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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Professor Peggy McIntosh to speak at Human Rights Day Celebration
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
11/29/2004 3:04:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marta Idowu (206)684-4540
Elliott Bronstein (206) 684-4507
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Professor Peggy McIntosh to speak at
Human
Rights Day Celebration
Educator and activist Peggy McIntosh is the featured guest at
the 9th annual celebration of Seattle Human Rights Day on Friday,
December 10, noon–1:30 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Arctic Building, corner of
3rd and Cherry in downtown Seattle. The festivities also will include the
presentation of the 2004 Distinguished Citizen Awards for Human Rights.
As part of this year’s celebration, Peggy McIntosh also will
appear in an evening panel discussion with distinguished educators Cherry Banks
and James Banks on Thursday, December 9, 6:30–8:30 p.m. in the Bertha Landes
Room, Seattle City Hall, 5th Ave. between James and Cherry.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., is an internationally known educator
and speaker. She is the author of the essay, "White Privilege: Unpacking
the Invisible Knapsack," a discussion of racism through the lens of
privilege. McIntosh is the associate director of the Wellesley College Center
for Research on Women. Cherry and James Banks are the co-authors of the
textbook, "Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives."
Seattle Human Rights Day is sponsored by the Seattle Office
for Civil Rights, the Seattle Human Rights Commission and the United Nations
Association–Seattle. The event commemorates the United Nations’ Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted December 10, 1948. For more
information call (206) 684-4500 or check the web at www.seattle.gov/civilrights/events.htm.
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