Shennette garrettscott. It is a first time joining us, my name is Donna Rapaccioli and had the honor of serving as the dean of the belly school of business. 2020 marks a very special year for our School Tickets are 100 anniversary and were celebrating 100 years of purpose driven his education. Since our inception we believe in the power of partnerships to inform and lead change. I very much like to thank the Global Security analysis and a wonderful partners, the museum of American Finance and the society of new york who are cosponsoring todays conversation. One of the goals of the centennial series is to shine the light on the report history plays in shaping the future. In her latest book, banking on freedom black women in u. S. Finance before the new deal, she explores a rich period a black financial innovation and its Transformative Impact on u. S. Capitalism. Todays session will take place in three parts. First, my colleague and friend david callan, president and ceo of the museum o
Hello everyone, welcome and thank you for sitting in my name is Audrey Stewart and on behalf of Harvard Bookstore im so please welcome you to todays writing forum with juliet schor discussing her book after the gig. She joined today in conversation by veena do fall. Shes a professor at sociology at Boston College and also a member of the Macarthur Foundation research network. She has written and edited many books on the economy and sustainability including sustainable lifestyles and the quest for pleasant. Shes a former guggenheim fellow and has won multiple awardsfor her work and research. She has joined today by veena dupal, her work has been cited by the California Court and her writing has been published in the la times and slate. She is currently workingon a book. Today they are discussing after the gig, based on a decade of Meticulous Research , this new book discusses the sharing economy, what it is, what it could have been and what it could still be. Ill leave you with this quo
Program where we will be discussing the true impact of the atomic bomb. We are honored to host tonights event speakers who will be joined in conversation. Im the manager of the programs here at the Historical Society and while we wish we could welcome you to the physical locations, im still honored and have the privilege to welcome you to the virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more. Before we get to the subject of the program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up. Next week we of the former state attorney general who will be sharing her new book. They will be exploring the connections between big money and the impact on the democracy. That will be on august 11th. Following we will be hosting Rick Perlstein which continues the history of the Republican Party and modern american troops. One hundred years after the amendment which we will be taking off on the anniversary of the ratification of the amendment with issues pertaini
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