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4th Racial Justice Summit: Why In Our Town? Racial Justice Issues of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow November 9, 2012 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Heartland Community College Astroth Community Education Center Join us for an interactive workshop featuring: Tim Wise - Wise has spoken in 48 states, and on over 600 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the Law Schools at Yale and Columbia and has spoken to community groups around the nation. He is the author of five books, including: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Affirmative Action: Racial Preferences in Black and White and his latest, Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity. Best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Kyson calls Wise “one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation.” Cost: $40.00 per person / $25 for student $50.00 after October 31 and at the door Light breakfast and lunch will be provided Registration deadline: Wednesday, October 31 Sponsored by: Hosted by: To register, go to www.ywcamclean.org/summit Questions? Call Norene Ball at (309) 662-0461 ext. 245 or email [email protected].

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4th Racial Justice Summit:

Why In Our Town?Racial Justice Issues of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

November 9, 2012 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Heartland Community College Astroth Community Education Center

Join us for an interactive workshop featuring:

Tim Wise - Wise has spoken in 48 states, and on over 600 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the Law Schools at Yale and Columbia and has spoken to community groups around the nation. He is the author of five books, including: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Affirmative Action: Racial Preferences in Black and White and his latest, Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity. Best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Kyson calls Wise “one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation.”

Cost: $40.00 per person / $25 for student$50.00 after October 31 and at the door Light breakfast and lunch will be providedRegistration deadline: Wednesday, October 31

Sponsored by: Hosted by:

To register, go to www.ywcamclean.org/summit Questions? Call Norene Ball at

(309) 662-0461 ext. 245 or email [email protected].