About this Event
Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for a panel discussion on our political moment.
Journal of the Plague Years, an online magazine recently published in anthology format, presents Fight or Flight, a conversation about climate, immigration, culture, and more. Literary writers and muckraking journalists inspire, provoke, and brainstorm how to face the failed state of the U.S. as we enter a second Trump Era.
About the panelists:
Susan Zakin is best-known as the author of Coyotes and Town Dogs: Earth First! and The Environment Movement. She has written for numerous national magazines and newspapers. She is the founding editor of the magazine Journal of the Plague Years.
Marc Cooper is an American journalist, author, journalism professor and Substack author. He is a contributing editor to The Nation. His writing has also appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, The Christian Science Monitor, Playboy and Rolling Stone.
Brian Cullman is a regular contributor to The Paris Review. A three-time winner of the Deems Taylor award, he is a musician and producer based in New York.
Sammy Roth is the climate columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He writes the twice-weekly Boiling Point newsletter and hosts the Boiling Point podcast, both of which focus on clean energy solutions. He previously reported for the Desert Sun and USA Today, where he covered renewable energy and public lands. He grew up in Westwood and would very much like to see the Dodgers win the World Series again.
Dr. Zahra Aghajan, a neuroscientist, bridges science and technology to advance our understanding of the brain, leveraging this knowledge to fuel scientific discovery and innovate healthcare applications. Featured in the documentary How to Build a Truth Engine, she discusses why our brains are vulnerable to disinformation and how neuroscience can help address this challenge.
Ivan Williams is a film, TV, and theatre executive producer with a passion for the arts. As a media and entertainment entrepreneur, he supports the deployment of state-of-the-art technology to streamline and diversify the development and presentation of new shows and films. Before becoming a filmmaker, he had a 35 year career as a chemical engineer and senior business leader with major energy related companies, including ARCO, BP and Worley Parsons.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, United States
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