Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom
11:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
The film Neshoba: The Price of Freedom tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
Being a Catalyst for Change
The Legacy of Shirley Chisholm
2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
Donna Brazile is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, author, syndicated columnist, television political commentator, Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation at the Democratic National Committee, and former chair of the DNC’s Voting Rights Institute. A New Orleans native, Brazile works for the full recovery of her beloved New Orleans. Also, Ms. Brazile’s passions include encouraging young people to vote, to work within the system to strengthen it, and to run for public office.