MARCH: One Book One UIS Lecture Monday, October 19

One Book, One UIS Presents, “MARCH: The Struggle for Racial Equality and Social Justice”

TODAY: Monday, October 19 – 7:00 PM – Sangamon Auditorium
Tickets are FREE through the Sangamon Auditorium – limited quantity remaining.
One Book, One UIS is proud to present  “MARCH: The Struggle for Racial Equality and Social Justice”. Congressman John Lewis, co-author Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate Powell are coming to UIS to speak about their graphic memoir, MARCH, as a part of our One Book, One UIS community read initiative. The lecture will take place at the University of Illinois Springfield Sangamon Auditorium on October 19th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are free and available to the public by calling the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office at (217) 206-6160. A book signing will immediately follow the program in the PAC.

Please pick up your tickets by or before 7:00 pm as we are expecting a large crowd. We recommend arriving 15-20 minutes prior to the start of the lecture.

Selma Film Viewing Thursday September 24 & Giveaway

Please join us for a film viewing of the blockbuster film Selma.

One Book, One UIS presents “Selma”  Thursday, September 24 at 6pm in Brookens Auditorium. The first 75 people to show an I-card will receive a FREE copy of MARCH Book 1 by Congressman John Lewis, co-author Andrew Aydin, and illustrator Nate Powell. MARCH has been chosen as the 2015/2016 One Book, One UIS Community Read.

Event Sponsored by: The Diversity Center, Black Male Collegiate Society, Black Student Union, Greek Affairs Board, and Brookens Library
MARCH giveaway sponsored by: Student Government Association.

One Book One UIS Event: The Charleston Massacre 9/8/15

UIS Speaker Series explores “The Charleston Massacre & the History of Racial Violence in America”

WHAT:            The University of Illinois Springfield Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series will explore “The Charleston Massacre and the History of Racial Violence in America” during a panel discussion.

WHEN:            Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:          UIS Brookens Auditorium, located on the lower level of Brookens Library.

DETAILS:         This event will bring together a panel of experts to explore the historical, social and political lineage that nurtures the current racist culture and climate that enabled the Charleston shootings. This event was inspired by the project #CharlestonSyllabus, http://aaihs.org/resources/charlestonsyllabus/  the creation of Chad Williams, professor of African American Studies at Brandeis University  http://chronicle.com/article/A-Professor-Crowdsources-a/231073/

This event is a part of the One Book, One UIS 2015/2016 Community Read Initiative. This years selected text is MARCH by Congressman John Lewis, co-author Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate Powell. For more information about One Book, One UIS please visit: www.onebookoneuis.com

Free Tickets to MARCH Lecture Available To UIS Community

Tickets for the “One Book, One UIS” presentation featuring civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis are available free of charge exclusively to the UIS campus community now through August 30th. Tickets can be reserved through the UIS Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office in person or by calling 217-206-6160.  The lecture and discussion will take place at the auditorium on Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m. with a book signing immediately following. Please present your iCard to reserve your tickets. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning Monday, August 31.

The graphic novel, MARCH, which tells Lewis’ life story as a civil rights leader, was chosen by UIS as the campus community read for the 2015-16 academic year. Lewis will be joined on stage by co-author Andrew Aydin and Illustrator Nate Powell.

Lewis has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1986, representing the Georgia 5th District. Born the son of sharecroppers in Pike County, Alabama, he became a civil rights activist while a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, organizing sit-ins and participating in freedom rides. From 1963-1966, Lewis chaired the Student Nonviolent Organizing Committee (SNCC) of which he was a founder.

The title of the book MARCH comes from the many marches that Lewis organized or participated in, including one of the most well-remembered moments in civil rights history—the march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. Lewis was one of the organizers of the march, which drew nationwide attention when the non-violent marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers. Many historians believe that the images of cruelty from the Selma march were a factor in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Over the years, Lewis has received many prestigious awards, including the Medal of Freedom (the nation’s highest civilian honor) and the only John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage” Lifetime Achievement Award ever granted by the John F. Kennedy Foundation. He was recently presented with the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government from the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs.

MARCH Chosen “One Book, One UIS” for 2015/2016

MARCH Chosen “One Book, One UIS” for 2015/2016

MARCH, a graphic memoir about the life of civil rights icon John Lewis, has been chosen by the One Book, One UIS Planning Committee as the campus community read for the 2015/2016 academic year.   Congressman Lewis, co-author Andrew Aydin and Illustrator Nate Powell have agreed to speak at UIS. Their presentation will be on Monday, October 19 at 7:00 in Sangamon Auditorium.
John Lewis has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1986, representing the Georgia 5th District.  Born the son of sharecroppers in Pike County, Alabama, Lewis became a civil rights activist while a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, organizing sit-ins and participating in freedom rides.  From 1963-1966, Lewis chaired the Student Nonviolent Organizing Committee (SNCC) of which he was a founder.

 
The title of the book MARCH comes from the many marches that Lewis organized or participated in, including one of the most well-remembered moments in civil rights history—the march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.  Lewis was one of the organizers of the march, which drew nationwide attention when the non-violent marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers.  Many historians believe that the images of cruelty from the Selma march were a factor in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

 
Over the years, Lewis has received many prestigious awards, including the Medal of Freedom (the nation’s highest civilian honor) and the only John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage” Lifetime Achievement Award ever granted by the John F. Kennedy Foundation.  He has recently been named as the recipient of the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government given each year by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs of the University of Illinois.  A ceremony to present the award to Congressman Lewis, hosted by Senator Dick Durbin, will be held on April 29 in Washington, DC.

 
MARCH is planned as a three-volume trilogy.  At UIS, we will be reading volumes one and two.  MARCH: Book One has received numerous awards, including a 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award and an ALA Notable Children’s Book designation.  It was also named a “Top Ten Graphic Novel for Teens” by the Young Adults Library Services Association (YALSA) of ALA and made the “best books of 2013” lists of USA Today, The Washington Post, Slate and others.  MARCH: Book Two has just been published and has already garnered a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.

 
Should you wish to include MARCH in a course during the 2015/2016 academic year, please contact Karen Moranski at kmora1@uis.edu or 217-206-7440; or Kimberly Craig at kcrai01s@uis.edu or 217-206-6245.  For any other information about the 2015/2016 choice please contact Janelle Gurnsey in the Brookens Library: gurnsey.janelle@uis.edu or 217-206-8451.  We will release information about additional programming as it is planned.  For more information about the One Book, One UIS program, including selection criteria, please see: www.onebookoneuis.com.

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