Race and Grassroots Organizing in the Age of Obama
November 1, 2009 – 8:29 pm —
Unity Week 2009 Keynote: “Race and Grassroots Organizing in the Age of Obama” by Princeton Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell
Wednesday 11/4, 6:30-8 in Cohen Hall G17
*Follow-up discussion on Thursday 11/12, 8-9pm in Huntsman 265!
Professor Harris-Lacewell figures prominently in today’s political commentary and will give us an inside look at race in the Obama administration and youth grassroots organizing. Bring your questions!
At the follow-up discussion the next week, we will show clips from the keynote and discuss / see how it all applies to Penn. You don’t have to have attended the keynote to come to the discussion!
Co-sponsors: United Minorities Council, Asian Pacific Student Coalition, Latino Coalition, UMOJA




