[Oh-ahead] The Magic Wand: Lynn Manning, Award winning poet, playwright, actor and blind Judo World Champion

[Lissner, Scott]

A limited number of scholarship tickets has been provided by our
generous sponsors to assist individuals and nonprofit organizations. If
you have questions please contact Scott Lissner at Lissner.2 at osu.edu 

 

A  limited number of FREE tickets to this event are available for OSU
STUDENTS (graduate and undergraduate).  First come, first served,
Contact:  Brenda Brueggemann:  brueggemann.1 at osu.edu

 

Please Post

 Image of a white cane partially unfolded to make a stylized lightning
bolt

 

 


 

 

 

 

The Magic Wand
As spoken by Lynn Manning
<http://lynnmanning.com/images/26.The_Magic_Wand.mp3> 

Quick-change artist extraordinaire,
I whip out my folded cane
and change from black man to blind man
with a flick of my wrist.

It is a profound metamorphosis-
>From God gifted wizard of roundball
dominating backboards across America,
To God-gifted idiot savant composer
pounding out chart-busters on a cockeyed whim;
>From sociopathic gangbanger with death for eyes
to all-seeing soul with saintly spirit;
>From rape deranged misogynist
to poor motherless child;
>From welfare-rich pimp
to disability-rich gimp;
And from 'white man's burden'
to every man's burden.

It is always a profound metamorphosis.
Whether from cursed by man to cursed by God;
or from scriptures condemned to God ordained,
My final form is never of my choosing;
I only wield the wand;
You are the magicians.

 

Lynn Manning <http://lynnmanning.com/> 

Award winning poet, playwright, actor and blind Judo World Champion

 

FRIDAY MARCH 16, 8 p.m.

 

Ohio State University's Mershon Auditorium

1871 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

 

The performance is free for participants in the Kirwan Institutes
Conference, Transforming Race 2012: Visions of Change
<http://transforming-race.org/tr2012/register/>  and is available to the
general public for $35*.  For information, tickets, registration or to
request accommodations contact: registration at transforming-race.org or
call (614) 657-3739.  Purchase online at 
http://www.transforming-race.org <Http://www.transforming-race.org>  

 

 

*NOTE

A limited number of scholarship/free tickets has been provided by our
generous sponsors to assist individuals and nonprofit organizations. If
you have questions please contact Scott Lissner at Lissner.2 at osu.edu 

 

A  limited number of FREE tickets to this event are available for OSU
STUDENTS (graduate and undergraduate).  First come, first served,
Contact:  Brenda Brueggemann:  brueggemann.1 at osu.edu

 

 

L. Scott Lissner, Ohio State University ADA Coordinator, Office Of
Diversity And Inclusion
  Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs 
  Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law &
Disability Studies 

  President Elect, Association on Higher Education And Disability 

  Chair, ADA-OHIO
  Appointed,  Ohio Governor's Council For People With Disabilities,
State HAVA Committee & 

  Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues 

 

(614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); 
Http://ada.osu.edu <http://ada.osu.edu/> 

291 W. Lane Ave
<http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?area=northdorms&building=160> ,
Columbus, OH 43210-1266

 

REGISTRATION OPEN  2012 MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES CONFERENCE
<http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2012Conf/2012program.html>  

 

 

 

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