BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact(s): \;\nSpelman Co llege Terrilyn Simmons 404-270-5822 (office) \; tsimmons8@spelman.ed u \nRenowned activists\, authors and professors Angela Y. Davis and Me lissa Harris-Perry to give public lectures on "More than a Vote: Women& rsquo\;s Struggle for Full Citizenship." \n\nATLANTA (Aug. 27\, 2012) - - With work centered on political and social freedom\, renowned activist s\, authors and professors Angela Y. Davis and  \;Melissa Harris-Per ry will help contextualize the unique political issues of women when th ey lecture on the theme "More than a Vote: Women&rsquo\;s Struggle for Full Citizenship" as part of the Spelman College Ida B.Wells-Barnett Di stinguished Lecture Series. Organized through the College&rsquo\;s Teac hing Resource and Research Center\, this interdisciplinary initiative a ims to stimulate reading and inquiry focused on contemporary issues tha t impact and influence women.\nNamed for the well-known Black woman inte llectual\, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931)\, the series will allow stu dents with a range of academic majors\, but an interest in social justi ce and politics\, to explore the role of women\, activism and scholarsh ip in today&rsquo\;s political climate.\n"As the theme suggests\, we wa nt to engage students beyond voting and the mechanics of elections\,&rd quo\; said Mona Phillips\, Ph.D.\, professor of Sociology and director of the Teaching Resource and Research Center. &ldquo\;Instead\, we want our students to think critically about women&rsquo\;s lives and identit ies - specifically how they perceive themselves as citizens and how thi s perception gives meaning to their political involvement. We also want to think about the particular issues that define the quality of women&r squo\;s citizenship.&rdquo\;\nModeling Wells-Barnett&rsquo\;s persuasiv e use of both prose and quantitative data in national and international social justice movements\, students will be encouraged to employ vario us methods of investigation to help them think freely about the relatio nship between inquiry and activism. In addition to lectures\, over the course of the 2012-2013 academic year\, students will take part in grou p discussions and film screenings facilitated by faculty from several d epartments including philosophy\, political science\, history\, compara tive women&rsquo\;s studies\, biology and English.\nDavis' and Harris-P erry&rsquo\;s lectures are free and open to the public\, and will be fo llowed by book signings. \; Davis will sign copies of her book \ ;The Meaning of Freedom\, and Other Difficult Dialogues (2012) and Harr is-Perry will sign copies of her book  \;Sister Citizen: Shame\, Ste reotypes\, and Black Women in America (2011). \; \;\n&ldquo\;Lik e Ida B. Wells-Barnett\, both Professors Davis and Harris-Perry exempli fy the strong link between scholarship and political activism\,&rdquo\; said Beverly Daniel Tatum\, Ph.D.\, president of Spelman College. &ldq uo\;I know our community will be both challenged and inspired by their keen insights and calls to action.&rdquo\; \;\n \;\nLecture Sch edule: Professor Angela Y. Davis September 17\, 2012 Lecture 6 p.m. &nda sh\; 7 p.m. Book Signing 7 p.m. &ndash\; 7:30 p.m. Sisters Chapel\, Spel man College\n \;\nProfessor Melissa Harris-Perry February 21\, 2013 Lecture 6 p.m. &ndash\; 7 p.m. Book Signing 7 p.m. &ndash\; 7:30 p.m. Co sby Academic Center Auditorium and Lobby\, Spelman College \nFor more i nformation\, visit www.spelman.edu\n###\nAbout Spelman College Founded i n 1881\, Spelman College is a highly selective\, liberal arts college w idely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of Afri can descent. Located in Atlanta\, Ga.\, the college&rsquo\;s picturesque campus is home to 2\,100 students. Outstanding alumnae include Childre n&rsquo\;s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman\; Sam&rsquo\;s Cl ub CEO Rosalind Brewer\; JPMorgan Chase Foundation President Kimberly D avis\; former acting Surgeon General and Spelman&rsquo\;s first alumna President Audrey Forbes Manley\; Harvard College Dean Evelyn Hammonds\; author Pearl Cleage\; and actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson. For more information\, visit www.spelman.edu. URL:http://cascade.patch.com/events/renowned-activists-angela-y-davis-and -melissa-harris-perry-to-lecture-at-spelman-college SUMMARY:Renowned Activists Angela Y. Davis and Melissa Harris-Perry to Le cture at Spelman College LOCATION:Spelman College: 350 Spelman Ln SW\, Atlanta\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR