Towards a New Mainstream?

Format: Lecture webcast + discussion

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Time: 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location: San Diego Historical Society (1649 El Prado, Balboa Park)

Cost: FREE

 

Program Description

"Towards a New Mainstream?" by Gregory Rodriguez will explore demographic change in the Americas, cultural transformation and the future of museums. In addition to the video presentation of the lecture (recorded in front of a live audience on Dec. 9th at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.) the webcast will include an overview of the demographic trends sweeping the nation in the coming decades; a live online question and answer session with Gregory; interesting panel commentary; and moderated chat rooms. Afterward, Charlotte Cagan, Director of Marketing and Planning at Mingei International Museum will lead a post-webcast discussion with Learning Institute attendees.

10:45-11:00 / Program introduction and meet-and-greet
11:00-12:30 / Webcast featuring Gregory Rodriguez
12:30-1:30 / Post-webcast discussion facilitated by Charlotte Cagan

 

Gregory Rodriguez

Rodriguez is founder and executive director of Zócalo Public Square (a nonprofit lecture series and Web publication) and Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. He has written on issues of national identity, social cohesion, assimilation, race relations, religion, immigration, ethnicity and demographics for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, where he is an op-ed columnist. He is the author of Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America, which The Washington Post listed among the best books of 2007.

Refreshments
Light refreshments and beverages will be provided; feel free to bring your own lunch.

RSVP by Monday, January 25
RSVP to bpcp@bpcp.org by Monday, January 25, 2010. Please share your name, title, organization and email address when registering.