IMMIGRATION & THE UNDOCUMENTED FOOD SYSTEM: AN EVENING WITH DOLORES HUERTA & JOSÉ ANDRÉS
Humanitarian, world-renowned chef, and current GW course instructor José Andrés will team up with labor organizer Dolores Huerta to discuss the complex - and often contentious - issues surrounding immigration and the undocumented food system in the U.S. The conversation between Dolores Huerta and José Andrés will be moderated by SMPA Professor Dr. Imani Cheers. Afterwards, students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater community will be able to ask questions in a Q&A. This lecture is part of the World on a Plate course designed by José Andrés at the George Washington University.
Free for all GW community members!
September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | Lisner Auditorium | RSVP »
IT'S BEEN A MINUTE LIVE WITH SAM SANDERS AND MALCOLM GLADWELL
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, will discuss his new book Talking to Strangers as part of a live taping for NPR’s It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders podcast.
PRESIDENT THOMAS LEBLANC PROVIDES UNIVERSITY UPDATE
Hear about the strategic planning process and the key challenges the university community will be engaged in addressing, as the university enters its third century. President LeBlanc will also answer questions from the university community. The address will be live streamed.
POLITICS AND PROSE & GW PRESENT SAMANTHA POWERS
Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power is widely known as the moral voice of her generation. A relentless advocate for promoting human rights, she has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy." Her new book The Education of an Idealist traces Power's distinctly American journey, from Irish immigrant to human rights activist to United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HONORS CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG
After two weeks of sailing across the Atlantic, Greta Thunberg who is just 16 will visit GW before speaking at the UN Climate Action Summit later this month. Her fierce advocacy in the fight against climate change has made her Amnesty International’s 2019 Ambassador of Conscience. Greta and fellow youth climate activists will take the stage to share their message at the award ceremony honoring Greta Thunberg and the #FridaysForFuture movement. Special guest speakers will include Sophia Bush and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Tickets are free for the GW community but must be claimed in-person at the Lisner Box Office (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm) using a valid GWID. Limit one ticket per ID.
POLITICS AND PROSE & GW PRESENT JOSH CAMPBELL WITH JAMES COMEY
Josh Campbell, has twelve years' experience working on some of the FBI's highest-profile operations and is now a national security expert for CNN, was special assistant to James Comey. Using a combination of firsthand experience and reporting from sources still within the Bureau, his new book Crossfire Hurricane offers an inside perspective into the FBI that will captivate readers struggling to make sense of a news cycle careening out of control.
