NCCJ presents an Evening with Jonathan Kozol, educator, writer and activist

National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol shares his experiences working with children in the inner city for the past 40 years.  Most noted for his 1991 book, Savage Inequalities; Children in America's Schools, Kozol chronicles the differences between schools in affluent neighborhoods and those attended by the children of the poor and how poor children have suffered from the inequities in public education

There will be an opportunity for Question & Answers immediately following.

In celebration of NCCJ's 80th Anniversary, the NCCJ will pay tribute to Jonathan Kozol with the organization's highest award, Charles Evan Hughes Award* for his life's commitment and dedication to highlighting the injustice's in our nation's education system, speaking out and advocating on behalf of our nation's youngest victims, our children.

Date: Monday,October 6, 2008

Time: Honoree Cocktail Reception 5:30 p.m. 1877 Club at University of Hartford

Program: 7:00 pm. Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, book signing following event

Venue: Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford

Tickets:

General Admission: $10

            Student's: $5

University of Hartford Box Office: 860-768-4228 or 1-800-274-8587

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Honoree Reception with Jonathan Kozol:$125pp (includes signed copy of Jonathan Kozol's "Letters to a Young Teacher" and reserved seating at the event.)

To attend the reception, or for sponsorship information, please contact Dr. Andrea Kandel at (860)683-1039 ext. 103. akandel@nccjctwma.org

Thank you to the following Sponsors

* In 1965, NCCJ established the Charles Evans Hughes Gold Medal for Courageous Leadership in Governmental, Civic, and Humanitarian Affairs in honor of the late Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.Dedicated to fighting the growing bigotry and hatred aimed at various racial, ethnic and religious groups in America, Chief Justice Hughes worked with some of the nation's most influential leaders of the time to found NCCJ.  His civic and humanitarian contributions to the furtherance of human dignity through government service have set a standard for this award which honors his memory as well as the recipients.  Past recipients include leaders such as Dwight Eisenhower, Earl Warren, The Royal Family of Denmark, Major Richard Daley, Raul Yzaguirre, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Wright Edelman, and Maya Angelou.