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April 3, 2024 – June 14, 2024

April 3, 2024

Inescapable Truths: James Foley’s Indelible Legacy Opening Reception

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Level 4, University Library

Welcome
Xuemao Wang, Dean of Libraries

Artist Talk
Bradley McCallum, artist

Poetry Reading
Daniel Brock Johnson, poet

Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Norris University Center

Conversation With Artists
Bradley McCallum, artist
Daniel Brock Johnson, poet

Refreshments


April 11-14, 2024

Inescapable Truths: Expo Chicago Special Project

Booth 344, Navy Pier Festival Hall

in collaboration with Catharine Clark Gallery


April 25, 2024

Artist Walkthrough

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Level 4, University Library

American Mother Book Talk and Signing with Diane Foley

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Norris University Center


April 26, 2024

Presentation for the 2023 James Foley-Medill Award for Courage in Journalism

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Scott Hall

2023 Award Recipients
New York Times reporter Julie Turkewitz and photographer Federico Ríos


April 27, 2024

Medill Symposium: “Reporting in a Dangerous World”

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Forum, McCormick Foundation Center

Panel Discussion
Bob Rowley, Adjunct Lecturer, Medill

Harassment, Threats & Violence: Protecting American Journalists under Pressure
Moderator: Ava Greenwell
Panelists: Art Kane, Lauren Chooligan, Sabrina Siddiqui, Eric Meyer

Lunch and Conversation
Charles Whitaker, Dean of Medill
Diane Foley, Founder & President of the Foley Foundation
Bradley McCallum, artist for Inescapable Truths

“Forced to Flee: Experiences and work of three displaced journalists”
Moderator: Kalyani Chada
Panelists: Haman Mana, Roberson Alphonse, Zahra Nader

Level 4, University Library

Inescapable Truths visit

To attend the symposium, register on EventBrite.