Civil Rights Activist, Filmmaker to Speak
The public is invited to attend “A Conversation with Valarie Kaur,” featuring the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, Tuesday, April 10, at 4 p.m., at Raritan Valley Community College. The event, which is free of charge, will be held in the Atrium at RVCC’s Branchburg campus.
In addition to her role with the Revolutionary Love Project—an organization that champions love as a public ethic and wellspring for social change—Kaur is a civil rights activist, attorney, award-winning filmmaker, and faith leader. Her social justice campaigns have impacted policy change on hate crimes, racial profiling, immigration detention, solitary confinement, marriage equality, and internet freedom. Kaur also founded Groundswell Movement, the Yale Visual Law Project and Faithful Internet, initiatives that equip new generations with tools for social change. During her work inside supermax prisons, on the military base at Guantanamo, and at sites of mass shootings, she identified what she believes is a key element for social change: the ethic of love.
The event is being sponsored by the Department of Humanities, Social Science, Social Work, and Education and the RVCC Women’s Center. For additional information, contact Carl Lindskoog at carl.lindskoog@raritanval.edu or 908-526-1200, ext. 8305
Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. Serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 50 years, RVCC is an educational and cultural center that is nationally recognized for its innovative programming, service to the community and environmental leadership. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, professional development, and adult and youth personal enrichment courses. The College also has a performing arts center and planetarium.
RVCC is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community’s businesses, and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.
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March 29, 2018
Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383
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