One World at a Time
Remembering Henry David Thoreau on the 150th Anniversary of His Death
Sunday, April 29, 3:00 pm, First Parish in Concord
Henry Thoreau’s funeral was held in the First Parish Sanctuary on May 9, 1862. Join us to mark the 150th anniversary of that event and to celebrate the legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Continue reading
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Save the date! Thoreau Farm will open for the 2012 season on Sunday, May 6, at noon, with lots of new surprises.
Lou Ureneck will be at the Farm at 2pm that day, discussing and signing his latest book, Cabin.
We’re looking forward to a fun and informative afternoon.
Watch for more details to follow.
-Patricia Hohl, Executive Director
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Our first Thoreau Farm Forum of 2012 will be held at Concord Academy on Sunday, March 4th, at 3:00 PM, with Vivian Gornick, who will discuss her book Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life.
J. Edgar Hoover called Emma Goldman “the most dangerous woman in America” and got her deported; a 60’s feminist would call her “a role model, an inspiration” in a world of “enforced domesticity.” And the Yale University Press calls Vivian Gornick’s book about Goldman “the story of a modern radical who took seriously the idea that inner liberation is the first business of social revolution.”
Inspired by Thoreau and Emerson, Goldman’s journey is one that can inform our own thinking in dealing with such difficult issues as environmental abuse, economic inequality, and foreign intervention. Continue reading
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