‘Wage slaves’ will screen in SLC
The national documentary Wage Slaves: Not Getting by in America will be screened Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Room 171 of the Student Learning Center. The film follows five families located in various U.S. cities as they struggle to avoid homelessness while holding jobs that pay $6 or $7 an hour. Categorized as “working poor,” their financial situation mirrors some 65 percent of Athens-Clarke County families, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hon. Steve Jones, an Athens-Clarke County native and UGA alumnus, will open the event with remarks about local poverty issues. Jones was appointed to the Superior Court of the Western Judicial Circuit by former Gov. Zell Miller and began his term on Dec. 1, 1995. Prior to that, he was a municipal court judge, assistant district attorney for the Western Judicial Circuit and director of the Child Support Recovery Unit for Athens-Clarke County. Jones is currently serving as chair for Partners for a Prosperous Athens, a local initiative to decrease poverty.

The screening is co-sponsored by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and the School of Social Work. It is open free to the public. Donations of canned food and nonperishable items to be donated to local charities are welcome.

Lanier Series to host music critic; Georgia Review to present poetry reading
The Lanier Speaker Series in the English department and the Creative Writing Program will host Craig Werner, professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) on Nov. 16–17. His talk, “Love and Happiness: Eros According to Octavio Paz, John Donne and the Rev. Al Green” is at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in room 265 Park Hall.

Werner’s books include Playing the Changes: From Afro-Modernism to the Jazz Impulse, A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race and the Soul of America and Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield and the Rise and Fall of American Soul.

With poet J. Allyn Rosser, Werner will give a reading of his recent fiction at the Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Tasty World, 312 East Broad St.

Rosser is an assistant professor in Ohio University’s Department of English. Her most recent book is Misery Prefigured, winner of the Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry. Her first book, Bright Moves, won the Morse Poetry Prize. Rosser earned her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and now teaches creative writing at Ohio University. Rosser’s reading is sponsored by the Georgia Review.

UGA observes International Education Month with events throughout November
The International Student Life Office invites everyone to attend festivities and events as part of International Education Month through Nov. 30.

IEM will include an extensive international film festival with movies representing cultures from all over the world. ISL will host “Tea Talks” that provide avenues for discussion about various topics.

On Nov. 16, the Office of International Education and ISL will host the annual International Education Week Celebration, which includes a photo competition, international cuisine and entertainment. Also featured is “A Night in Saigon” on Nov. 17, which highlights Vietnamese culture. On Nov. 18, the inaugural International Ball sponsored by the African Student Union will be held. Tickets are available at the cashier’s window of the Tate Student Center.

On Nov. 27, a Japanese comedy will be shown and on Nov. 28, a Chinese film will be screened. All films are shown with English subtitles and are free. Additionally, ISL will host a panel discussion for Return Peace Corps Volunteers with a dessert reception to follow on Nov. 28, from 5–6 p.m. in the ISL lounge (210 Memorial Hall).