BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Pierce County Library System X-WR-CALNAME:Pierce County Library System BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c045f1a9-f836-47ef-ac79-a8fb69c73315 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260804T095628Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T183000 SUMMARY:Virtual Facing Turmoil with Integrity LOCATION:Virtual Pierce County Library\nVirtual Pierce County Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Virtual Pierce County Libr ary;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Virtual Pierce County Library:geo:0,0 GEO:0;0 DESCRIPTION:Facing Turmoil with Integrity: What Gandhi and MLK Learned fro m an Ancient Masterpiece: A Humanities Washington Speaker's Bureau Present ation with Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma..\nhttps://piercecounty.libnet.info/eve nt/15883222 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Although many know how Gandhi inspired Mar tin Luther King\, Jr.&rsquo\;s vision of nonviolence\, fewer know how the& nbsp\;Kural\, a two-thousand-year-old Tamil book of wisdom\, inspired Gand hi. A hidden thread thus joins this south Indian classic\, Gandhi\, and Dr . King.

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In this talk\, explore these connections across languages and lands\, and the ways that these visionaries&mdash\;and the \;Kural  \;itself&mdash\;can inspire clarity and courageous action in our own time and place.

Speaker Bio:
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma \ ;is an author\, translator\, teacher\, and performer. His translation of t he \;Kural \;was awarded the Ancient Tamil Literature Promotion Aw ard by the government of Tamil Nadu\, India. Other books include \;The Safety of Edges \;and \;Give\, Eat\, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar. He speaks and performs internationally and mentors writers and creativite s.

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Thomas lives on Vashon Island.

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