Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash - A session with Tim Wise

Date: Saturday March 19, 2011

Time: 7pm-8:30pm

Location: University of Alberta – TELUS Centre Room 150

Cost: $15 adv/ $20 at door

To purchase tickets visit, www.cfrac.com  

Or Call, 780-425-4644, ext 1

Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racism writers and educators in the United States. Wise, who was recently named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, has spoken in 49 states, on over 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation.

 
Wise is the author of five books and has contributed essays to twenty-five books. He is one of several persons featured in White Men Challenging Racism: Thirty- Five Personal Stories, from Duke University Press. He received the 2001 British Diversity Award for best feature essay on race issues, and his writings have appeared in dozens of popular, professional and scholarly journals.