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Dangerously Uninformed: The Connection Between Religion and Violence with Dr. ClarkKelly James Clark is a faculty member in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is author/editor of more than 20 books, including Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Con�ict, published by Yale University Press. His God and the Brain and The Things that Make for Peace (co-authored with Aziz Abu Sarah and Nancy Kreimer) are forthcoming. You can learn more at kellyjamesclark.com.Monday: February 13 7:00pm Hazel B. Hayes Auditorium

The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in tech-nology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas mini-mart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren’t so lucky, dying at once.

The True American traces the making of these two men, Stroman and Bhui-yan, and their fateful encounter. It follows them as they rebuild shattered lives - one striving on Death Row to become a better man, the other to heal and pull himself up from the lowest rung on the ladder of an unfamiliar country.

A Community Against Hate CrimesThe Michigan Civil Rights Commission and Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints. Join us as Mark Bishop from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights speaks about hate crime statistics in our area and how communities can come together to combat hate.Monday: March 6 7:00-8:30pmHazel B. Hayes Auditorium

CultureWorks & Black RiverStudent Art ShowcaseView the artwork of 50 area high-schoolers creatively responding to The True AmericanMarch 11 - April 15Location TBD

Author Lecture with Anand GiridharadasAnand Giridharadas is a writer and a New York Times columnist. He is the author, most recently, of The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, about a Muslim immigrant’s campaign to spare from Death Row the white supremacist who tried to kill him. Anand Giridharadas will be speaking about his book The True American. This visit is sponsored jointly with Grand Valley State University.Wednesday: March 22 7:00pm-9:00pmHazel B. Hayes Auditorium

COMMUNITY READING

Teen Book DiscussionJoin us as we read and discuss excerpts from the book The True American by Anand Giridharadas. Copies of the book can be picked up at the Teen Desk at the Main Branch starting February 27; �rst come, �rst served. Limited copies are available.Tuesday: March 21 6:00pmTeen Area

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