Spend the day with Nora Neus!

Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and freelance journalist, Nora Neus, comes to St. Matthew’s for two special events. Join us on October 22nd and spend the day with Nora Neus!

Beginning at 11:30am, join Nora for A Conversation on White Supremacy and the Far Right. Nora is the author of 24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy. Join us after church for conversation about the witness of the church on this day and the vital voice of progressive faith. This conversation will be designed for adults. You don’t have to have read the book to engage – but you might pick it up and get started between now and then if you can!

Then at 2:30pm, Nora will lead a special workshop for kids ages 7-12 drawing on her book, Muhammed Najem, War Reporter. Nora will walk students through the process of writing a graphic novel. Yes, writing! You might think of graphic novels as primarily art-based, but words bring these stories to life. Nora will show the evolution of the graphic novel “script” from edits to sketches, inks, and colors. By the end of our workshop, students will have created the first page of their own graphic novel and have an opportunity to share with the group and get her feedback. Read more here.

Nora Neus is an Emmy-nominated producer, author, and freelance journalist with bylines in CNN, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, VICE News, POLITICO Magazine,The Washington Post, and more. Her multidisciplinary work is focused on some of our world’s most challenging issues.

Since she was a kid, Nora has understood journalism as critical for creating a more just world. She wrote her first hard-hitting piece on the family computer: “Local boy throws corn at sister.” (Yes, she was the sister.) Her work now spans television news, documentary filmmaking, graphic novels, non-fiction, and podcasts. All of her people-centered storytelling aims to amplify marginalized voices and motivate change.

Nora’s passion for ethical journalism as a critical component of democracy has taken her from local news in Charlottesville, Virginia to six years at CNN including field producing in Ukraine at the start of the 2022 conflict with Russia. Now she’s continuing her work as a freelance journalist, producer, and writer to reach adult and young people through national publications, books, and speaking engagements. She is the author of 24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy (Beacon Press, 2023) and co-author of Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put The Spotlight on Syria (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022).

She explores challenging issues through storytelling and a trauma-informed lens because, ultimately, her work is about hope. Hope for a more just world.

You can learn more about her experience at www.noraneus.com.