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Lilly Ledbetter to be Keynote Speaker
Lilly Ledbetter will be the keynote speaker for Politics and Social Justice Week, which will run from April 3-12, 2013. Ledbetter will be on campus on April 3rd and will give a public, free address at 7:00 p.m. in the WC Morris auditorium. Please mark your calendars.
Politics and Social Justice Week 2013
2013 Politics and Social Justice Week Schedule
April 3rd – April 12th
Speaker/Event |
Topic |
Date |
Time |
Room |
Lilly Ledbetter |
Gender Equity |
Wednesday, April 3rd |
7pm |
WC Morris Auditorium |
Dr. Gregory Streich |
Immigration and Post-9/11 Politics |
Thursday, April 4th |
3pm |
Union 237A |
Senator Jolie Justus |
Women in Politics and Minority Status |
Thursday, April 4th |
5pm |
Union 237A |
Senator David Pearce and Representative Denny Hoskins |
Open Forum |
Friday, April 5th |
12pm |
Wood 100 |
Dr. Wendy Geiger |
Social Movements the LGBTQ Community |
Monday, April 8th |
1pm |
Union 237A |
Dr. Nader Hashemi |
“Why Israel and Palestine are Central to Resolving the Crisis in Islam-West Relations." |
Monday, April 8th |
7pm |
Union 237A |
Dr. Tashel Bordere |
African American Homicide and US Education Policy |
Tuesday, April 9th |
1pm |
Union 237A |
Social Justice Speech Competition |
Speech competition on social justice sponsored by the UCM Communications Department |
Wednesday, April 10th |
3pm |
JCKL Performance Center |
Film Screening “Bully” |
Documentary on bullying in US schools. |
Wednesday, April 10th |
3:30pm and 6:30pm |
Union 240 |
Film Screening “Danny from North Korea” |
Documentary of a refugee’s escape from North Korea |
Thursday, April 11th |
4pm |
WC Morris Auditorium |
Oxfam Hunger Banquet |
Thursday, April 11th |
5:30pm |
Union Atrium/ 238 |
|
Dr. Elijah Anderson |
“The Color Line: Race Relations in the US” |
Thursday, April 11th |
6pm |
Union 236 |
Dr. Tola Pearce |
Equality, Justice and African Women |
Friday, April 12th |
1pm |
Union 123 |
*Events are sponsored by the Department of Government, International Studies and Languages, Students for Political Action, the Department of Communication and Sociology, Women and Gender Studies Program, the Center for Africana Studies, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, the International Center and our UCM National Endowment for the Humanities Muslim Journeys Grant, AKD Delta Chapter, the Sociology Club the Center for Teaching and Learning, the American Democracy Project, and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the President’s and Provosts Office.
Politics and Social Justice Week 2011
April 4-9 is Politics and Social Justice Week. The theme for this year is "Locked Up, Locked Out ." Join us for some wonderful programs. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Political Science Department.
Monday, April 4
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Voter Registration Drive on the Mall outside the Union
2:00 p.m. Gay Rights Panel Union 304 & 306
3:30 p.m. “The Kansas City Murder Factory." Film showing followed by discussion by Ben Meade and Mike Rollen. Lovinger 1290
Tuesday, April 5
11:00 a.m. Model United Nations Simulation in Union 237A
2:00 p.m. Trial of a Good Soldier. Presentation by Fran Thexton, mother of Spc. William Hunsaker in Union 237A
Wednesday, April 6
The Culture and Politics of Incarceration Symposium sponsored by The Institute of Justice & International Studies in Union 236
9:00 a.m. George Lombardi, Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections
10:00 a.m. Marie Gottschalk, PhD, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, author
11:00 a.m. Marie Gottschalk, PhD, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, author
1:00 p.m. Kenneth Wooden, President-Emeritus, Child Lures Prevention/Teen Lures
2:00 p.m. William Ray Price, Jr., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
5:30 p.m. Pi Sigma Alpha Banquet featuring Dr. Tom Longoria, keynote speaker, White Rose Pavillion
Thursday, April 7
11:00 a.m. International Student Panel Union 236
2:00 p.m. Mock Trial Demonstration Union 234 A & B
7:30 p.m. Excellence in Governance featuring Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster in the JCK Library Read and Relax area
Friday, April 8
12:00 p.m. Open Forum with Senator David Pearce in Wood 100
Saturday, April 9
8:00 a.m. 5K Law Day Run/Walk sponsored by PLSA
The week’s programming is sponsored by the Department of Political Science, The Institute of Justice & International Studies and Alpha Phi Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha, Office of Diversity, Pre-Law Students Association, Student Government Association, Students for Political Action, UCM Mock Trial Team, and UCM Model United Nations Team.
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