Osher's Big Read

Has anyone read Evicted?  I plan to attend some of these events.  You do have to be an OSHER member, but  its cheap and they have a lot of interesting short classes- not book related. Countdown to the Big Read! 63 Days ! What is the Big Read? The Osher Institute at UWM developed a thematic two semester program based on Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Evicted offers an analysis of the ceaseless cycles of evictions, ubiquity of substandard housing, homelessness, property loss, educational calamity for children, and the emotional, financial, and psychological consequences of the upheaval and turbulence for several families living in Milwaukee.  Programs, courses, and events supporting themes within the book will be available to the Osher community starting in Fall 2017 and continuing in Spring 2018. Here is a “sneak peek” at some of the programs this Fall that support the Big Read.  The Big Read Launch Event -  August 3, 2017, 4:00pm-5:30pm at SCE Book discussions on Evicted (SIG) Film class on homelessness (Short Course) Landlord Games Watchdog Updates (Potpourri) Big Read: Poverty and Housing, 3-member Panel with Moderator, September 14 (Osher Talk) Big Read: Poverty and Health, 3-member Panel with Moderator, November 9 (Osher Talk) Salvation Army Emergency Lodge (Go Explore) Each month, June through August, one Osher Member’s name will be randomly selected and awarded a $25 Boswell gift card.