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- Christopher Beisel describes the founding of Libros San Cristobal La Antigua in Guatemala, the Meso-American publisher of fine, limited-edition, hand-made books. Beisel describes the relationships his business has created in the community, the jobs he has created, the preservation of an ancient craft, and his efforts to protect and preserve the environment. He also talks about the history and culture of Guatemala and political tensions in the country. Beisel is introduced by MSU Librarian Mary Jo Zeter. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Harvard University doctoral candidate Reverend Colin Bossen delivers a talk entitled, "The Chicago Couriers Union, 2003-2010: A Case Study in Solidarity Unionism." Bossen describes the creation of the courier union in which he participated and documented. He talks about management's actions and the reactions of the couriers; firings, NLRB filings, and grass roots organizing efforts. Bossen explains the couriers' relationship with the I.W.W. and their paid organizer. He also recounts the successes and failures of the efforts as examples of how "solidarity unionism" can improve working conditions for workers. Bossen answers questions from the audience. He is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1989-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Kennedy says gas and oil taxes that are already inflated out of proportion will be raised, causing the poor to suffer.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In this episode of "Western Michigan at Work," Dr. Willis Dunbar talks to employees of three small businesses in the Kalamazoo area. Includes interviews with Civic Center Service Station co-owner Tom Blackmeyer, workers at the Frozen Food Locker Company and workers at local celery farms.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President George W. Bush gives brief remarks on the role of diplomacy and the sacrifices of State Department personnel. Bush is introduced by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Held at the State Department.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Dr. Richard E. Lenski talks about his appointment to two different departments at MSU, his childhood in Ann Arbor and Chapel Hill, attending Oberlin College as a biology major, and studying the interplay of evolution and ecology in graduate school at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He also describes his career before coming to MSU and says that he finds the MSU community to be incredibly supportive and East Lansing to be a wonderful place to live. He ends by describing some of the awards he has received and discusses his concerns for the future of science and research. Lenski is interviewed by former MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. David Hamilton Golland, professor of history at Governors State University in Illinois, delivers a talk entitled, "Building affirmative action from the ground up : the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the construction industry." Golland discusses segregation and conflict, protests against segregation in the building trade unions, and how some employers and their unions adapted to integration while others resisted. He explains the small inroads made by African-Americans prior to passage of the Civil Rights Act and how the Act made integrated unions possible. Gollard describes the creation of the Cleveland Plan and the Philadelphia Plan, and Federal officials actively fighting affirmative action plans. Gollard answers questions from the audience. Golland is introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by MSU African-American and African Studies, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center, as part of the University's Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Poet and short story writer Jim Daniels, a Detroit native and professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about themes in his poetry, his poem "Time, Temperature", his in-progress works, and his literary style. Daniels is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-04-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection