ACLU's At Liberty LIVE: The Light of Magical Thinking (ASL)

Sat, Mar 16 2024
7:45 pm – 8:30 pm
Central Library

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Room: Languages & Literature, 1st Floor

Just after the keynote, join the ACLU podcast At Liberty for a LIVE recording featuring author and poet Ian Manuel. Ian will be in conversation with Kendall Ciesemier, host of At Liberty. Manuel will perform poetry and tell stories about how "magical thinking" helped him endure serving 26 years in prison (18 of them in solitary confinement) starting at age 15 and how we can all rise above the darkness in our lives, no matter our circumstance.

Ian Manuel is a poet, author, motivational speaker, and juvenile justice activist. His book is “My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption.”

Kendall Ciesemier is the senior executive producer of multimedia for the ACLU and Host of the ACLU podcast, "At Liberty." Her journalism has compelled social change in national healthcare policy and criminal legal reform.

Ian Manuel photo credit Kara Baker

 ACLU's At Liberty LIVE: The Light of Magical Thinking
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Add to My Calendar 03/16/2024 07:45 pm 03/16/2024 08:30 pm America/New_York ACLU's At Liberty LIVE: The Light of Magical Thinking (ASL) <p><em><span>Room: Languages &amp; Literature, 1st Floor</span></em></p><p><span>Just after the keynote, join the ACLU podcast At Liberty for a LIVE recording featuring author and poet Ian Manuel. Ian will be in conversation with Kendall Ciesemier, host of At Liberty. Manuel will perform poetry and tell stories about how "magical thinking" helped him endure serving 26 years in prison (18 of them in solitary confinement) starting at age 15 and how we can all rise above the darkness in our lives, no matter our circumstance.</span></p><p><span><strong>Ian Manuel</strong> is a poet, author, motivational speaker, and juvenile justice activist. His book is “</span><em><span>My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption</span></em><span>.”</span></p><p><span><strong>Kendall Ciesemier</strong> is the senior executive producer of multimedia for the ACLU and Host of the ACLU podcast, "At Liberty." Her journalism has compelled social change in national healthcare policy and criminal legal reform.</span></p><p><span>Ian Manuel photo credit Kara Baker</span></p> Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library MM/DD/YYYY 60