Agenda
REDISCOVERING JANE ADDAMS IN A TIME OF CRISIS
Public Forum
Edwards Church, U.C.C.
197 Main Street, Northampton, MA
Saturday, November 11, 2017 9 am – 4 pm
WELCOMES (9 – 9:30)
Rutherford H. Platt, Convenor and Organizer, Professor of Geography Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Amherst
David Narkewicz, Mayor, City of Northampton
Presentation of Joint Legislative Resolution re “Jane Addams Day”)
PANEL SESSIONS
1) Keynote Session (9:30—10:30)
Moderator: Joyce Avrech Berkman, Professor of History Emerita, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Keynote Speaker: Louise W. Knight, Biographer, Author: Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy (2006), Jane Addams: Spirit in Action (2010), Evanston, Illinois
Cathy Moran Hajo, Editor and Director, Director, Jane Addams Papers Project, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Break (10:30---10:45)
2) Today’s Immigration and Refugee Crisis (10:45 – Noon)
Moderator: Jack Hjelt, Retired Foreign Service Officer, Northampton
Sohair Arno, Sudanese Refugee, Westfield
Laurie Millman, Director, Center for New Americans, Northampton
William C. Newman Director, Western Mass. ACLU, Northampton
Lunch Break (noon – 1:00 pm)
Musical Interlude (1:00 pm – 1:15 pm)
AMANDLA Chorus – Songs Of Peace And Justice
3) Social and Environmental Justice (1:15––2:45)
Moderator: Rep. Aaron Vega, 5th Hampden Representative, Holyoke
Vice Chair Children & Families and Persons with Disabilities,
Clare Higgins, Former Mayor of Northampton, Executive Director, Community Action, Greenfield
Jon Weissman, Western Mass. Jobs With Justice (ret.), Granby
David Glassberg, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Holyoke High School Students from Pa'lante Restorative Justice Program (TBA)
Break (2:45––3:00)
4) Waging Peace: From Jane Addams to ICAN (3:00– 4:00)
Moderator: Abbie Jenks, Professor Emerita, Peace Studies, Greenfield Community College
Pat Hynes, Professor of Environmental Health Emerita , Boston University
President, Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, Greenfield
Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Marty Nathan, M.D., Physicians for Social Responsibility, Western Mass. Chapter
Musical Conclusion (4 pm)
Precious Lord—solo by Stephanie Carlson, with Jeff Olmsted, pianist
When the Saints Go Marching In – Everyone!
With appreciation to all who helped support and organize the forum, especially . . .
Mass Humanities
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, Greenfield
Edwards Church, U.C.C., Northampton
The Jane Addams Papers Project, Ramapo College of New Jersey,
Anonymous Donors
State Senate President Stan Rosenberg
State Rep. Aaron Vega, 5th Hampden District, Holyoke
Patricia Duffy, assistant to Rep. Vega
Pat Hynes, President, Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
Rev. Michael McSherry, Pastor, Edwards Church
Heather Dandy, office manager, Edwards Church
Dave Jenkins, sexton, Edwards Church
Joyce Berkman, Professor of History Emerita, UMass Amherst
Jack Hjelt, Northampton
Luke Woodward, Holyoke High School
John Riley and NCTV, videography
Collective Copies, Florence
Jeff Napolitano, The Resistance Center, Northampton
Greg Boucher, sound systems
Kathryn Brown, artist, illustrator of The House That Jane Built
Angelica Castro, Weissman Center for Leadership, Mount Holyoke College
ALMANDLA Chorus, Greenfield
Jeff Olmsted, pianist and Stephanie Carlson, singer
Kathleen Lafferty, Roaring Mountain Editorial Services