“Berkeley Lecture Series” in partnership with “Iranian Student Alliance in America – ISAA” present:
Discussion on the Historical Election
A Presentation by Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco District 5 Supervisor
This presentation will be a free flowing discussion on the resent election with plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation with audience.
Ross Mirkarimi was born in Chicago in 1961 to an Iranian father, Hamid Mirkarimi, and a Russian-American mother, Nancy Kolman.
Ross grew up in a climate where stuffing envelopes and protesting was another form of family recreation. His mother, an anti-war, pro-union labor, feminist activist, worked for the State of Rhode Island for 30 years, seventeen as the Deputy Director for the Rhode Island Commission of Human Rights.
In the late 1980s, Ross spent time with the German Green Party in Bonn as they ascended to power in Parliament. He returned motivated into kick-starting the California Green Party.
Ross took a leave of absence from the D.A.’s office in mid-2004 to run for his first elected office. In a field of 22 candidates, he won the race to become Supervisor of District 5. Since taking office in January 2005, every month on the third Friday, Ross has faithfully hosted an art reception for a local artist.
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Place: 110 Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
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Lecture in English
Suggested Donation: $10.00
No donation expected from students
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