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2009
Contact: Ginger Hobbs LeverDirector Marketing & Community Relations
The University of New Hampshire Manchester
400 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Phone: (603) 641-4122
Fax: (603) 641-4192
E-Mail: ginger.lever@unh.edu
www.unhm.unh.edu
SAUL O SIDORE Spring 2009 Lecture Series Explores
POVERTY IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD
Manchester, NH – Beginning February 4, the Saul O Sidore Lecture Series at UNH Manchester will explore the implications of poverty in America and the world through film and lectures. Attendees are encouraged to bring a canned food item to support the NH Food Bank. Collection stations will be available outside the auditorium.
The Sidore Lecture Series was established to support programs that challenge the sources of existing information with new and vital ways of looking at issues in all phases of our society and our world. The films and lectures scheduled for this spring 2009 are free and open to the public, thanks to funding from the Saul O Sidore Foundation. The events are held in the third floor auditorium at University Center located at 400 Commercial Street in Manchester. Pay and display parking is available in the Arms Park Parking Lot and on Commercial Street.
UNH Manchester, UNH’s urban campus in Manchester’s historic millyard, hosts a variety of public programs including lectures, films, book groups, exhibits and more. For special accommodations, please contact the Marketing and Community Relations Office at 603-641-4167 at least three weeks in advance of the event. Learn more at www.unhm.unh.edu or call the Marketing and Community Relations Office.
Poverty in America - Saul O Sidore Series Spring 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 12:00 Noon
Film: “Up the River Yangtze” (2007)
A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze – navigating the mythic waterway
known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to
be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river’s
edge – a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters
rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam – contested
symbol of the Chinese economic miracle – provides the epic backdrop
for “Up the Yangtze,” a dramatic feature documentary on life
inside modern China.
Presented by Tom Birch, Associate Professor of Economics
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 1:00 – 2:00
Children and Poverty - The Smallest of Victims Often Have the Largest of
Consequences
For 17 years, Families in Transition located in Manchester and Concord has seen
a huge influx of referrals for temporary and permanent housing primarily for
single parents and their children. Of the more than 5000 referrals for services just
this past year, more than 3000 of these are for minors. Research has
shown that children who suffer from homelessness are more prone
to medical illnesses, developmental delays and social deficits, and very
often experience re-occurring issues as adults. Learn more about how
Families in Transition is implementing successful therapeutic programs and
supports to help the smallest of victims stop the cycle of homelessness.
Presenters will be Robin Abbott, Director of Community Relations; Becky Hadley, Youth Program Coordinator
Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:00 – 2:00
Learning from the Poor – How to Manage a Household Budget during Tough Economic
Times
Mary Sliney, CEO of The Way Home, a local homeless prevention/intervention agency,
will talk about the lessons learned from those who were already living on
the edge of homelessness before the economic concerns of “Main-Street” and “Wall-Street” became news in 2008. Ms. Sliney will share current perspectives in the context of
more than 30 years of experience working with issues of poverty in NH. Mary
Sliney states that her most valuable role at The Way Home is to create opportunities
for individuals from the low-income community to help others learn from their
experience, with the Quixotic quest: “so that everyone can access safe,
affordable housing and can gain the skills and resources to succeed in their
housing.” In addition to her work at The Way Home, Ms. Sliney is a
co-founder of the Manchester Area Homeless Continuum of Care and the NH Coalition
to End Homelessness. Ms Sliney is currently serving on the Governor’s
Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Steering Committee for the City
of Manchester’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness. Ms. Sliney’s
presentation will also address the new face of homelessness prevention as
seen in The Way Home’s work with homeowners facing foreclosure.
Presented by Mary Sliney, Executive Director
UNH Manchester, UNH's urban campus, offers liberal arts and applied majors in business, science, and technology, all with an urban focus. UNH Manchester is UNH. Learn more at www.unhm.unh.edu.
