Digital Storytelling in and with Communities of Color

I apologize for all my events posts being so political, but this may be interesting to all of us, as the economic crisis i affecting all of our lives. It also may be helpful in helping us write our stories for the final project.

Tuesday November 18, 2008, 6:00-8:00 pm

3M Auditorium (Room 1-115), Carlson School of Management

The current financial crisis impacts not only Wall Street and the United Stated financial markets, but also the global economy and people in other parts of the world. Join us to learn more about the impact of the financial crisis in the Global South and on U.S. communities of color and immigrant communities.**

A panel of distinguished scholars will offer insights into these dimensions of the current economic situation and answer your questions. Among the speakers are:

Professor Nasrin Jewell, Department of Economics, College of St. Catherine

Professor August Nimtz, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota

Professor Peter Rachleff, Department of History, Macalester College

Professor Joe Soss, Cowles Chair for the Study of Public Service, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota

Moderated by Regents Professor ERIC SHEPPARD, Department of Geography and Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, University of Minnesota

Event cosponsored by Institute for Advanced Study and Institute for Global Studies

Further information can be found at ICGC website at http://icgc.umn.edu/