Thursday, May 7, 2015
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Although California is one of the bright spots on the post-recession landscape, a recent study described Los Angeles one of the most unequal cities in the United States. What can we learn from social movements of the recent past as we confront these challenges? The UCLA History Department is pleased to sponsor, as part of its ongoing Why History Matters series, a conversation between activists and historians about inequality, nonviolence, and the dream of a democratic society.
Panelists
Reverend James Lawson, Jr. has been a leading theorist and practitioner of nonviolent social action since the 1960s when he lead campaigns in Nashville and Memphis. For several years he has taught a course at UCLA on Labor and Nonviolence.
Vinay Lal, Professor of History at UCLA, has written widely about the political and cultural history of India, contemporary American politics, and Gandhian Non-Violence.
Moderator
Toby Higbie, Associate Professor at UCLA, Director of the Public History Initiative and chair of the Labor & Workplace Studies program, teaches and writes about 20th century U.S. social and cultural history.
