Tim Wise
Melissa Ponder (mponder@edcc.edu)
Tue, 06 Jan 1998 14:03:38
>Following Tim Wise's lecture showcase at the Pacific Northwest
>Regional Conference of the National Association for Campus Activities
>(NACA), these speaking engagements have been set up in your region. If
>you're interested in having Wise speak at your campus, block booking and/or
>taking advantage of his being in your region, let us know. We can also mail
>you a full information packet on Wise.
> Warmest regards and Happy New Year,
> Felicia Gustin
>
>TIM WISE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1998
>1/19 Seattle, WA (community activities)
>2/23 Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
>2/24 Skagit Valley College, Oak Harbor, WA
>2/25 Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA (day)
>2/25 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (evening)
>2/26 Everett Community College, Everett, WA
>2/27 Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
>3/3 Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (not confirmed)
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>Tim is also scheduled for two dates in California (3/5 and 3/25) so dates
>around those two engagements would be possible for the Pacific Northwest as
>well. For a full look at his overall national schedule, see our web page.
>
>BIOGRAPHY OF TIM WISE
> Tim Wise is one of the nation's leading young social critics and
>one of the most popular speakers on the lecture circuit today. An
>anti-racist activist since age 14, Wise has spoken to over 30,000 people in
>forty states: defending affirmative action; responding to right-wing
>assaults on the poor and people of color; and explaining why whites have a
>moral and practical obligation to support racial equity.
> From 1990-1992, Wise served as Assistant Director of the Louisiana
>Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, the group credited with derailing
>former Klansman David Duke's political aspirations. Currently Wise is the
>Director of the Nashville-based Racial Unity and Awareness Center. He is
>the author of Little White Lies: The Truth About Affirmative Action and
>"Reverse Discrimination," a highly-praised defense of anti-discrimination
>efforts which is being taught in dozens of college classrooms across the
>country. Wise has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs to
>debate today's most pressing issues.
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>WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT TIM WISE
>"One of the most credible and enthusiastic speakers I've heard...Dynamic,
>heated and passionate... knowledgeable, thought-provoking...Tim's lecture
>made such an impact, we're still reeling from the force of his
>message...Wise captivated and invigorated our students...he speaks with
>intelligent and insightful eloquence..."
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>TIM WISE WAS SELECTED FOR LECTURE SHOWCASES AT THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL
>ASSOCIATION FOR CAMPUS ACTIVITIES (NACA) REGIONAL CONFERENCES DURING
>1996-97
>* Upper Midwest * Great Lakes * Far West * Wisconsin * Southeast * Heart of
>America * South Central * Pacific Northwest
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