State and local elected officials are participating the Honor College’s spring “k(no)w poverty?” lecture series, according to a University press release. They will address the relationship between politics and poverty.
The lineup includes Alabama Sen. William “Billy” Beasley, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and Auburn Mayor Bill Ham.
Beasley will present “Poverty and Politic in Alabama” Friday, Feb. 19. Beasley, a 1962 graduate from Clayton, represents Alabama District 28. He runs a small business as a rural pharmacist, according to the release.
Mayor Fuller will speak on “Politics and Poverty: What’s the answer and does anybody care?” Thursday, Feb. 25. He is an Opelika businessman and past president of Fuller Broadcasting Company, according to the release.
Mayor Ham will present “All Poverty is Local” Thursday, March 3. Ham, an Auburn graduate, has been involved in Auburn city government since his first term on the City Council in 1986, according to the release.
Each event will be held from noon to 1 p.m in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Presentation Room in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
The lectures are part of a series of free, public events held mid-February though early March to discuss issues relevant to poverty in the community, region, state and world. For more information, email Wade Berry at twb0013@auburn.edu.
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