'The Working Poor, Conversation Salon Series'; next Oct. 18, 2011

by Jamie Gonzales  |   

The Working Poor, Conversation Salon Series The UAA/APU Books of the Year is sponsoring a series of free public discussions facilitated by UAA faculty in partnership with Loussac Library. They will be held living-room style in the Ann Stevens Room at Loussac Library on the third Tuesday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. through May 2012.

The salon dates and topics are:
  • Oct. 18: Measuring Inequality, with sociologist Nelta Edwards
  • Nov. 15: Raising Families and the Working Poor, with Judith Owens-Manley
  • Jan. 17: Criminalizing the Working Poor, with justice professor Sharon Chamard
  • Feb. 21: Healthcare Challenges for the Working Poor, with nursing professor Cathy Sullivan
  • March 20: The Working Poor: Older Adults and Their Families, with sociologist and expert on aging Ann Jache
  • April 17: The Working Poor and the Media, with journalism professor Paola Banchero
  • May 16: Hunger and the Working Poor, with professor of social work, Tracey Burke

Find out more about the books at the UAA/APU Books of the Year website. For information about the salon conversation series, call Nancy Clark at Loussac Library, (907) 343-2972.
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