Geoffrey Canada, known for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem, \u00a0\u00a0will be the next speaker in the third annual George T. Hunter Lecture Series on Tuesday, February 15, 7 p.m., in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center.\u00a0 This event is free and open to the public.\u00a0 Seating is limited.<\/p>\n
The George T. Hunter Lecture Series <\/strong> focuses on issues affecting the Chattanooga community and is sponsored by the Benwood Foundation, in partnership with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The Ochs Center, and CreateHere.<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Canada has gained national recognition working for more than 20 years with Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc., and as a passionate advocate for education reform. Launched in 1997, the Harlem Children\u2019s Zone targets 100 blocks in Central Harlem with a comprehensive range of services for children and parents from birth through college.<\/p>\n
According to the New York Times Magazine<\/em>, \u201cThe objective is to create a safety net woven so tightly that children in the neighborhood just can\u2019t slip through.\u201d<\/p>\n The Harlem Children\u2019s Zone is the model for the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Promise Neighborhoods program. Canada was recently featured in Waiting for Superman<\/em>, an award-winning documentary about the public education system in America.<\/p>\n Overflow rooms with live streaming video of the lecture will be provided in the following locations:<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n