The American Library Association's Reaching Forward Conference
Friday, May 4, 2012, 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Donald E. StephensConvention Center
5555 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018 Heart Transplant: Bullying and Emotional Abuse
In this workshop, Zak Mucha examines cultural factors contributing to bullying and emotional abuse, which continue to reduce our potential as a culture. Aggressors learn which behaviors are acceptable, and we teach those lessons every day. Behaviors are learned. Children are not resilient. Children are malleable. We can take steps to change the culture, reduce bullying and emotional abuse, and help our children and young adults reach their potential.
At three Chicago Public Library appearances in May, Zak Mucha will lead a program for teens
exploring how art can be used to speak out against abuse and bulling through the
graphic novel Heart Transplant (by Andrew Vachss and Frank Caruso):
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Roosevelt Branch
1101 W. Taylor St., 60607
(312) 746-5656
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Avalon Branch
8148 S. Stony Island Ave., 60617
(312) 747-5234
Thursday, May 24, 2012, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
YOUmedia (for teens in high school only)
400 S. State St., 60605
(312) 747-5260
