I am so very, very pleased to announce- The Multicultural Student Center is proud to host European Heritage Week April 14-18, this Week is designed to recognize and celebrate the contributions of European Americans. Mr. Tim Wise, will serve as the keynote speaker for European Heritage Week on Monday, April 14th 7pm Student Union Cape Florida Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. Mr. Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. Recently named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, Wise has spoken in all 50 states, on over 800 college and high school campuses, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market. Wise is the author of six books, including his most recent, Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority (City Lights Books); White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (recently updated and re-released by Soft Skull Press); Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White; Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male; Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama; and Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity. He has contributed essays to twenty-five books, and is one of several persons featured in White Men Challenging Racism: Thirty-Five Personal Stories (Duke University Press). He received the 2001 British Diversity Award for best feature essay on race issues, and his writings have appeared in dozens of popular, professional and scholarly journals. In summer, 2005, Wise served as an adjunct faculty member at the Smith College School for Social Work, in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he co-taught a Master’s level class on Racism in the U.S. In 2001, Wise trained journalists to eliminate racial bias in reporting, as a visiting faculty-in-residence at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME... speakoutnow.org/userdata_display.php?modin=50&uid=156
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:20:10 +0000
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