A short video clip of one of my talks (Chicago, October 2010)
And another short clip of a Q&A with a high school student
Please note that only events open to the public are listed here. Some of them require RSVPs and tickets. Please click on the links for further information.
Spring 2013 APPEARANCES:
Feb. 13, 2013
2 p.m.
United Nations
Press conference with Reporters Without Borders about the latest wave of journalists’ arrests in Iran
Feb. 18, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Englert Theater, The University of Iowa
221 E Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
April 16, 2013
7-9 p.m.
Moos Tower 2-650, East Bank
Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Film: Education Under Fire (Amnesty International Documentary), talk, and panel discussion
April 17, 2013
12-1 p.m.
Book signing at University of MN bookstore
300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
April 18, 2013
11 a.m.
Clara Thompson Hall
900 N Benton Ave Springfield, MO 65802
May 3, 2013
10 a.m.
A World Press Freedom Day event
Silenced Voices: The Cost of Truth
Global Post, Pilot House/Lewis Wharf
2 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA
RSVP due to limited space
May 5, 2013
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN – Commencement speaker
May 6, 2013
7-8 p.m.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Panel discussion about Iran’s imprisonment of the seven leaders of the minority Baha’i faith, with actor Rainn Wilson as the master of ceremonies
Washington, D.C.
May 17, 2013
5-7 p.m.
Book signing in Grand Forks, ND
Ferguson’s Books and Media
3750 32nd Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
June 7, 2013
8 p.m.
Hosting the Hope Concert, an international humanitarian event
The Velodrom
Berlin, Germany
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Summer / Fall 2012 APPEARANCES:
August 11, 2012
5-7:30 p.m.
East Hampton Library Authors’ Night, New York
(tickets must be purchased here)
October 6. 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Rural Women of America – Women Helping Women conference
Four Seasons Pavilion
12 Highway 12 E.
Bowman, ND 58623
The conference is open to the public and anyone interested in attending or who has questions can contact the Bowman-Slope Soil Conservation District at 523-5531, ext. 3, or go to www.ruralwomeninamerica.com.
October 7, 2012
1 p.m.
Eagles Club, 2809 Highway 2 W
Rugby, ND 58368-8302
(701) 776-5122
October 8, 2012
1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
“Shifting the Global Consciousness” (tickets are required for this event)
Goldstein Auditorium
303 University Pl
Syracuse, NY, 13210
Hosted by Syracuse University and the SU Humanities Center
Moderated by NBC News national and international correspondent Ann Curry. Introduction by Founding Director of the SU Humanities Center, Gregg Lambert.
Panelists: His Holiness the Dalai Lama; human rights advocate Martin Luther King III; Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi; Nobel Peace Laureate and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei; composer, singer-songwriter, music producer and philanthropist A.R. Rahman; and Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi.
Spring 2012 APPEARANCES:
March 19, 2012
3:30-5:30
Women’s Leadership Conference and Celebration of Inspiring Women
Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel
2101 N Oak St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
April 4, 2012
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
International Women Journalists: Their Voices in the War Zone (panel)
The New York Times Building
620 Eight Avenue
15th floor, Room 115
New York, NY 10018
April 12, 2012
7:00 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center
Johnson Great Hall
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN
(East Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota)
Limited seating, reservations required
Minnesota Peace Initiative
April 13, 2012
7:30 a.m. – Invite Only
Rachel Hollstadt’s Executive Women’s Networking Breakfast
The Depot Renaissance Hotel
225 3rd Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
April 15, 2012
11 a.m.
511 Groveland Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403-3223
May 27, 2012
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Undergraduate commencement speaker
Fall 2011 APPEARANCES:
Oct. 19, 2011
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation
Free and open to the public
Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law (downtown campus)
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
October 25
6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Oscar Bergos Center
1900 28th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56560
November 8, 2011
7-8:30 p.m.
Moraine Business and Conference Center, Building M
9000 W. College Pkwy.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Sponsored by Moraine Valley and the Palos Fine Arts Association
In partnership with the Green Hills Library, the Palos Park Library, and the Palos Heights Library
Free and open to the public
Nov. 9, 2011
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Moraine Business and Conference Center, Building M
9000 W. College Pkwy.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Sponsored by Moraine Valley and the Palos Fine Arts Association
In partnership with the Green Hills Library, the Palos Park Library, and the Palos Heights Library
Free and open to the public
Nov. 10, 2011
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Reiland Fine Arts Center
6024 College Lane
Jamestown, ND 58405
Tickets are available by calling (701) 252-3467 ext. 2435, sending e-mail to tickets@jc.edu, or clicking on “Community” and “Reiland Box Office” at the Jamestown College home page, www.jc.edu.
Nov. 13, 2011
2 p.m.
Fargo Public Library
102 3rd St. N.
Fargo, ND 58102
Free and open to the public
Nov. 15, 2011
11:30 a.m.
SUU Auditorium
Cedar City, UT
