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Two graduates of the Western College Program at Miami University are among the three remaining speakers who will address students in the Western Living-Learning Community class, “Introduction to the History of Activism” (WST 101).
This class is one of several offered through the Western Living-Learning Community under this year’s theme of Activism and Engaged Learning. The talks are free and open to the public. All are in 407 Peabody.
Christopher A. Kerosky, a 1981 graduate of the Western College Program and a graduate of the University of California Berkeley Law School, will speak about activism and immigration from 12:45 – 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. He has practiced law since 1984. During that time he has worked on more than 1,000 immigration cases and over 500 civil and litigation matters.
Emily Brown will discuss labor issues, globalization and unionization from 12:45 –
1:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Brown, Miami ’07, graduated with majors in Interdisciplinary Studies and women’s studies and a minor in political science. Her senior thesis, Her Money, My Sweat: Women Organizing to Transform Globalization, explores the Women’s International Sewing Cooperative of Nueva Vida, Nicaragua, and is an example of transnational organizing that has successfully countered some of the negative effects of globalization.
Bruce Parker, a transgender rights activist, will discuss contemporary activism against homophobia and gender discrimination from 12:45 – 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. He is Safe Space campaign coordinator for Louisiana State University and also serves on the board of directors for TransYouth Family Allies.
For more information contact Mary McDonald, associate professor of kinesiology and health, at 529-2724 or .
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