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Distinguished Speaker Series: Educational Equity and the New Latino Diaspora by Kris Gutierrez, UCLA

Bank Street Graduate School of Education presents The 17th Annual Distinguished Speaker Series (Winter 2008) Educating For Democracy: What We Can Do. This talk presents a robust vision of expansive education that counters current educational practices for students from non-dominant communities.

Event Date: Feb 26, 2008 4:30 PM

Design Heroix Grand Rounds Lecture Series: Redefining and Redesigning design in the Climate Crisis

A renewable energy company, Verdant Power seeks to generate mechanical and electrical power in a cost-effective manner, causing minimal or no ecological impact, and with consideration for social equity. Dean Corren leads Verdant Power's technology development efforts, having been the original designer of the Kinetic Hydropower System (KHPS) during his time as a Research Scientist at New York University, and will present his work in on-going development, deployment and testing.

Event Date: Apr 16, 2008 12:00 PM

Quench at NYU: Perry Brass of Gay Liberation Front Discusses Queer Activists in History

Quench = Queer + FREE Lunch! This month's theme: Queer Activists in History. For this week's Quench, Perry Brass will discuss the early gay liberation movement in New York City. Brass was a member of the Gay Liberation Front, the first group formed in response to the 1969 Stonewall rebellion.

Event Date: Apr 17, 2008 12:30 PM

The Institute of African Studies: discussion & presentation, Stuffed and Starved, with Raj Patel

Stuffed and Starved is a startling exposé of the global food system and how activists are gaining ground against its corporate control. Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese-both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly.

Event Date: Apr 17, 2008 12:30 PM