The FDR Presidential Library, 

the Roosevelt Institute

and a consortium of 

Dutchess County organizations

will commemorate the 

70th anniversary year  of the 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

with an author talk and discussion with

Nobel Prize-winning economist 

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

Henry A. Wallace Center at the

FDR Presidential Library and Home

Registration required (www.fdrlibrary.org)

CLICK HERE to register

HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Roosevelt Institute and a consortium of Dutchess County organizations will commemorate the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with an author talk and discussion with  Nobel Prize-winning economist and author of THE GREAT DIVIDE: UNEQUAL SOCIETIES AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THEM Joseph E. Stiglitz on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. The event will feature keynote remarks from Stiglitz, and a panel conversation between Stiglitz and Roosevelt Fellow Andrea Flynn, moderated by Roosevelt Network Deputy Director Katie Kirchner. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. 

Registration is required for this free public program. 

Please visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register for this event.

Synopsis:
A singular voice of reason in an era defined by bitter politics and economic uncertainty, Joseph E. Stiglitz has time and again diagnosed America's greatest economic challenges, from the Great Recession and its feeble recovery to the yawning gap between the rich and the poor.  THE GREAT DIVIDE gathers his most provocative reflections to date on the subject of inequality. As Stiglitz ably argues, a healthy economy and a fairer democracy are within our grasp if we can put aside misguided interests and ideologies and abandon failed policies. Opening with the essay that gave the Occupy Movement its slogan, "We are the 99%," later essays in THE GREAT DIVIDE reveal equality of opportunity as a national myth, show that today's outsized inequality is a matter of choice, and explain reforms that would spur higher growth, more opportunity, and greater equality.

Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is also co-president of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, chief economist of the Roosevelt Institute, and the co-chair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD. He is the best-selling author of GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS REVISITED, THE EURO, REWRITING THE RULES OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY and THE GREAT DIVIDE.

Andrea Flynn is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, where she researches and writes about race, gender and economic inequality. She is a co-author of THE HIDDEN RULES OF RACE and the author of JUSTICE DOESN'T TRICKLE DOWN. Her writing has appeared in  The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, Cosmopolitan, and  Salon. Flynn teaches courses on reproductive health, economic inequality and politics at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. She received her MPA and MPH from Columbia University and undergraduate degrees in journalism and women's studies from Syracuse University.

Katie Kirchner is the Deputy Director for the Roosevelt Network. An alumnus of the Network, Kirchner's academic and professional experience has largely been focused on the intersection of sociology and education. As Deputy Director, she is expanding the work on diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy with priorities for network growth and policy work through the management of Network team members. Previously at Roosevelt, Kirchner was a Program Manager for chapter growth and membership development where she managed the Student Leadership Team,  10 Ideas, the annual Hyde Park Leadership Conference, and oversaw the national cohort of students who do organizing and base-building across the country.

Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

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