Hannah does workshops and lectures on a variety of topics (see below); visits high school and college classrooms for discussions; gives readings/signings; and key-notes fundraisers: working with all groups on a "pay as you can" basis. 

To book her for an event, contact:

PLS

P.O. Box 127

Cambria, WI 53923

pub@pointlastseen.com

920-344-6214

Please include potential dates and desired topic, size of expected crowd, reason for gathering, and information about your organization.

Sample comments from audience members:

"Great speaker!  Very interesting story" (Dartmouth College audience member).

"The best presentation we have ever seen on the subject [of family violence]" (Dartmouth College Women's Resource Center organizers).

Partial List of Lecture Venues

Scripps College, Claremont, CA

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

College of the Desert, CMC, Joshua Tree, CA (w/local Battered Women's Shelter)

Whitman College, Walla Walla, WI

Amherst College, Amherst, MA

The White House, Washington, DC

Chenequa Country Club, WI

Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

L.D. Fargo Public Library, Lake Mills, WI

Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria, WI

St. Catherine's, Milwaukee, WI

Houston County Women's Resource Center, Hokah, MN

DAIS Program, Madison, WI (multi-agency dealing with Violence Against Women)

Women's Alliance, First Unitarian Society, Madison, WI

Women to Women Conference, Legal Services Agency of Western Carolina, Greenville, SC

Sample List of Lectures by Topic  (updated 10/30/03)

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

Cutting for Sign: Reading the Clues at Your Feet

Introduction to tracking.  In this short seminar, Hannah illustrates the basics of tracking for beginners.

Nose over Your Toes: The Basics of Survival

Introduction to wilderness survival.  In this 2-hour hike and lesson, Hannah teaches people to use the skills they already have (for navigating and surviving cities, suburbs, and even buildings) in outdoor settings.

Matt Riley’s Fifth: A Primer in Desert Survival

In this 60-minute slide lecture, Hannah uses the story of Matt Riley, a miner who died of thirst in the Colorado Desert in 1905, to introduce readers to the special demands--and miracles--of arid regions.

Women in the Wild and the World

In this small-group weekend retreat, designed especially for women, Hannah leads a series of interrelated workshops on nature writing, culture, ethnography, tracking, and basic survival skills. 

FAMILY VIOLENCE/ INTIMATE VIOLENCE

Nine Lies Too Many: Surviving Family Violence despite the Myths

In this 45-minute discussion lecture, Hannah identifies nine common societal myths about family violence, gives examples, and invites the audience to consider possible ways to counter them in everyday life, thus creating a safer world not just for survivors of violence, but for all of us.

To Remove the Boot from Our Necks: The Challenge of Family Violence

In this 60-minute lecture, Hannah discusses the realities of family violence both from the inside out (as a former abused and stalked woman) and from the outside in (as a former advocate for battered women).

Get Out and Stay Out: Early Detection of Intimate Violence

In this 75-minute discussion lecture, targeted at adolescents and young adults (high school and college-age), Hannah identifies several key markers for potentially abusive behavior in both young men and women and leads a discussion about healthy ways to detect and avoid abusive patterns in relationships.

 Womantracking: The Power of a Footprint on Fear

In this 75-minute presentation, Hannah shares her experiences as an abused, stalked single mother and a search-and-rescue tracker to help survivors of abuse learn to trust their own instincts and find their own north stars. 

Making a Difference, Walking Alongside

In this 45-minute discussion lecture, Hannah talks about the limitations of our legal and political systems to respond to family violence--and the many ways each of us can make a difference on a daily basis.

An Evening with Hannah Nyala: Tracking and Being Stalked, Family Violence and the Human Spirit

In this 75-minute multimedia lecture, Hannah shares her experiences of becoming a SAR tracker while her children were missing, abducted by an abusive man who had stalked the three of them for more than eight years.