09/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2024 08:54
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
[Link]Experts on poverty-related issues from across the country will come to the University of Michigan this fall to discuss the complex causes and consequences of poverty and point to potential solutions.
The seven-week Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series will run from Sept. 27 through Nov. 8, with talks taking place at noon on Fridays at the U-M School of Social Work (ECC 1840) as well as livestreamed online.
The talks are free and open to the public.
The speaker series will feature scholars from various disciplines, advocates, documentary filmmakers, and representatives from foundations and community organizations. They will cover topics ranging from the opioid epidemic to food insecurity, equity in education, health care, community-level violence interventions, and more.
Speaker series lineup:
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