Book Talk and Celebration of Former 46th Ward Alderperson Helen Shiller
Cosponsored by the UIC University Library, Global Asian Studies Program, and the Dis/Placements Project
March 14, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CST
Location
Student Center East, Rm. 302
Address
750 S Halsted St., University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
Cost
Free to the Public
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Former Alderperson Helen Shiller will speak about her recently published memoir, Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win (Haymarket Books 2022) and reflect upon her many decades as a fighter and leader in the 46th Ward. The memoir draws upon her extensive archives chronicling peoples movements and the long histories of resistance to urban renewal in Uptown and Chicago. Shiller generously donated her archives to the UIC University Library Special Collections and University Archives.The Helen Shiller collection will be made available to the public later this year.
Date posted
Feb 6, 2023
Date updated
Sep 13, 2023