November NY Times Talk Lunch- Homelessness in the Community

November 16th New York Times Talk Lunch
Just Bring Your Brain!

Join other students, faculty and staff for the third NY Times Talk Lunch of the semester. Once a month a guest host leads a discussion of a recent “New York Times” article over free pizza and drinks!

November Topic:
“Homelessness in the Community”
Faculty Host: Elsa Lankford, Electronic Media and Film

Time and Location
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, University Union, Room 314-316

Articles to be discussed include:

“Counting the Homeless to Help End Their Plight”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/nyregion/26homeless.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1257728521-EYEAALGePSB//4a6uAiwaAl

“Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/business/economy/19foreclosed.html?scp=1&sq=homeless%20foreclosure&st=cse

“As Jobs Vanish, Motel Rooms Become Home”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/us/11motel.html?scp=17&sq=homeless%20art&st=cse

“Cities Deal With a Surge in Shantytowns”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/us/26tents.html?scp=1&sq=%22tent%20city%22%20homeless&st=cse

Hard copies of the articles will be made available at the lunch.

Don’t miss the FREE pizza and giveaways!

Open to all students, faculty, and staff.

* Donations for the campus-wide Stuff-A-Bus campaign will be accepted at this event! Please bring a new unused toy to be given to needy children through Toys for Tots and/or a canned/boxed food item for the Maryland Food Bank for the hungry in our community.


Sponsored by The New York Times, the American Democracy Project and Student Affairs.
If you have any questions or would like more information please contact James David at jdavid13@students.towson.edu.

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