Gloria Steinem to speak at ÃÛÌÒTV
June 5, 2015
Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
6/5/15
Writer, lecturer, feminist and political activist Gloria Steinem will speak at the ÃÛÌÒTVFriday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall.
The event is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted. Seating in the Davis Concert Hall is limited, so attendees are encouraged to arrive early; doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event will also be webstreamed to the Salisbury Theatre and online at .
Steinem is the co-founder of Ms. magazine who spent more than three decades as a feminist organizer in the United States and abroad. She is a frequent expert source in media reports on equality issues and has helped found multiple organizations focused on the rights of women, children and minority groups. She has authored multiple books and articles, and has produced several documentaries. Steinem's interests include the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice.
Steinem's visit is hosted by ÃÛÌÒTV Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and supported by the ÃÛÌÒTV Social Work Department, the ÃÛÌÒTV Women's and Gender Studies Program, Alaska Airlines, the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and many individual donors.
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