Public Affairs Preview

     Raj Patel, author, journalist and food policy expert will be speaking at the Missouri State University Public Affairs Conference.  He will be giving a speech and be in a panel on Thursday, April 15.

     The Public Affairs conference is being held at Missouri State University from April 13-16.  The topic this year is The New Economy: Peril and Promise.    All events are free and open to the public.

During Patel’s address he will likely be speaking about topics from his book The Value of Nothing.  His panel Feeding the Hungry: How the New Economy is Impacting International Relief Efforts will meet at 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the PSU Theater.

     Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be giving an address on Friday, April 16 titled Our Environmental Destiny.  It will be held in the JQH Arena from 10-11:30 a.m. An admission ticket required, but it is free.  That ticket must be picked up in advance.  For ticket information visit: http://jqharena.missouristate.edu/kennedy.

     Free parking is available for the event in the Visitor’s lot #13, located off National and Monroe.  Additional parking is available at BearPark North, with entrances off Cherry and Elm, as well as BearPark South, located at Grand and Holland.  Free shuttle service will be provided from the parking garages.  During the April 16 event, parking will also be available in lots 44, 51, and 52.

     All sessions will be held in the Plaster Student Union except for the April 16 event.  It will be held in JQH Arena.  Accommodations will be provided to the disabled with adequate notice.