[North Carolina] Fighting poverty to be UNC topic

from The Herald Sun

CHAPEL HILL -- UNC's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity will host a conference today and Friday on "Challenging the Two Americas: New Policies to Fight Poverty."

Expert panelists from varied backgrounds will join former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, the center's director, to discuss policies that local and national policy-makers could put in place to alleviate the plight of the working poor.

The conference, to be held at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center, is open to the public.

The program fee of $40 covers lunch and snacks on both days and all conference materials.

Students can attend the conference at no cost, but they must register in advance and will be charged $15 for each lunch attended.

Seven panel discussions featuring more than 30 experts will take place at the conference on topics including the economic impact of globalization; gender, work and economic opportunity; community building; and federal housing programs.

A complete list of panelists participating in the conference, as well as more information about the center and the "Challenging the Two Americas" conference, can be found at www.law.unc.edu/povertycenter.