Sunday Meeting, October 12
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
Colloquy: Adversity. Virginia Arnold presides.
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rooms 507 & 508
We the Kids… The World is in Our Hands! Everyday Leaders Making a Difference in the World
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Auditorium
"City of Disorder: How the Quality-of-Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics"
Dr. Alex S. Vitale, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College
Curt Collier presides
Professor Alex Vitale will address the role of democratic mayors in the rise of homelessness in New York and the political backlash that brought neoconservative mayor Rudolph Giuliani to power. He will discuss the inadequacy of efforts by current mayor Michael Bloomberg to deal with hunger and homelessness.
Professor Vitale is the author of a recent book with the same title in which he elaborates on these issues. During Social Hour, he will be available to sell and sign his book. Later, at the 1:45 pm afternoon program (a PIC open meeting), he will discuss the topic of his talk and book with the attendees and respond to challenges and questions. Everyone is welcome to attend this afternoon PIC-sponsored program.
Professor Vitale teaches criminology and the sociology of law at Brooklyn College. He has published articles in a variety of academic journals and worked as a consultant for the New York Civil Liberties Union and other organizations.
