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February 14, 2013Diversity Lecture Series Presents Douglas Rushkoff
October 31, 2012Douglas Rushkoff – author, media theorist and lecturer – will present “Digital Nation” November 13, 2012, in the next Diversity Lecture.
Douglas Rushkoff, Ph.D. is a graphic novelist and globally recognized media and technology theorist specializing in new media and internet culture. He originated several ideas ranging from “viral media” to “social currency” with insight on how interactive communications affect our society as we create, share, and influence each other’s values. Rushkoff is a CNN commentator, author of 12 books, including the Gen-X Reader, Screenagers, Life Inc.: How Corporatism Conquered the World, and How We Can Take It Back. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems.
- For more information, please call (616) 234-3390
- All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
- Book signing follows authors’ lectures
Diversity Conversation with Naomi Wolf – Video
March 21, 2012Courtesy of GRCC’s Media Technologies Department, Mary Alice Williams of the Nokomis Foundation interviews author and journalist Naomi Wolf as part of the Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Diversity Lecture Series at Grand Rapids Community College.
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – Tonight
March 14, 2012
Naomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist
Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited
Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.
- Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – 3/14/12
March 12, 2012Naomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist
Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited
Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.
- Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – 3/14/12
March 7, 2012Naomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist
Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited
Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.
- Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – 3/14/12
February 29, 2012Naomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist
Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited
Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.
- Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – 3/14/12
February 22, 2012Naomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist
Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited
Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.
- Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf
Jeff Johnson “Everything I’m not made me Everything I am” – 2/15/12
February 15, 2012
Jeff Johnson – February 15, 2012
Author, Journalist, Social Activist
Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am
Jeff Johnson is renowned both for his conversations with world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas and his grass-roots work seeking to inspire the next generation of leaders. Johnson is a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Sometimes called the “conscience voice” of BET Networks, Johnson looks for ways to merge the worlds of politics and popular culture, through broad-based communication, including as a contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is the author of Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am.
- All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
Jeff Johnson “Everything I’m not made me Everything I am” – 2/15/12
February 13, 2012Jeff Johnson – February 15, 2012
Author, Journalist, Social Activist
Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am
Jeff Johnson is renowned both for his conversations with world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas and his grass-roots work seeking to inspire the next generation of leaders. Johnson is a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Sometimes called the “conscience voice” of BET Networks, Johnson looks for ways to merge the worlds of politics and popular culture, through broad-based communication, including as a contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is the author of Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am.
- All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
Jeff Johnson “Everything I’m not made me Everything I am” – 2/15/12
January 30, 2012Jeff Johnson – February 15, 2012
Author, Journalist, Social Activist
Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am
Jeff Johnson is renowned both for his conversations with world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas and his grass-roots work seeking to inspire the next generation of leaders. Johnson is a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Sometimes called the “conscience voice” of BET Networks, Johnson looks for ways to merge the worlds of politics and popular culture, through broad-based communication, including as a contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is the author of Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am.
- All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
Jeff Johnson “Everything I’m not made me Everything I am” – 2/15/12
January 23, 2012Jeff Johnson – February 15, 2012
Author, Journalist, Social Activist
Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am
Jeff Johnson is renowned both for his conversations with world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas and his grass-roots work seeking to inspire the next generation of leaders. Johnson is a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Sometimes called the “conscience voice” of BET Networks, Johnson looks for ways to merge the worlds of politics and popular culture, through broad-based communication, including as a contributor to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is the author of Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am.
- All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Free and open to all
- On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
- ASL Interpreted
Diversity Lecture Series Presents Maziar Bahari – Video
November 11, 2011Earlier this week, GRCC hosted author and Iranian-Canadian journalist was arrested in Tehran on trumped-up charges of espionage in the aftermath of the contested 2009 election. Held in solitary confinement for 118 days, enduring physical and psychological torture, he chronicles his story in, Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival.
Maziar Bahari Diversity Lecture at Fountain St. Church
Maziar Bahari Diversity Conversation with Shelley Irwin
GRCC Diversity Lecture Series Presents Maziar Bahari Tonight
November 9, 2011
GRCC’s Diversity Lecture Series will present Journalist, Filmmaker, and Former Political Prisoner Maziar Bahari on November 9, 2011 to speak on “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival.”
Maziar Bahari, Iranian-Canadian journalist was arrested in Tehran on trumped-up charges of espionage in the aftermath of the contested 2009 election. Held in solitary confinement for 118 days, enduring physical and psychological torture, he chronicles his story in, Then They
Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival.
As a correspondent for Newsweek, Bahari is an expert on Iran yet also embraces a wide range of subjects as a filmmaker, from Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, to Iraqi child prisoners and Aids in South Africa.
Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church (24 Fountain Street NE, Grand Rapids, 49503). The lecture is free and open to all and will be ASL Interpreted.
Diversity Conversation With Jeannette Walls – Video
November 7, 2011GRCC’s Media Technologies department was recently able to produce this Diversity Conversation program in which GRCC Professor Nora Neill interviews Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, for the Woodrick Diversity Learning Center’s Diversity Lecture Series. Available for viewing below via YouTube, the program is also airing on the college cable channel.
