For fifteeen years, Maria Gitin traveled and read widely from This Bright Light of Ours and to discuss her experience as a teenage civil rights worker in rural Alabama in 1965. Maria Gitin presented to college and university students, to community groups, museums, nonprofit organizations, and at Martin Luther King Jr Celebrations. Presentations included personal stories and photos of her African American co-workers during the Civil Rights Movement along with discussion of current voting rights and social justice issues. Audience Reactions: https://youtu.be/8kRC4RDQnuk
As of Winter 2026 Maria Gitin is only available for the following:
- Virtual and local (Santa Cruz CA region) reading and panel discussions
- Interviews to share her experience, and to offer historic and current perspectives on voting rights
Contact: msgitin@mariagitin.com
Thank you.