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Rachael Dietkus-Miller, a Danville native, is back in her hometown after years away. She is an activist and musician and has written, recorded and toured with a variety of bands over the past fifteen years. Rachael received her BA in Sociology from the University of Illinois and is currently working on her Masters in Social Work with an emphasis on advocacy, leadership and social change.
Bob McChesney, host of the WILL-AM show Media Matters, hosts this semester's Racial & Social Justice Book Club, organized by the YWCA of the University of Illinois. The discussion takes place today at 7 p.m. in Murphy Lounge at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street in Champaign.
Featured books for the discussion include The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office by David Lindorff and Barbara Olshanksy and Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda by Noam Chomsky.
McChesney, a leading media scholar and activist, is a Research Professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. He has penned several books on media including his most recent venture, Communication Revolution, released in 2007.
YWCA is the oldest campus-based YW and is one of only six remaining in the United States. Since its early years, the organization has sponsored and promoted many discussions about race and social justice on campus and the C-U community. The YWCA's 4th Annual Race Against Racism will take place on April 26 at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana.
All are welcome to attend and participate in what is expected to be a lively discussion. Choose a book to read and discuss. (Although encouraged, it is not to have read the aforementioned books.)
Comments (1)
Monday, April 7, 2008 4:00 PM
sounds cool!