Community Events
Grover Lecture: “Why Poverty Exists and What We Can Do About It: A Conversation with Matthew Desmond, Author of Poverty, By America”
February 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FreeAward winning author Matthew Desmond will lecture followed by a panel discussion featuring local panelists with knowledge and lived experience with poverty and ancillary social issues. Presented by the Ohio University College of Health Sciences, Athens County Foundation, Athens County Public Libraries, & Hocking, Athens, Perry Community Action. There are two opportunities for virtual and in-person attendance: 1pm-3pm, Ohio University Walter Hall and 5:30pm-7:30pm, Stuart’s Opera House.