ALL IN THE FAMILY: Engaging our Parents' Politics

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ALL IN THE FAMILY: Engaging our Parents' Politics
Sunday, October 16

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Engaging our Parents' Politics

A program on negotiating the legacy of activism from one generation to the next.

What happens in families when adults take a stand based on strong beliefs and are targeted for their views? What lessons do children learn from their parents’ activism, especially if the consequences are awful? What messages of responsibility and moral obligation are passed down – and at what cost?

Ellen Meeropol, author of House Arrest, and a founding Board member of The Rosenberg Fund for Children, a public foundation supporting the children of targeted progressive activists, will discuss these issues and read from her work. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Publishers Weekly gave House Arrest, a starred review: “Meeropol’s work is thoughtful and tightly composed, unflinching in taking on challenging subjects and deliberating uneasy ethical conundrums.”