Global Poverty: Hopes and Challenges in the New Millennium

Ananya Roy, Ph.D.; Education Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies, UC Berkeley; Author, Poverty Capital

Roy will discuss poverty alleviation in South Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Roy’s organization, the Blum Center, aims to develop “real-world solutions to combat global poverty.”

MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: MEMBERS FREE, $15 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
NEW: Buy the Book: Order City Requiem, Calcutta, by Ananya Roy, from The Club's eBay store (link takes you to new site). If you order the book fewer than five business days before the event, it will be available for pick up at the event. If you order more than five days before the event, the book will be sent to you.
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Also know: In association with the SF Interfaith Council. Photo courtesy of Eddie Rosenbaum.Presenting sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank