SALTONSTALL’S TRIAL, The Untold Story of the Salem Witch Trials

Join us for the staged reading of the new play, SALTONSTALL’S TRIAL, The Untold Story of the Salem Witch Trials by award-winning actress, poet laureate, and director Myriam Cyr and attorney and author Michael Cormier. 1692 Salem, Massachusetts. Hysteria abounds and witchcraft accusations fly. A respected judge Nathaniel Saltonstall, is called to serve on the court of the Salem Witch Trials. As he questions the legitimacy of the proceedings, he is forced to choose between integrity and self-preservation. The truth will put his loves ones at risk and himself on trial. Based on a true story. In collaboration with the Suffolk University Theatre Department and Punctuate4 Productions. The reading will be followed by a talk back with Cyr, Cormier, and Marilynne Roach, acclaimed author and expert on the Salem witch trials. This is a collaboration among Ford Hall Forum, the Suffolk University Theatre Department, and Punctuate4 Productions.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

6:00 pm

Modern Theatre, 535 Washington Street, Boston, MA

Admission is free and open to the public.

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The Screening of the Acclaimed Documentary Truth Tellers

Ford Hall Forum, Women’s and Gender Studies Center, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion present:

 

Truth Tellers is a film about American Courage. Artist/activist Robert Shetterly has painted over 250 portraits of great Americans and etched inspiring quotes into the backgrounds of each. From the fight to remove symbols of hate to sustainability and climate activism, and from whistleblowing to the rights of indigenous people, Shetterly uses his art to explore these activists’ responses to some of the most pressing issues of our time.  From contemporary activists for racial justice Bree Newsome, Zyahna Bryant and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, to climate activists Bill McKibben, Kelsey Juliana, and Bill Bigelow, Shetterly puts them in the context of our great civil rights leaders John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer and Bayard Rustin. Truth Tellers is both a story of Shetterly’s art and activism and a history lesson of what is required of a citizen in a democracy.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

6:00 pm

Modern Theatre, 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA

No registration is required to attend in person

This event is free and open to the public.

Teller is a film about American Courage. Artist/activist Robert Shetterly has painted over 250 portraits of great Americans and etched inspiring quotes into the backgrounds of each. From the fight to remove symbols of hate to sustainability and climate activism, and from whistleblowing to the rights of indigenous people, Shetterly uses his art to explore these activists’ response to some of the most pressing issues of our time.

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Humanitarian Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Migration, Criminalization, and Militarization

Ford Hall Forum and the History, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, and Language and Global Studies Department at Suffolk University present:

Prominent immigration lawyers and activists Alba Jaramillo, Isabel Garcia, and Eduardo Canales will gather in a panel to discuss the U.S.-Mexican border humanitarian crisis. They will describe the roles they have been playing for decades to try to solve and ameliorate the immigration crisis and their work with asylum seekers, migrants, and the families of people who have perished crossing the border. They will also discuss the current border policies regarding militarization, U. S. Code Title 42, and human smuggling. The evening’s moderator is Iani Moreno, associate professor, History, Language & Global Culture Department, Suffolk University.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Modern Theatre at 6 PM

525 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111

This event is free and open to the public

The talk will be followed by a dramatic reading of the powerful play Winter_Invierno, by internationally renowned Mexican playwright Hugo Salcedo. This artistic presentation vividly portrays the very real crisis happening along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the play, Salcedo humanizies the atrocities that happen when one attempts to flee their country. The dramatic reading is directed by Laura Shink, assistant professor, Suffolk University Theatre Department.

Thursday, October 6, 2022
6:00 pm
Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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The 2022 Masterman Speaker Series

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THE SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL IN COLLABORATION WITH FORD FALL HALL FORUM AND GBH FORUM NETWORK PRESENTS:

 The State of Local Journalism and the Effects of its Decline on Local Politics, Government Accountability, and Democracy

This year’s Masterman Speaker Series will examine the relationship between the decline of local news and the rise of polarization, as well as the effect this decline has had on government accountability and democracy. The discussion will also consider models for strengthening and reimagining local journalism in the years ahead.

The evening’s panelists are Renée Loth, opinion columnist and former editor of the Editorial Page, The Boston Globe, Professor Joshua Darr, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, and Charles St. Amand, former editor of the Sentinel & Enterprise in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and a Practitioner in Residence at Suffolk University’s Department of Communication, Journalism & Media. The evening’s moderator is Dan Kennedy, professor of, the College of Arts, Media, and Design, Northeastern University, a nationally recognized media commentator, and a weekly columnist for GBH News in Boston. A reception will follow the program.

 Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 5:00 pm

120 Tremont Street, 5th Floor Blue Sky Lounge

This event is free and open to the public.

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Mini Fringe discussion and theater

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Join Ford Hall Forum and the Suffolk University Theatre Department for an evening of Mini Fringe discussion and theater.

The forum will feature a conversation with playwright/creators Wesley Savick, Theatre Department professor and Larry Jay Tish. The talk will be followed by performances of the playwrights’ works, Trouble on Six – Piece of Tish Work and Handbook of Civilian Defense – Juvenilia.

Saturday, September 17, 2022, 6:00 pm

Modern Theatre, 535 Washington. Street, Boston, MA

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What Direction for American Democracy?

What Direction for American Democracy?

Thursday, September 15, 2022,

2:00 pm – 3:00pm

Sargent Hall, Fifth Floor Commons

120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

What Direction for American Democracy? Protecting and Expanding the Right to Vote at a Moment of Choice

What does a fully inclusive, fully participatory democracy look like? Is it possible to have such a system in the United States? In this talk, Miles Rapoport, executive director of 100% Democracy: An Initiative for Universal Voting, will discuss his proposals for reforms to reimagine American Democracy and engage more citizens in the political process. He will also discuss his work as Secretary of State of Connecticut, 1995-1998, his work in the Connecticut legislature 1984-1994, and his work as President of Demos and Common Cause.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Deliberate and Unafraid: Examining the Plight of the Black Woman Cultural Critic: Candace McDuffie, Erica Campbell, Clarissa Brooks and Moderated by Jenee Osterheldt

Deliberate and Unafraid: Examining the Plight of the Black Woman Cultural Critic

As cultural criticism becomes more valuable than ever, marginalized writers are still routinely pushed to the sidelines and no one is more ostracized than the Black woman critic. But what happens when they manage to find the courage to write–and ultimately find success–anyway? Join award-winning Boston Globe cultural columnist Jeneé Osterheldt as she moderates a discussion among journalist Clarissa Brooks, writer, cultural critic, and community organizer, Erica Campbell, entertainment journalist, host, and the US News Editor, New Musical Express, and Candace McDuffie, senior writer at The Root, who focuses on the intersection of race, gender, and entertainment., as they explore this topic in depth.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

6:00 pm Live via Zoom

This event is free and open to the public

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Governing In Crisis, Week 6: Midterm Pulse Check: Can Biden’s Party Beat the Odds?

There is a widespread expectation that the Democrats will suffer losses in the 2022 midterms at all levels. This would not be unusual, since it is a regular pattern in which the party of the president in office loses ground in midterm elections. The political environment is challenging, with pain at the gas pump, inflation stretching paychecks, pandemic fatigue, disappointment with what Biden has not been able to deliver, the war in Ukraine, and bitter partisan divisions over hot button issues. Will Biden’s performance amidst all this bad news be rewarded or punished at the polls? The closing episode of this series will examine the state of the state —and the race— as we approach midterms.

Week 6: Midterm Pulse Check: Can Biden’s Party Beat the Odds? 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Live via Zoom at 6:00 pm

 

Stephanie Murray, author of POLITICO’s Morning Score leads a panel discussion on the state of the state —and the race— as we approach midterms. The panel will unpack what’s important and reflect on what will happen in November. Joining Murray are Julia Azari, associate professor and assistant chair in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University, Roger Fisk, global communications and marketing strategist who played a key behind-the-scenes role in the back-to-back electoral victories of President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and David Paleologos, director, Center for Political Research, Suffolk University.

Upon assuming office, President Biden proposed an ambitious equity agenda, designed to address systemic racial, gender, ethnic, and economic disparities. One year into his Presidency, we will examine his record. He has made some historic picks to lead his Administration and nominated the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. However, the Biden Administration’s efforts to address voting rights, immigration policy, and economic inequalities have been stalled by a deeply divided Congress. And even a much scaled-down social spending bill—which would have delivered some of the most consequential investments in the social safety net since the New Deal—seems dead in the water.

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Boston premier of the acclaimed one-woman show, Too Fat For China, April 13-14, 2022, Modern Theatre, Boston

Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University, Communication, Journalism, & Media Department, Women’s and Gender Studies Department, and the Suffolk University Theatre Department present:

TOO FAT FOR CHINA

A Comic Look at the Agony of Adoption by PHOEBE POTTS

This comedic theater performance is a sequel to Potts’ graphic memoir, Good Eggs, which charts her travails with infertility she and her husband endured. In Too Fat for China, Potts picks up the narrative with her quest for international adoption. The story has a happy ending, but it twists and turns through fraught questions about family and race—subjects that feel particularly pertinent in our current political climate. Potts tackles it all, as she does life, with humor and irreverence.

The performances will be followed by talkbacks with Potts and Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, associate professor, Communications, Media, and Journalism Department, Suffolk University.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 7:00 pm

FREE Admission. Reservations Required.

Modern Theatre

25 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

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Week 5: Taking Stock: Biden’s Equity Agenda

Upon assuming office, President Biden proposed an ambitious equity agenda, designed to address systemic racial, gender, ethnic, and economic disparities. One year into his Presidency, we will examine his record. He has made some historic picks to lead his Administration and nominated the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. However, the Biden Administration’s efforts to address voting rights, immigration policy, and economic inequalities have been stalled by a deeply divided Congress. And even a much scaled-down social spending bill—which would have delivered some of the most consequential investments in the social safety net since the New Deal—seems dead in the water.
Week 5: 
Taking Stock: Biden’s Equity Agenda
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Live at 6:00 pm via Zoom
GBH News Senior Reporter Phillip Martin leads a panel discussion to examine the present impact and future fate of Biden’s equity agenda, the fierce backlash, and how this is likely to influence voter enthusiasm in the midterms. Joining him are Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, executive director, MassVOTE, Gregory Fried, PhD, professor, Boston College, and Tanisha M. Sullivan, Esq., president, NAACP, Boston Branch.

WEEK THREE: SUPPLY SHORTAGES IN U.S. HOSPITALS: BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC

Historical and current shortages in the hospital industry are not limited to personal protective equipment and ventilators but instead include a variety of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. In this event, a panel of experts from both the hospital and healthcare distribution sectors will discuss how supply chain shortages affect U.S. hospitals, not just during the pandemic but also before. Supply shortages impact both patient care and the cost of care in the United States. Join us to learn about the complex reasons behind these shortages, their impact on our healthcare system, and how both the suppliers and healthcare providers are minimizing the challenges of recurring healthcare supplies.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

6:00–7:30 pm Live via Zoom

This event is free and open to the public.

Speakers:
Peter Bennett   Vice President, U.S. Demand and Supply Planning, Cardinal Health
Eric Berger       CMRP, Vice President, Supply Chain, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Erich Heneke     Ph.D., Director, Business Integrity & Continuity, Mayo Clinic
Yan Hao,            MHA’13, MEd, CMRP, CVAHP, Value Analysis Manager, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center

The Battle Not Begun, A Staged Reading of the play by NPR’s Jack Beatty

Punctuate4, Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University, and the Suffolk University Theatre Department present The Battle Not Begun:
The Battle Not Begun is an imagined yet truthful portrayal of “Munich,” a world-historic matching of wits between leaders from different moral universes, one like us, one “radically other.” The play offers a fresh understanding of the historical roots of Hitler’s evil.
Following the performance, there will be a talkback featuring playwright Jack Beatty, director Myriam Cyr, and Christopher E. Mauriello, Ph.D., professor of History, and Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Salem State University.
Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 6 pm
Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street Boston, Ma 02111
Admission is free; reservations are required.
Members of the public age 5+ attending an event held at the Modern Theatre will be required to provide proof of vaccination. We are unable to accept negative test results for entry. Boosters are not required at this time.

Biden and the Looming Midterms – Week Three: The Great Divide: Policy Making in Polarized Times

From charged school board meetings to shouting matches in Congress, on social media platforms, and increasingly partisan media outlets, the level of incivility and outright hostility to anyone with views opposed to one’s own are alarming and unproductive. Real policy debates and compromise cannot be accomplished in an environment in which participants ascribe malign intent or even dehumanize others. Polarization in the United States has created both legislative stasis at the federal level and also widened the red state/blue state gulf, all contributing to a widespread lack of trust in democratic institutions by voters. How did we get here? How will our democracy recover? How can we get out of it? President Biden promised a return to civility in his Inaugural Address. Has he made any headway?
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Live via Zoom at 6:00 pm
This program is free and open to the public. 
Our evening’s panel of nationally recognized experts is, Scott Klug, former Republican U. S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district, Larry LaRocco, former Democratic U. S. Representative for Idaho’s 1st congressional district, and Jennifer McCoy, Ph.D., professor of political science at Georgia State University and nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The evening’s moderator is Arjun Singh, audio producer covering politics, The Washington Post.

 Taking a Deep Dive into the Global Supply Chain Crisis – Week Two: Innovative Technologies in Global Supply Chains

 In this program, a panel of experts, Xin “Shawn” Liao, Head of Software Engineering, Supply Chain Inventory Planning & Optimization, Wayfair, Martin Mirsky, President, SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS, INC., and Alex Ramirez, Director, Client Solutions & Global Strategic Accounts | Supply Chain & Logistics Technology, ADVATIX, will examine current and emerging technologies such as platforms, IoT, cloud and edge infrastructure, blockchains, optimization, artificial intelligence, analytics, and how the technologies have evolved in response to supply chain challenges during the pandemic. The afternoon’s moderator is Alan Dunn, President, GDI CONSULTING & TRAINING COMPANY.

