Good Fall for The Forum: UWEC Continues Signature Talks Virtually
This fall, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang visits The Forum
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Andrew Yang: “The Implication of Artificial Intelligence”
Nov. 10 • 7:30pm • $5 (free for UWEC students, staff & faculty) • www.uwec.edu • Andrew Yang is an author, entrepreneur, and 2020 Presidential candidate who, in 2011, founded Venture for America, a non-profit that created thousands of jobs in Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and other cities throughout the country. In his bestselling book The War on Normal People, he explains the mounting crisis of the automation of labor and makes the case for the Freedom Dividend, a Universal Basic Income of $1,000 a month for every American. His run for president in 2020 brought a bold vision for a trickle-up economy and the power of investing in American families.
Mohammed Bilal: “12 Steps Toward Appreciating Diversity”
Oct. 27 • 7:30pm • $5 (free for UWEC students, staff & faculty) • www.uwec.edu • Mohammed Soriano-Bilal is probably best known as the voice of reason on MTV’s Real World San Francisco. He is an accomplished Diversity and Inclusion consultant, a strategist, a poet, and an award winning producer of both music and film. As a facilitator of hundreds of Diversity & Inclusion presentations and workshops, Mohammed works to help organizations remove the blockages that stand in the way of growth.
