Political activist Jim Hightower to deliver two talks Oct. 1
Social commentator and political activist Jim Hightower will deliver the University of Maine History Department’s 24th annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture on Oct. 1.
The national radio commentator, public speaker and New York Times best-selling author will give the talk, “Twenty-First Century Populist Movements are Flourishing at America’s Grassroots,” at 7:30 p.m. in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building.
The lecture is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow.
Earlier in the day, Hightower will speak as part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series. He will deliver the lecture, “Corporate Elites and Their Small-Minded Political Servants are Creating the Incredibly Shrinking America,” at 12:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union.
Hightower has spent four decades advocating for consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses and more. He was twice elected as commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Hightower broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried by more than 150 stations and gives more than 100 speeches a year. He has written seven books in addition to a monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, and a nationally syndicated newspaper column. More about Hightower is online.
For more information about Hightower’s talks, or to request a visitor parking permit or disability accommodation, contact the History Department office at UMhist@maine.edu or 581.1918.