Wednesday, December 13th 2017, from 7-9pm at VCU's Cabell Library (901 Park Avenue, Richmond VA), historian and author Nancy MacLean, of Duke University, will give a talk based on her new book, which asserts that the modern far right traces its ideological roots to the capitalist economist James McGill Buchanan.
Free, open to the public, but you must register.
To register and for more information, see this link.
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Friday, December 1, 2017
2017 Economic Justice Forum
Saturday, December 16th 2017, from 10am-3pm, in Richmond, the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, Virginia Latina Advocacy Network, and others are holding an day-long event to discuss economic justice issues, including student loan debt, affordable housing, raising the minimum wage, access to healthcare, and wage theft.
Venue to be determined. Free.
For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Venue to be determined. Free.
For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Reading and Signing with Tressie McMillan Cottom: "Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy"
Friday, April 14th 2017, from 7-8pm, at Chop Suey Books (2913 West Cary Street, Richmond VA), there will be a book talk and signing with Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of "Lower Ed: the Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy." From the event description:
"More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent years--during the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottom--a bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit colleges--expertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today."
Free, open to the public. Parking is available on the street and in various public free parking garages, the nearest being located at 18 South Colonial Avenue. For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
"More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent years--during the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottom--a bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit colleges--expertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today."
Free, open to the public. Parking is available on the street and in various public free parking garages, the nearest being located at 18 South Colonial Avenue. For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
"Building Healthy Economies and Communities in the Age of Trump" with Anthony Flaccavento
Wednesday, February 22nd 2017, from 7-8:30pm, at the Main Branch Library (101 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA), the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Sierra Club Fall of the James Group, Virginia Organizing, and Virginia Interfaith Power and Light are partnering to present Anthony Flaccavento, who will be speaking on "Building Healthy Economies and Communities in the Age of Trump." From the event description:
"Anthony Flaccavento is an organic farmer and small business owner near Abingdon, Virginia. He has been working on community environmental and economic development in the region and around the nation for the past 30 years. In 1995, he founded Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD), which became a regional and national leader in sustainable economic development, launching innovative enterprises in food aggregation and distribution, food access for lower income people, sustainable forestry and wood products and more."
Free, open to the public. The venue is wheelchair accessible. For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here.
"Anthony Flaccavento is an organic farmer and small business owner near Abingdon, Virginia. He has been working on community environmental and economic development in the region and around the nation for the past 30 years. In 1995, he founded Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD), which became a regional and national leader in sustainable economic development, launching innovative enterprises in food aggregation and distribution, food access for lower income people, sustainable forestry and wood products and more."
Free, open to the public. The venue is wheelchair accessible. For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here.
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