Panelists will share their experiences of the late 1960s and explore the impact that the protests of this period had on them personally and on the culture of our country. The panel discussions are in conjunction with the exhibit, The Whole World Was Watching: Protest and Revolution in 1968, which is on display in the Library Gallery through December 15, 2008. There will be two panels addressing the topic of protests in the late 1960s.

Moderators are:

Paul Courant, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics and of Information, University of Michigan.
Roger Lowenstein, U-M alumnus (LSA '64), member of the defense team in the Chicago Eight trials, Founder and Director of the Los Angeles Leadership Academy.

Panelists are:

Judy Gumbo Albert, an activist and former Yippie
Frank Beaver, U-M alumnus (PhD Music Theater '70), U-M Professor Emeritus of Film and Video, Vietnam veteran
Honorable Cynthia Stephens, U-M Alumna (LSA '71), Judge,Third Circuit Court, Detroit
Harold Johnson, Dean Emeritus, U-M School of Social Work
Aviva Kempner, U-M Alumna (LSA '69), Filmmaker, writer, and director
Ken Mikolowski, Lecturer in English and writer, U-M Residential College
Ahmad Rahman, U-M Alumnus (LSA '98, PhD 2006), Asst. Prof of History, UM Dearborn
Daniel Zwerdling, U-M Alumnus (LSA '71), Correspondent, National Desk, National Public Radio

The event is free and open to the public.
The panel discussions will be of interest to anyone who lived through the 1960s and especially, though not limited to, anyone who was on the University of Michigan campus during this period of time. It will also be of interest to students who are on campus today.
For more information about the event, please contact Harriet Teller at 734-615-4801 or librarydevelopment@umich.edu.

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