Society, driven eco block chain and cryptocurrency across industries and for social impact, active in primarily technology and currently represent more than 1. 5 trillion in investment capital. The motto is fund revolution. I love that. So were celebrating a book tonight thats very compelling story, very important story, kind of lesserknown in the annals of history. And people have been working toward justice inside the technology industry. Black software, Racial Justice to the net and black lives matter by charlton mcillwain, and published. Welcome. [applause]. Thank you. Thank you for that introduction and thanks for all of you that have come out and maybe a few others will trickle in along the way. So this is a great, its a great place to be. Im wrapping up whats been about a month and a half long tour promoting this book and i can think of no better place to end up this part of the tour in this historic moment. I was just telling these gentlemen before we started that when i got ou
Dehumanization of the people can evolve too deeply destructive ends. People of all ages and backgrounds with our mission to never forget that intolerance leading to this day if you are interested in the information of upcoming events, please join our mailing list it can be at the admissions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums vibrant community we are honored to have with us tonight to celebrate the holocaust survivor max eisen he was saved from certain death at auschwitz by a polish physician who employed him as a cleaner in the operating room. His 2016 memoir, by chance alone chronicles his liberation and continued healing and by chance alone tonight we celebrate the launch of the book and we have the privilege to hear mr. Eisen in conversation with the producer of 60 minutes jerry finkelstein. And with the impeachment coverage tonight at the conclusion of tonights program we invite you to join us for a book signing in the lobby it is available for purchase in th
Conversation with cyntoia brownlong i want to thank molly who just heard from its her suggestion we bring cyntoia to campus. She was also instrumental in developing the program for cyntoia visit and tonights event, so thank you molly. [applause] i also want to thank jess burns and all of my colleagues for their work on this form and so many other events throughout the year. Id like to acknowledge more than a dozen cosponsors of tonights event. There are really too many to name individually but i hope you sell them recognize on the screen before we started. It is gratifying that so Many Organizations acrossga the universe will be joining us to support this event. Head demonstrates the concern and commitment of so many students, faculty, staff with the issues we will discuss with tonights guests. We understand these are challenging topics that touch on difficult personal experiences. I want to encourage you to support each other, to seek support from offices like careli and others at tuf
Serving. Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. I am very delighted to welcome you to our event today. Its on the conservative case for class actions a book written by professor fitzpatrick that galvanized this debate. We have three outstanding speakers, panelist i should say. Our first is the head of the class action practice here at gibson, dunn crutcher. Is litigated and defended countless class actions including over 20 dismissals of class action cases. You may have a sense of where his position is on that. He is a graduate of georgetown, undergraduate, and University Virginia law school where he was on the long review, and is alo the author of the chapter in the popular guide series on so please welcome christopher chorba. [applause] our next panelist is the profession selfie wrote the book. He is a graduate of notre dame where he was runnerup valedictorian, but he made up for that when he went to Harvard Law School and one the diploma. [inaudible] a lot easier, a lot easier. And he
Booktv to this breakfast program. Ali khan will discuss his book the next pandemic on the front lines against humankinds gravest dangers. A former director of the office of Public Health, preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, ali khan has been on the frontline in the attempt to contain the world after these diseases. He is not the first, throughout history humans have been fighting diseases, waging deadly and neverending wars against rampant and violent contagions. Humans are not affected by microbes, during ali khans time as a detective our speaker has had his own russians with viruses, infections and contagion. For example in 1995 he worked among red cross workers in the year for the first ebola crisis. After 9 11 he was called washington to defend the spread of anthrax in the Senate Office building. In 2003 he was called to hong kong to quarantine victims of sars. These are just some of the stories ali khan chronicles in the next pandemic on th