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Lindsey to host to host two lecture events Ira Grupper here discuss Civil Rights; David Earnhardt will dicuss the new match of American elections. Both events free and open to the public By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs Lindsey Wilson College will host two events during the week of October 6-10, 2008 that highlight the importance of civic engagement and civil rights. On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 4:00pmCT, in W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Kentucky civil rights veteran Ira Grupper will discuss "The Struggle for Civil Rights, Peace and Justice." Grupper will speak, followed by a dinner in the college's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Grupper's talk is part of the college's Civic Engagement Series. Then on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 7:00pmCT in Slider Recital Hall, independent filmmaker David Earnhardt will show and discuss his provocative film, Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections. The 80-minute film will be followed by a dialogue between Earnhardt and audience members. Both events are free and open to the public. A resident of Louisville, KY, Grupper grew up in New York City. He became involved in the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, and he's been active in rent strikes, anti-racism activities, school boycotts and efforts to desegregate the U.S. South. Grupper also worked with legendary Kentucky civil rights pioneers the late Carl and Anne Braden while on the staff of the Southern Conference Educational Fund.In the 1970's, Grupper was among the first group of disabled complainants in the United States to win a handicap employment discrimination complaint under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the predecessor to the Americans With Disabilities Act. "The civil rights movement enabled me to meet, and learn from, some of the most dedicated freedom fighters, helped me understand the nature of racism, its relation to class oppression, and the international aspects of capital accumulation," Grupper writes. "It provided a purpose to life, the building of the 'beloved community.' For this, I will always be grateful." Earnhardt's independent documentary Uncounted has won critical acclaim for its searing indictment of about touch-screen problems with Diebold voting machines, as well as claims of interference and vote suppression. Most of the events depicted in the film include charges of vote-stealing and voter suppression, including in Ohio during the November 2004 presidential election, where George W. Bush narrowly defeated John Kerry. The film also shows the ease in which results from touch-screen voting machines can be changed and also how difficult it is to catch such tampering.For more information about Uncounted, go to: www.uncountedthemovie.com/index.html For more information about both events, contact Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Phil Hanna at hannap@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8250. This story was posted on 2008-10-03 08:39:22
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