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Art & Protest in Action

A Conversation with Dana Mills

2023-09-30 14:00:00 2023-09-30 15:00:00 America/New_York Art & Protest in Action Join us for a conversation with author, activist, and dancer, Dana Mills. Ives Main Library - Ives Cafe , Ives Cafe Patio

Saturday, September 30
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-30 14:00:00 2023-09-30 15:00:00 America/New_York Art & Protest in Action Join us for a conversation with author, activist, and dancer, Dana Mills. Ives Main Library - Ives Cafe , Ives Cafe Patio

Ives Main Library

Ives Cafe , Ives Cafe Patio

Join us for a conversation with author, activist, and dancer, Dana Mills.

Author, dancer, and activist Dana Mills joins us to chat about her writing, her peace work, and the inherent connection between the arts and activism.

Dana Mills is a writer, activist and dancer. She is the author of Dance and Politics: Moving Beyond Boundaries (2006), Critical Lives: Rosa Luxemburg (2020), and Dance and Activism: A Hundred Years of Radical Dance Across the World (2021). She received her DPhil from Oxford, UK, and has held positions at Oxford University, New York University, Northwestern University, University of Amsterdam, among others. Her writing has appeared in The Jacobin, Tribune, New Socialist, and Granta among others.

Due to space constraints, registration is strongly encouraged.

For more information or to register by phone, please call the Ives Main Library Information Desk at 203-946-8130, ext. 101.

This series is presented in conjunction with the Yale Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library's new exhibit:

Art, Protest, and the Archives - on view from Aug 4, 2023 through Jan 7, 2024.

Ives Main Library

Phone: 203-946-8130

Hours
Mon, Dec 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 08 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 09 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 10 Closed

About the branch

The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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