Alice Skirtz to Speak on Econocide

November 29, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Beth Sullebarger

Vice President for Programs

Woman’s City Club

Sullebarger@fuse.net

513-772-1088

Alice Skirtz to Speak on Econocide: Elimination of the Urban Poor

The Woman’s City Club invites the public to a forum featuring social worker and scholar Alice Skirtz speaking on her book, Econocide: Elimination of the Urban Poor.  Tom Dutton, Director of the Miami Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, will serve as respondent.  

The program takes place Tuesday, December 11 at 7:00 pm at St John’s Unitarian Universalist Church 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Ms. Skirtz book Econocide tells a story of how Cincinnati’s pursuit of economic development and housing policies has hurt the urban poor.  She shows how the Cincinnati community’s use of legislation and its administration of public policy have privatized public assets and displaced people without economic power and privilege.  Ms Skirtz draws on more than 40 years of experience working with programs serving homeless and disadvantaged people as well as extensive research.

Recommending Econocide, David Mann, former Mayor and US Congressman, commented, “Alice Skirtz documents in impressive detail the tensions in Cincinnati between development and business interests on the one hand and the desperate needs of the poorest and most vulnerable in our community on the other hand.”

The program includes ample time for audience questions and comments.

The Woman’s City Club, a civic organization founded in 1915, works to secure a more just and livable community for all.  WCC programs educate, encourage, and equip citizens to play an active role in civic affairs. Promoting diversity and inclusiveness, WCC collaborates with other community organizations toward shared goals.

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