ADVISORY/''Whose Flag is It Anyway?''; A Roundtable Discussion Co-Hosted by the Flag Center and the Presidio Trust.Assignment Desks/Political Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (July 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
''Whose Flag is It Anyway?''; A Roundtable Discussion Co-Hosted by
the Flag Center and the Presidio Trust as Part of the Exhibit, the
American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord And Conflict
Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Presidio Officers' Club, San Francisco
Free Admission. Visitor Information: 415-561-5500 or
www.atthepresidio.org
Panelists: Tom Hayden Hayden was a leader of the student, civil rights and anti-war movements in the Sixties, and the environmental and anti-nuclear movements in the Seventies. He was elected to the California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members to the Assembly, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 420,000 citizens. in 1982 and the state Senate in 1992, seven consecutive victories on the west side of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Hayden's legislative record includes legislation on behalf of women, African-Americans and Latinos, Holocaust survivors and immigrants. He has been honored for his advocacy by groups including the American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". , California League of Conservation Voters The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) is a nonpartisan lobbying and educational organization which focuses on environmental issues affecting California. , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), civil-rights organization founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr., and headed by him until his assassination in 1968. , and the Jewish National Fund, among many others. He is the author of nine books. William Drummond, Professor of Journalism, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Drummond began his career reporting for the Louisville Courier-Journal and later reported for many years for the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . Drummond served as associate press secretary to President Jimmy Carter and also worked as editor and national security correspondent for National Public Radio. He has been honored with a National Press Club Foundation Award, the Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for Journalism Excellence, and the Award for Outstanding Coverage of the Black Condition from the National Association of Black Journalists The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), was founded in 1975 by 44 men and women in Washington, D.C. Headquartered at the University of Maryland, College Park and with 3300 members, it is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation. . Carolyn Marvin, Ph.D., Frances Yates Professor of Communication, Annenberg School of Journalism, University of Pennsylvania Marvin is the author of Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag; and an accomplished essayist and teacher with expertise in cultural studies, freedom of expression, and the history of communication technologies. John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle Diaz has served as The Chronicle's editorial page editor since 1996. He has won numerous regional and statewide awards during his tenure and served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes in 2001 and 2002. He is a frequent commentator on local and national television news programs, including "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." Interviews and tours of the exhibit will be available throughout the evening. Media Info/RSVP: Cindy MacKenzie or Bill Strawn, 415/433-8200. |
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