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Julian Aguon: On Earning Hope for the Future

September 4, 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

Orvis Auditorium, UH Mānoa Campus
2411 Dole St Honolulu, HI 96826

"On Earning Hope for the Future," a lecture by Julian Aguon.
*Please join the waitlist for this FREE event here.



About the Speaker

Julian Aguon is an Indigenous human rights lawyer and writer from Guam. He is the author of No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies (2022) and earned Pulitzer Prize recognition for his 2021 essay featured in The Atlantic, “To Hell with Drowning.” Aguon is the founder of Blue Ocean Law, a progressive firm that works at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice, and he serves on the Global Advisory Council of Progressive International.

Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals

Julian Aguon is the fall 2024 Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals. The program was chartered by the late senator and his wife to bring scholars, artists, and public intellectuals to Hawai‘i to share their life experiences and discuss their work on behalf of democratic ideals. The Inouye chair is administered jointly by the Department of American Studies in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters and the William S. Richardson School of Law.

More Information

Will this event be livestreamed?
Yes. You can watch it on the top of the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@uhbtss.
 
How do I get there?
Consider public transportation, such as Biki or TheBus. Visit this link to learn how to get to UH on TheBus: https://www.thebus.org/Fare/U-Pass_UHM_Flyer.pdf.
What if I drive?
You can park in the main lower-campus structure (Zone 20, $5), which is a short walk to the venue, or one of the green visitor stalls in Zone 17 (spaces limited). Maps are available on the UHM Commuter Services website.