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Oregon Humanities Center Tzedek Lecture: We Know Who We Are But Not Who We May Be

by Curt Tofteland, founder and director, Shakespeare Behind Bars
Tue, 01/19/2016 - 7:30pm

Sitting in a circle-of-trust using art, theatre, and the collected works of William Shakespeare, participants explore what it means to be a human being by asking themselves four questions: Who am I? What do I love? How will I live my life knowing I will die? What is my gift to humankind? By living into these questions, each participant seeks to understand their early life development and how those experiences shaped their view of the world; who they were when they committed their crime; who they are at the present moment; and who they wish to become. This process of habilitation leads the way to transformational change that allows participants the possibility of not being remembered for the very worst thing that they did. Location: 156 Straub Hall