The Dogwood Center is once again a remote location for the live broadcast of Calvin College’s 2017 January Series.
On Thursday, January 5, Matthew Desmond will present “Poverty and Profit in the American City”.
Matthew Desmond is John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Science at Harvard University and the co-founder of the Justice and Poverty Project. His writing on poverty in America has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Chicago Tribune. In 2015, Desmond was awarded a MacArthur “Genius” grant. His newly released book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, draws on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data. The reality in our country is that most poor renting families spend more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. In his book, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
This lecture will be broadcast live from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free. For those who would like a lunch ($5) , please call 231.924.8885 to reserve one at least 24 hours in advance of the lecture you would like to attend.
For more information on the Calvin College January Series click here.
The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin College January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.