Friday, February 25, 2022

12:00-1:15 pm Live via Zoom

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In Celebration of Black History Month: Screening of the Panola Project by Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Jeremy S. Levine

Suffolk University’s Ford Hall Forum, Communication, Journalism, & Media Department, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, Office of Diversity, Access, & Inclusion, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, and the Black Alumni Network invite you to join us

IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

With the screening of The Panola Project by Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Jeremy S. Levine. Following the screening, there will be a talkback with Levine, Rachael DeCruz, the film’s director, and Dorothy Oliver, the film’s subject. The afternoon’s moderator is Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, associate professor, Communication, Journalism, & Media Department, Suffolk University. Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:30-1:45 pm Live via Zoom Webinar This event is free and open to the public   The Panola Project chronicles the journey of the unstoppable Dorothy Oliver to vaccinate her rural, Black town of Panola, Alabama from the convenience store she runs out of a mobile home. Nearly 99% of adults in her town have received the shot in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.

“Seeing Dorothy Oliver bring vaccines to her town and persuade people to take them in this short film is extraordinary and beautiful.”

— ATUL GAWANDE, STAFF WRITER AT THE NEW YORKER

 

“What an extraordinary accomplishment Dorothy.”

— DR. ANTHONY FAUCI

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Week Two: Challenges to Safeguarding our Democracy

Ford Hall Forum and the Political Science and Legal Studies Department at Suffolk University, The Washington Center, and GBH Forum Network present:

A VIRTUAL SPRING 2022 LECTURE SERIES

GOVERNING IN CRISIS: BIDEN AND THE LOOMING MIDTERMS

WEEK TWO

Challenges to Safeguarding our Democracy

Is there an alert system to notify us about the health of our democracy? In this episode we will examine the impact of partisan rancor not seen since the Civil War, declining trust in institutions, doubts about our election process, and the insurrection on January 6, 2021. There is emerging consensus that democracy in the United States is threatened. What can we do about it?

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Live via Zoom at 6:00 pm

This event is free and open to the public

Our evening’s panel of nationally recognized experts is, U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, Gilda R. Daniels, JD, professor of law, University of Baltimore School of Law, Laura Gamboa, PhD, assistant professor, University of Utah, and Jared Holt, resident fellow, Digital Forensic Lab, Atlantic Council. Aaron Schachter, executive producer and editor, GBH Radio and Television, will serve as the panel’s moderator.

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Governing in Crisis: Biden and the Looming Midterms

A Virtual Spring 2022 Lecture Series

Governing in Crisis: Biden and the Looming Midterms

Week One: Pulse Check: Biden’s Agenda One Year In

One year into the Biden Administration, how can we assess its performance? Which of the priority agenda items has seen progress? What have been the successes, failures, and the reasons for these in the world he inherited? How has that landscape changed? Which areas are most meaningful for the health of our democracy and the health of the world that future generations will inherit?

 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Live via Zoom at 6:00 pm

This event is free and open to the public

 

Join our nationally recognized panel of experts, Amesh Adalja, MD, senior scholar, Johns  Hopkins Center for Health Security, Dave Paleologos, director, Political Research Center, Suffolk University, and Lara Brown. Ph.D., professor, and director, Graduate School of Political Management, The George Washington University and the evening’s moderator Steve Scully, senior vice president, Bipartisan Policy Center, as they unpack these questions and “score” Biden’s performance heading into midterms.

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A Three-Week Spring Seminar Series: Taking A Deep Dive Into The Global Supply Chain Crisis – Week 1: From Farm to Table: Challenges in the Global Food Supply Chains

In this program, a panel of experts, Andrew Demakes, owner, Old Neighborhood Foods, Jeff Lipson, managing director, CFood Brands, and Conor Stevens, senior director, Last Mile Logistics, GrubHub, will explore the complex issues of food supply chain challenges and offers insights into what challenges food supply chains have faced, how industries have responded, and how they can be re-designed for future resilience. The afternoon’s moderator is Amy Z. Zeng, Dean, Sawyer Busines School, Suffolk University.
Friday, January 28, 2022
12:00-1:15 pm Live via Zoom
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Since its outbreak, COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways, with fundamental shifts in how people live and work, which will have long-lasting effects beyond the post-COVID era. This pandemic has made supply and demand extremely volatile, shifting faster than supply chains can adjust, and disrupted nearly every aspect of the global supply chain—the usually invisible pathway of sourcing, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics that gets goods from where they are grown, mined, manufactured, or stored to where they are going. We hope you will join us for these timely and wide-ranging discussions on these important issues.

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