Ithaca College

Monday, March 30
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Williams 221

Jennifer D. Klein will discuss her experiences teaching poetry at An-Najah University in the West Bank, Palestine, and share the work of both her Palestinian and American students. This presentation will explore the realities of Palestinian life under occupation, and show how poetry can promote a creative space for political discussion that transcends cultural boundaries and ideological differences.

Jennifer D. Klein is the Director of Educational Development for the Research Journalism Initiative (RJI), an educational non-profit that facilitates creative expression among Palestinian young people and the use of their media projects in American classrooms.

This is event, which is sponsored by Students for a Just Peace, is free & open to the public. For more information please contact alevine2@ithaca.edu