Scholarly Colloquia and Events

  • 4/28 UCS Event Series - Workers Unite

    FILM SCREENING - INEQUALITY FOR ALL
    Monday, April 28th, 7:00pm

    Join us for a film screening of the Sundance Film Festival award winner “INEQUALITY FOR ALL” by Robert Reich.

    A passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, INEQUALITY FOR ALL features Robert Reich – professor, best-selling author, and Clinton cabinet member - as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy. The film is an intimate portrait of a man whose lifelong goal remains protecting those who are unable to protect themselves. Through his singular perspective, Reich explains how the massive consolidation of wealth by a precious few threatens the viability of the American workforce and the foundation of democracy itself. In this INCONVENIENT TRUTH for the economy, Reich uses humor and a wide array of facts to explain how the issue of economic inequality affects each and every one of us. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by The Weinstein Company – RADiUS

    Location

    UConn Greater Hartford Campus School of Social Work Building, Zachs Community Room Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford
    Parking only available in the Student Lot on Trout Brook Drive.

    PANEL DISCUSSION - MAKING WORK WORK: ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN THE GUILDED AGE
    Thursday, May 1st, 7:00pm

    Panel

    Prof. Janet Barnes-Farrell, UConn Center for Aging
    Prof. Naomi Gerstel, UMass Amherst, Sociology Department
    Prof. Robert Ross, Clark University, Sociology Department
    Moderator & Panelist : Attorney Daniel Livingston, Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly PC

    Location

    Mark Twain House, Classroom, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT
    Free parking behind the Mark Twain House.

    For additional information please visit the Urban and Community Studies (UCS) website at www.urban.uconn.edu.

    For more information, contact: Urban and Community Studies, Maria Winnick at maria.winnick@uconn.edu.