9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
Lauren Manning, survivor of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, will be the keynote speaker at both the University of North Alabama’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Manning, a senior vice president and partner at Cantor Fitzgerald in 2001, was entering the lobby of WTC1 […]
Robert M. Gates will give a talk about his service as Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 and discuss his new book, Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 6:30pm at the New-York Historical Society. David Gregory of Meet the Press will serve as moderator. Tickets cost $30.00 ($18.00 […]
On Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 6:00pm, Fordham Law's Center on National Security and PEN American Center will host a debate with audience participation. The issue of the evening is whether Edward Snowdon deserves clemency as a whistleblower or punishment as a traitor. Journalists Jonathan Capehart (Washington Post) and Amy Davidson (New Yorker) will debate. To RSVP, please click […]
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:00pm, architectural expert and Lower Manhattan resident Gail Cornell will discuss the work of Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava is responsible for the World Trade Center’s new transportation hub. Gehry is slated to design the proposed performing arts center at the World Trade Center. Tickets cost $22.00 ($18.00 for […]
Joe Torrillo, retired FDNY, will share his September 11th survival story, which he calls "Buried Alive with the Will to Survive” at 2:00pm on February 26, 2014 at Marshalltown Community College. The talk is open to the public. The fee to attend is $39.00. To purchase tickets, please call 641-752-4645 or email ivceinfo@iavalley.edu. Dejardin Hall, Room […]
John Jay’s next seminar will be held on Friday, February 28, 2014 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in room 630 of Haaran Hall at John Jay College. The speaker will be Randall Law, Associate Professor of History at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. The title of his talk is "Terrorism in South Russia from the Chechen […]