{"id":68,"date":"2017-11-02T18:55:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2018-03-28T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:10:35","slug":"spring-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/spring-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.15.21-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.15.21-PM-1.png 791w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.15.21-PM-1-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.15.21-PM-1-768x205.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Spring of 2018 The University of Baltimore will offer a special-topic course commemorating the Poor People\u2019s Campaign\u2019s 50th anniversary. This class will revisit the Campaign\u2019s themes of <strong>justice, freedom, and jobs<\/strong> by examining homelessness, income inequality, voter suppression, addiction, and other issues affecting today\u2019s marginalized people: successors to the multi-ethnic Campaign that Dr. King inspired.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-71\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/download-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Drawing on perspectives from two veterans of the 42 muddy days at \u201cResurrection City\u201d (on the National Mall),<strong> Marc Steiner of the Center for Emerging Media<\/strong> and <strong>Dr. Lenneal Henderson, distinguished professor emeritus in our College of Public Affairs,<\/strong> you will discuss current issues in the arc of the relevant policies\u2019 development.\u00a0 In half of the classes you will engage with recognized speakers in our public sessions, held in UB\u2019s Town Hall. In others you will break out into specialized sections based on your own interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are many ways to take the course, which has enhanced status and will count for honors credits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-88\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.18.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.18.06-PM.png 756w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/poorpeoplescampaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/937\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-3.18.06-PM-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In Spring of 2018 The University of Baltimore will offer a special-topic course commemorating the Poor People\u2019s Campaign\u2019s 50th anniversary. 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