Poverty: Examining Roots, Working Toward Solutions

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Fall event news release & more details about the event.

Please join us Oct. 23 for a discussion of poverty in Indianapolis, its root causes and our hope for the future. The local leaders scheduled to participate are:

• Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” speaks widely about the socioeconomic impact of racial discrimination, specifically for African American males
• Michael Huber, president and CEO of the Indy Chamber, whose Rebuilding the Dream report focuses on inclusive growth in the region;
• Angela Carr Klitzsch, president and CEO of EmployIndy, which seeks to ensure all Marion County residents have access to the services and training necessary to secure a livable wage and grow in a career that meets employer demand for talent;
• Dr. Frank A. Thomas, a preacher, scholar and professor of African American preaching at Christian Theological Seminary, who will bring a perspective on how the faith community should be responding to poverty.