New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights - Meeting & Event at the New School

NYC 2011: WHAT DOES OUR DEMOCRACY LOOK LIKE?

Come learn about the history of immigrant voting rights, start a dialogue about the state of our democracy in New York City, and help spread the word about the most recent legislation (Intro. 410) to bring the newest New Yorkers into the local democratic process.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD 6:30 PM – 8 PM
Wollman Hall at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
Enter at 66 W. 12th Street, walk across courtyard and take elevator to 5th Floor of 65 W. 11th Street.

Guest Speakers

Daniel Dromm (D-25), Chair of the City Council Immigration Committee, he introduced the legislation that will allow residents lawfully present in New York City to vote in municipal elections.

Ron Hayduk, Political Science Professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Co-founder of the New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights and author of Democracy for All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights in the U.S.

Followed by a Panel Discussion and Q & A

"The Tax Cut Bill" (Video) by Richard D. Wolff - Truthout.org

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Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. He has a PhD in Economics from Yale University as well as degrees from Harvard University (history BA) and Stanford University (economics MA). Wolff has authored or co-authored 10 books and over 50 scholarly articles and 75 popular articles. His recent work has concentrated on analyzing the causes and alternative solutions to the current global economic crisis.

His documentary film on that crisis, Capitalism Hits the Fan, can be previewed at www.capitalismhitsthefan.com. He also published a book of essays on the current crisis in 2010 entitled Capitalism Hits the Fan: the Global Economic meltdown and What to Do About it. Detailed information on and copies of his many writings, audios and videos of his media interviews, lectures, and classes, and his speaking schedule are all available at his website: www.rdwolff.com.