Spring Faculty Library Lecture Series
Thursday March 24th, 7:00pm, Virtual
Associate Lecturer Rachel Copland
Young Local Movements and the Influence on their Rural CNY Communities
Associate Lecturer Rachel Copland will explore the role of young local movements in rural CNY communities and the positivity, encouragement, and visibility they are providing at a time of political, financial, and social unrest. Copland will discuss the Anti-Racism Coalition of Cazenovia (ARC-C), Common Thread CSA, the Rippleton Center and SAGA Kids of CNY. Advocates, community leaders and mentors, each of these organizations have made significant contributions to their communities.
Meeting ID: 839 1924 3458
Passcode: 747070
Thursday April 14th 7:00pm, Virtual
Associate Lecturer Campbell Copland
Where the Orenda is at its Fullest: Perspectives on the Iroquois Shaman
Associate Lecturer Campbell Copland will investigate the beliefs and practices of the Iroquois Shaman, an oft obscured and still mysterious figure in the annals of archeological and anthropological research. Known more for their high-level politics and diplomacy skills, the Iroquois were also a magically potent people, with a vast yet intricate cosmology and system of beliefs all their own, and it was through the shaman that these aspects of their culture were made functional. Copland, an adjunct professor and writing coach for the REACH program, will examine the preparatory rites of the False Face Society, the initiatory and healing functions of the sweat lodge, the dreamways traveled by the Iroquois shaman, how they utilize the cosmic war between Orenda and Otgon as their energy source, and much more.
Meeting ID: 839 1924 3458
Passcode: 747070
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The Great Minds/Great Ideas Faculty Library Lecture Series is made possible through the generous funding and support of Helen Stacy and Patricia Stacy Healey ʼ62. For more information, contact the Cazenovia Public Library at (315) 655-9322; The Manlius Library at (315) 682-6400; or the project director of the Cazenovia College Faculty Library Lecture Series, Professor Sarah Cross at (315) 655-7679.
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