Wolfson Speaker Series: An Evening with Amanda Knox

Schedule

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Margaret L. Jackson Performing Arts Center At BCC | Fall River, MA

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Thursday, April 30 | 6 p.m.
Doors Open | 5 p.m.
Third Annual
Wolfson Speaker Series: An Evening with Amanda Knox
* Exoneree & Innocence Network Ambassador
* New York Times Bestselling Author, ‘Waiting to Be Heard’ & ‘Free’
* Host of the podcast ‘Hard Knox with Amanda Knox’
* Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform and Media Ethics
Tickets: $5
General Seating
To help ensure committed attendance due to limited space, a small $5 ticket fee will be charged. Free admission for Bristol students with valid ID. Preregistration required. If cost is a barrier to participation, community members are invited to request a complimentary ticket by emailing [email protected].
​​​​​​​Bristol Community College
Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center
777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA
BristolCC.edu/WolfsonSpeakerSeries
Amanda Knox’s book, Free: My Search for Meaning, is available for pre-sale for $30. Pre-ordered copies will be distributed the evening of the event, and additional books will be available for purchase while supplies last.
The author will be available to sign books following the talk.
About Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, "Waiting to Be Heard", and host of the podcast "Hard Knox". Her second book, "FREE: My Search for Meaning" came out in 2025. She is also an Executive Producer of the 2025 mini-series "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox available on Hulu/Disney+".
Between 2007 and 2015, she spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit. She has since become an advocate for criminal justice reform and media ethics. She sits on the advisory council for the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, serves as an Innocence Network Ambassador and is on The Innocence Center Board of Directors. And she is the recipient of the 2024 Innocence Network Impact Award and the 2025 Catalyst of Change Award from the Washington Innocence Project​.
You can find more of her work at www.amandaknox.com.
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Margaret L. Jackson Performing Arts Center At BCC, 777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA 02720-7307, United States

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