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Several Ohio University departments have partnered to bring David Cobb to campus for a lecture on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule” on Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m. in Scripps 111. Cobb, who will discuss the fundamental relation between people and government, is a lawyer and activist who has […]

The Wealth & Poverty Theme hosts a free film screening of Navajo Math Circles (directed by George Csicsery) on Tuesday, March 8, from 7-9 p.m. at Athena Cinema. It’s a one-night only event, consisting of a brief introduction before the movie and a Q&A session upon its completion. Free popcorn to the first 50 people in […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme holds its annual field trip to Appalachian communities on Saturday, March 12, from  9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (estimate). The meeting place is the GoBus stop outside the first floor entrance of Baker Center. Participants should arrive 8:50 a.m. Leaders are Dr. Barry Tadlock, Associate […]

The Wealth and Poverty Theme announces a public lecture by Deborah Frieze on “How I Became a Localist” on Friday, March 18, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Walter Hall Rotunda Abstract: Most of our big systems—education, healthcare, government, business—are failing our communities. What if we stopped trying to fix them? Deborah Frieze says […]

In line with the Wealth and Poverty theme’s commitment to explore inequality at home and abroad, faculty have organized a field trip focused on African immigrant communities in Columbus, OH, on Saturday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The field trip is free and open to all Ohio […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme is sponsoring a needs drive to benefit The Plains Elementary School from March 7-31. Officials at the school have identified the items listed below as their most pressing needs. To host a collection box, contact Dr. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography, at wangui@ohio.edu. School Supplies […]

Several Ohio University themes present “The Struggle for Farmworker Justice: the Wendy’s Campaign in Ohio” on Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m. in Morton Hall 237. In addition to the public presentation, members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) will visit classes and meet with student organizations at Ohio University. […]