{"id":17424,"date":"2024-10-04T16:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/?p=17424"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:46:35","slug":"book-launch-john-lee-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/2024\/10\/book-launch-john-lee-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"book launch \u2014 touch the future: a manifesto in essays, by john lee clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BOOK LAUNCH<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>October 22nd, 2024 from 6 to 8pm &#8211; MAI Caf\u00e9-bar<br \/>\nEnglish + Protactile + ASL + LSQ<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00b7<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><b>T<\/b><\/em><b><i>ouch the Future: A Manifesto in Essays<\/i><\/b><b> <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>by John Lee Clark<\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are invited to join a celebration of the paperback release of <strong>John Lee Clark<\/strong>\u2019s latest book, <\/span><strong>\u201cTouch the Future: A Manifesto in Essays.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00b7<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In keeping with the radical nature of Protactile and the ideas found in his book, Clark is offering an unusual book event. He will share various objects relevant to his book for everyone to touch, stories about each object, and enlist volunteers from the audience to receive Protactile poetry and to give him prompts to improvise from.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00b7<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Join us for this milestone in Protactile practice! A book signing and reception will follow.<br \/>\n\u00b7<br \/>\n<b>Free \u2014 No reservation required<\/b><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>John Lee Clark<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17426\" src=\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding-left: 40px;\">Born Deaf into a sign language-speaking family and blind by adolescence, Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented language and way of life based on physical connection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Schedule of the evening &#8211; October 22nd<\/span>:<br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u00b7 5:30pm \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Door opens<br \/>\n<\/span><b>\u00b7 6pm \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reading<br \/>\n<\/span><b>\u00b7 7 to 8pm \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Book signing and reception<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Accessibility<\/span><\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7 Interpreters<\/strong>: LSQ and ASL interpreters on-site throughout the evening \u2014 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Goldman, Angel Dalsy-Fine, Brooke Nancekivell, Hodan Youssouf.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7 A<\/strong><strong>ccessible areas<\/strong>: The MAI caf\u00e9-bar is located on the first floor and is wheelchair accessible. 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