Maria Popova on Sanctuary [Livestream]
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About the speaker
Maria Popova on Sanctuary
Maria Popova is a reader and a wonderer reckoning with the meaning of it all in writing. The Marginalian is the record of the reckoning — a one-woman labor of love, exploring what it means to live a tender, thoughtful life of purpose and gladness, wonder-smitten by reality. Founded in 2006 as an email to seven friends under the outgrown name Brain Pickings and since included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive of culturally valuable materials, it remains a chronicle of her ongoing becoming — intellectually, creatively, spiritually, poetically — drawn from her extended marginalia on the search for meaning across science, art, philosophy, and the various other tendrils of human thought and feeling; a private inquiry shimmering with the ultimate question, the great quickening of wonderment that binds us all: What is all this?
Local partners
Venue Partner — The New York Society for Ethical Culture Founded in 1876 by Dr. Felix Adler, The New York Society for Ethical Culture is the cornerstone of the Ethical Movement. Throughout their history they have worked diligently to create community institutions and organize effective action to promote civil society and pursue social justice in New York City and beyond.
Local Partner — Harvest
Harvest is a web-based time tracking and invoicing application relied on by thousands of people around the world, from freelancers to small businesses to departments of Fortune 500 companies. Harvest founders Danny Wen and Shawn Liu had searched for tools to help their agency scale with more efficient methods to track time and send invoices. Unable to find one, they invested their own time, energy, and money into creating what they knew was a better way to run the business—and Harvest was born.
Local Partner — MPB
MPB transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade photo and video gear. As the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment, MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro.
Founded by Matt Barker in 2011, MPB has always been committed to making gear more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualize a more sustainable future. MPB recirculates more than 485,000 used products every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.
Headquartered in the creative communities of Brooklyn, Brighton and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service.
Global Partner — Mailchimp More than 15 million people and businesses around the world use Mailchimp’s marketing automation platform to to reach their customers and grow their business. Mailchimp shares CreativeMornings’ belief that we’re better when we work together.
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🎵Featuring Music by Joan as Police Woman
Joan as Police Woman started out studying to be a classically trained violinist, then expanded the terrain and role of the violin as she became a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. She has released ten critically acclaimed albums and has performed and collaborated with Anthony and the Johnsons, Gorillaz, John Cale, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lou Reed, David Sylvian, Rufus Wainwright, and a constellation of other beloved musicians. Her latest album, The Solution Is Restless, is a collaboration with legendary drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. She lives in Brooklyn and loves the world.
