The Humanities Council is pleased to announce that Andrew Young and Kabir Sehgal will offer the keynote address at our 23rd Annual Dinner on Thursday, October 18 at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.
Andrew Young is a legend in the American Civil Rights movement and a statesman of worldwide renown. Young has served as mayor of Atlanta, a congressman, and United States ambassador to the United Nations. He also served as president of the National Council of Churches USA, and was a supporter and friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Kabir Sehgal is Young's godson for whom he has served as a mentor for many years. Sehgal works at JP Morgan in New York. He studied at Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics. He is the author of Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology.
Together Young and Sehgal have co-authored Walk in My Shoes, a memoir that explores Young's thoughts and meditations on vital topics including race, civil rights, faith, and leadership. Young offers his wisdom on these subjects to a new generation of young men and women in hopes that his battle-tested voice will inspire and encourage those in whose hands the world will soon rest. |
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The foreword to Walk in My Shoes was written by President Bill Clinton.
Praise for Walk in My Shoes has come from many quarters. Past Humanities Council Annual Dinner speaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, "Wisdom can be found in many places. In Walk in My Shoes, a young man turns to his mentor Uncle Andy for guidance on faith, spirituality and love. Not only is this an innovative memoir, these pages are filled with irreverent honesty and timeless wisdom."
Past Annual Dinner speaker and best-selling author Walter Isaacson said, "Andrew Young and Kabir Sehgal have woven together years of their candid and unvarnished conversations to create a wonderful combination of biography, memoir, and guide to life. This is an enlightening book that shows how great wisdom is passed down to new generations."
The Humanities Council is grateful for the support of the Annual Dinner sponsors who have already signed on to underwrite this event:
Lead Sponsor for the 22nd Year, Public Service of New Hampshire;
Reception Sponsor, TransCanada;
Program Sponsor, TD Bank;
Video Sponsor, Bank of America;
Book Sponsor, the University of New Hampshire;
and Wine Sponsor, Lincoln Financial Group.
For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Development Director Jessica Eshleman at 224-4071 x13
or by e-mail.
Last year's Annual Dinner with David Brooks sold out before we could mail invitations. Don't miss your opportunity to attend this gala event. Purchase your tickets securely on-line by clicking the button below:
Lead Sponsor for the 22nd Year
Reception Sponsor
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Patrons of the Humanities
Northeast Delta Dental
Rivier College
St. Paul's School
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Join the New Hampshire Humanities Council as we audition new programs for our 2012 Humanities to Go catalog at our Humanities Fair. Humanities to Go is our popular speakers bureau, winner of the NH Business and Industry Association's 2011 NH Advantage Award.
The Humanities Council funded more than 415 programs across New Hampshire through Humanities to Go in 2011.
We'll audition up to fifty proposed new programs at the June 1 Fair and we invite you to help
us evaluate them. The chosen programs will be included in a revised and updated Humanities
to Go Catalog of Presenters and Programs which will be released this fall.
Participants will view programs and fill out an evaluation form sharing their impressions of
each program. You may join us for the morning session from 8:30 a.m. to noon or the
afternoon session from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., or all day.
A box lunch will be provided, or you may bring your own lunch. Please register here or
call 224-4071.
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