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Good evening. My name is trevor fromhe boston book festival. Thank you so much for joining us this afternoons 2020 session, can business save the world. I would especiall like to think everyone including a donation en they register for this free event. It would like to purchase the book by todays presenters, were also suppoing independent bookstores in the bbf, which made it easy. Just cli by t book linkt the bottom of the screen. No i like to talk about them moderator, cofounder of fsg and the author of influential publicions on sharealue catalytic herapy, strategic evuations and impact insting. Thank you trevor and it is wonderful to be here and these ar two outstanding womanhood just written two books the long and a book shelf. Where used to thinking about business as being the source of so any problems in the world today. Its quite refreshing to he a panel that talks abo whether business can save the world and while that is a large and openended question. Trevor our two authors tod ....
Native americans focusing on the aftermath of the revolutionary war and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield is the executive director for the library at mt. Vernon. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. If you all could take your seats, please. Happy leap day. What could be better than a bonus day and some real meaningful history content. Its a double win for me. I love it. Im thrilled to have you all here to your Virginia Museum of history and culture. I have the privilege of serving as the president and ceo here and im going quickly kick us off as we have an allstar lineup of speakers today for this wonderful collaboration. I will point out, since i see now faces that are not our usuals here at this museum that you are gathered today in the oldest Cultural Institution in the commonwealth of ....
Mcdonnell, she argues that identity politics is challenging diverse thinking at the collegiate level, this is from 2018. This is a different experience ive been speaking on colleges campuses recently. , you know what that means, i received a walk out the storm this age strategy in southern california, the blockade that prevented anyone from actually attending my talk, socalled students of color, nearby at Pomona College announced that i was a quote fascist white supremacist trans lobe, queer folk classes and ignorant of interlocking systems of domination that produced the lethal condition of which oppressed people are forced to live. So to actually have an audience, is an unusual experience that may take me a while to get accustomed to. Now we have been hearing a lot about the crisis of free speech on College Campuses, but not much about the root cause. The narcissistic vic ....
Abram we begin with Manhattan Institute heather mcdonald. She argues identity politics challenging diverse inking at the collegiate level. This is from 2018. This is a different experience, ive been speaking on College Campus recently. [laughter] do you know what that means. I received a lockout, storms the stage strategy and at Claremont Mckenna in socal about the black aid that prevented anyone from actually attending my talk. Socalled students of color at nearby Pomona College announced that i was a fascist white supremacist trans folk where pope and excellent of interlocking systems of domination that produced the conditions under which oppressed people are forced to live. [laughter] actually have an audience still it seats and apparently willing to list ....