Making it illegal to publish pictures of Police Officers, turn into demonstrations against Police Brutality in iran, of the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, and a promise for revenge in due time and private 1000. 00 infections. A break more records in the United States Health Experts warned that the west may still be yet to come. But if your fears Prime Minister says the 3 week long military operation in the northern tier, a region is now if this, after the army announced its now gained full control of the regional capital. But the leader of the Peoples Liberation front has vowed to keep fighting against government forces. The t. V. L. F. Says the Ethiopian Military used artillery and air strikes to capture the city. And thousands of people are believed to have been killed in that offensive. The United Nations is pushing for access into t. Gray to provide much needed food and shelter, and also appealing for 150000000. 00 in aid. This conflict has already forced more than 40000
Amy tyson from the History Department to present and interview them. I also want to thank all of you for being here. It is always so meaningful to feel support for artists and the arts. I think especially during this difficult time when bombast and quick takes seem to rule the day, a lot of us realize it is the quieter, more thoughtful and intelligent creations that actually sustain us. That said, i encourage you, if you like what you hear tonight, to support these great writers. I will post links to their books in the chat, and i know they are also on display at the depaul bookstore. We have one technical constraint that i would ask your help with potentially. We are limited to 100 participants tonight. I see we are at 52 right now. I anticipate that will grow in the next few minutes. If we do start to approach 100, i would ask some of you to go over to the link on facebook and watch it on Facebook Live so more people can continue to come in. Thank you very much. I will introduce amy
Eastern, 3 00 p. M. Pacific on American History tv. Next on American History tv, two bestselling authors discuss how they use Historical Research in their work. Kathleen rooneys latest is a on the civil war, and miles harvey focuses on his book the king of confidence. Amy tyson moderates it. Rudy and harvey both teach at depauls English Department. They cohosted the event and provided the video. Hi, everyone. Thank you for joining us. This event is hosted by the Writers Program of the Depaul English Department and cohosted by depaul History Department. Eventgreat to host an with two stalwarts of the department, Kathleen Rooney and miles harvey, amazing writers and teachers. Because of the role of Historical Research in their books, we are grateful to have amy tyson from the History Department to present and interview with them. I would like to thank all of you for being here. It is always so meaningful to support artists and the arts. I think especially during this difficult time when
Equality. And all that glitters is not gold sometimes its mica in india child miners collect a mineral widely used in cosmetics. Cellphones and Electronic Devices all contain cobalt and gold medals that are often extracted and some of the worlds poorest regions and conflict zones under hazardous conditions. 1000000. 00 children between the ages of 5. 17 are forced to work in these mineral mines according to the organization stop child labor on average they earn less than 2. 00 a day mining drama serials for a sector that sees revenues totalling 700000000000. 00 a year the global Mineral Industry is booming but the poor and vulnerable are paying the price. Kamaal debbie and her 5 year old son roger you turn the earth in search of mica the glittering mineral plays a vital role in this regions economy for many people mining the raw material is the only way to survive children working for hours in the blistering sun in the indian state of jharkhand its nothing out of the ordinary to a bett
As my team was helping me get ready, i was reminded of a line from emerson i dont quote poetry often. President reagan quoted in westminster in 1982. An institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man, and there is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this new institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] but it was Ronald Reagan as governor who believed in the promise of america and our people. He understood that no other nation under god was conceived in liberty quite the way that we are. His deep, innate understanding of americas exceptional place in the world gave him the strength to face down the soviet