Pete Seeger To Talk About Song Writing and Social Justice

Legendary American song writer, folk singer and
activist Pete Seeger will be featured in a public conversation on writing and
social justice on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 7 p.m. in the West Room, Reid
Hall, Manhattanville College.

The
unique program, in which Mr. Seeger will be engaged in a conversation with Mark
Nowak, director of Manhattanville’s Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Program, is free and open to the public. 
Mr. Seeger will address what it means to be a creative artist in times
of social upheaval and social change, and will examine the role writing and
language have played in his career.

"Pete
Seeger is one of the few giants in American folk song history. He has, quite
simply, made some of the most significant recordings in the past half century. Seeger’s
songs have inspired generations of activists and profoundly addressed the
universal human condition.  While his concerts are in themselves the stuff
of legend, hearing what Pete Seeger has to say about the creative song writing
process will be a once in a lifetime experience," said Nowak.

Seeger,
now 94 years of age, is internationally known as the author or co-author of folk
song classics such as “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,”  “If I Had a Hammer,” and “Turn, Turn, Turn.”  He plays the banjo and 12-string guitar to
accompany songs. He is involved in the environmental organization Hudson River
Sloop Clearwater, which he co-founded in 1966. 
He lives in Beacon, NY.

Call
914.323.5239 for more information.

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