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Great events at Campuses across the US!

"Mic Check: The Hip Hop Generation Has Something to Say.” A panel featuring Clyde Williams, Professor S. Craig Watkins, Professor Mark Anthony Neal, Manju Rajendran and Damien Jackson. How has hip hop culture affected the layers of social change in America? Is hip hop today's civil rights movement? Were the efforts of such organizations like Citizen Change a beginning of a political movement or simply a trend during election year? What responsibilities do artists and entertainers have in promoting political and social issues? Over the course of 20 years, hip hop has gone from being an inner city subculture to being a phenomenon that has saturated mainstream America while having an overwhelming global impact. Campus Progress, the Duke University College Democrats and other organizations would like to address these and other questions. Tuesday, March 7 at Duke University. 7:30 p.m. in Von Canon C. Food will be served. Co-sponsored by the Duke College Democrats, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.

Anya Kamenetz presents her book Generation Debt. Anya will discuss her newly published book and the financial situation of students on campuses around the country, and inform the students on ways to manage their finances and relieve their debts. Copies of the book will also be available for sale and signing. Tuesday, March 7 at the University of Kentucky. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Student Center, Room 206. Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by The Gaines Center, The Mortar Board Honor Society, and The Colonel, A Campus Progress Publication. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.

David Rees, creator of Get Your War On. This event will include a presentation of recent comics he has composed, a presentation of videos on land mine removal in Afghanistan, and also a discussion of his work. Copies of Get Your War On will be available for sale and signing at the event. Thursday, March 9 at Maryville College in Maryville, TN. Lawson Auditorium. 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Maryville College Democrats and the Peace and World Concerns Committee. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.

"The Status of the Economy and the Labor Market Outlook for 2006." Featuring Dr. Christian Weller, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Wednesday, March 15 at the University of California – Berkeley Campus. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in 200 Dwinelle. Co-sponsored by The Roosevelt Institution. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.