaura Taylor
Time: 3:00 – 3:45 PM
Location: The City of Decatur Stage 2, Swanton Amphitheatre, in the Decatur Conference Center of the Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030
A powerful analysis of a Tucson, Arizona desert and the call to action that reveals disability as one of the defining features of environmental devastation and resistance. A clear-eyed critical account of what it means to “resist” in the present day, exploring how marginalized voices and social movements deepen our thinking for confronting power.
Authors Alix Olson and Sunaura Taylor push us to think critically through the written word and speak to how civil resistance has emerged as a mainstay of the human experience. The panel discussion will be held Saturday, October 5th at 3:00 PM on the City of Decatur Stage 2, Swanton Amphitheatre, in the Decatur Conference Center of the Marriott Courtyard Hotel. Following the panel, authors will proceed to signing tables to autograph books.
Purchase your book from Charis Books via this link, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the festival.
About the Moderator
Mathwon R. Howard, serves as Associate Vice President for Development at Yale University. Mathwon has oversight responsibility for Leadership Giving, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Prospect Development, Reunion Giving, and the Yale Alumni Fund. Mathwon focuses on best practice application with regard to regional and pipeline development. Prior to Yale, Mathwon came from Emory University where he served as Senior Associate Vice President for Development Programs. Mathwon has over 28 years of advancement, major gifts and alumni experience at various non-profits including Duke University, University of Michigan, Binghamton University and Detroit Zoological Society.
Mathwon holds a Bachelor of Arts in both leadership and public administration from Adrian College where he previously served on the Alumni Board. Mathwon is President Emeritus of the Decatur Book Festival Board. Mathwon also serves on the Camille Billops and Jim Hatch Archives Advisory Board at Emory University and as a Director on the Hatch Billops Collection. Mathwon is a board member for the Soft Network He enjoys public speaking, collecting art, reading, writing, nature and any activity that captivates his children.