Oct. 5

5:15 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m. Lecture

Walter Theatre

 Norman and Louis Miller Lecture Series with Nadine Strossen

“How Should We Resist Hate? Free Speech vs. Censorship”

Invite Only Reception
Michels Ballroom- Michels Commons, St. Norbert College

Public Lecture
Walter Theatre-Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts, St. Norbert College

Oct. 11

6:00 p.m.
Reception

7:00 p.m.
Lecture

Bemis International Center

Ambassador of Peace Awards honoring Bishop Mark Seitz

Reception
Hendrickson Dining Room-Bemis International Center, St. Norbert College

Lecture
Fort Howard Theater-Bemis International Center, St. Norbert College

Nov. 11

7:00 p.m.

Birder Hall

"Etty" Staring Susan Stein

Etty is a touring one-woman play based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, adapted and performed by Susan Stein. Directed by Austin Pendleton.

Using only Etty Hillesum's words, Susan Stein's adaptation brings us to 1941 when Esther "Etty" Hillesum, a young Dutch Jewish woman, is living in Amsterdam. Upon the recommendation of her therapist, Julius Spier, she began a diary on 8 March 1941 to help her with her depression. Hoping to become a writer, the diaries take on their own literary life, presenting both Etty's growth as a writer and spiritual transformation. As deportations begin, she prepares for the three day journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul to understand this piece of history and root out any hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity is the best and only solution for survival. Etty's words, insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme circumstances. In her gentle yet forthright way, Etty asks us not to leave her at Auschwitz but to let her have a bit of a say in what she hopes will be a new world.

April 12

5:15 p.m.
Reception

7:00 p.m.
Lecture

Walter Theatre

Norman and Louis Miller Lecture with Leymah Gbowee

Invite Only Reception
Michels Ballroom-Michels Commons, St. Norbert College

Public Lecture
Walter Theatre-Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts, St. Norbert College