A Pre-conference Mini-conference - Free and open to the public and all ISTSS attendees and anyone else interested in the work of ICORC.  Free and open to the public.  October 29, 2003.  4.30 to 9.30 p.m. Red Lacquer Room, Palmer House Hilton, 17 East Monroe Street.

Turning Trauma and Recovery into Art: Creative Languages of Injury and Resiliency

Venture beyond science to explore traumas through artists presenting original works (poetry, literature, photography), a panel discussion on humanities approaches, and dialogue; featuring leading artists and scholars. Participants include: Dennis Brutus (Exiled South African Poet); Joseph Rodriguez (Photojournalist);  Stevan Weine (Psychiatrist);  Aleksander Hemon (Bosnian Author); Mary Marshall Clark (Columbia University Oral Historian);  Migael Sherer (Author); Reginald Gibbons (Northwestern University Poet).

Sponsored by the Dart Center and the UIC International Center on Responses to  Catastrophes. Check these links for program updates: www.ICHRSC.org and www.dartcenter.org.

Reception at 4:30 p.m. Presentations and dialogue 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Palmer House Hilton, 17 East Monroe Street, downtown Chicago.