What does the future of our democracy look like? What is happening to our commitments, values, and institutions in this era of increasing polarization and partisanship? Is a focus on gender, racial, and sexual difference contributing to the problem? And how can we come together around shared principles? The Progressive Women’s Alliance of West Michigan, in partnership with the Kate and Richard Wolters Foundation, the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, and the Hauenstein Center at Grand Valley State University invites you to join a group of distinguished scholars, representing a broad range of political perspectives, for all or part of a two-day conversation on the history, present, an
What happens when a feminist activist attorney begins looking at menstruation through the lens of equity and fairness? Interesting questions start being raised about things we don’t mention, don’t think about, or have taken for granted. PWA will host Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, author of Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity, for a reading, Q&A, and book signing at Books and Mortar on Friday, March 23, 2018. Weiss-Wolf is an author, attorney, and Vice President for Development at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Date and Time: Friday, March 23, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Books & Mortar, 955 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 “Grand Rapids’ pr
