Global Capitalism Lecture by Professor Richard Wolff

We are thrilled to announce that Democracy at Work and The Left Forum are collaborating with Women Building Up (WBU) to present the first Global Capitalism lecture of 2025. For the first time in four years, this celebrated bi-monthly lecture series will be held live and in person.

Join us on:

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2025

Doors Open: 11:30AM EST

Time: 12:00 PM EST

Location: Women Building Up, 401 State Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

About the Event

Presented by acclaimed economist Professor Richard D. Wolff, Global Capitalism is a bi-monthly lecture series exploring global affairs, economics, and geopolitics. This special event will feature:

A thought-provoking lecture by Professor Wolff.

Introductions by Dr. Harriet Fraad and Dr. Wilmer Leon.

An engaging panel featuring Professor Wolff, Dr. Fraad, Dr. Leon and Serena Martin.

Meet the Presenters

Professor Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City.

Earlier he taught economics at Yale University (1967-1969) and at the City College of the City University of New York (1969-1973). In 1994, he was a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Paris (France), I (Sorbonne).

Prof Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update.

Dr. Harriet Fraad

Harriet Fraad is a mental health counselor and hypnotherapist and Host of Capitalism Hits Home. She is a founding member of the feminist movement and the journal Rethinking Marxism. For 40 years, she has been a radical committed to transforming US personal and political life. Harriet specializes in speaking and writing about topics in which psychology and economics overlap, as these topics remain loaded with taboos, confusion, ignorance, and fear preventing us from asking big questions and daring to discuss big answers. By analyzing issues where psychology and economics collide, we can better analyze our society and our individuality as well.

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III

Wilmer J. Leon III, Ph.D. and host of the podcast “Connecting The Dots” he is a Political Scientist whose primary areas of expertise are Black Politics, American Government, and Public Policy. For 11 years he was a Lecturer/Teaching Associate in the Political Science Department at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Currently, Dr. Leon is a nationally broadcast radio talk show host on SiriusXM Satellite radio channel 126, nationally syndicated columnist, and regular political commentator on national and international news programs.

Serena Martin

Serena Martin is the executive director of New Hour for Women and Children, an organization empowering incarcerated mothers, women, and children through J*il programs and reentry support on Long Island. She leads carceral reform efforts across New York State through advocacy and policy initiatives. Previously, Serena served as executive director of Herstory Writers Workshop and associate director of policy at the Correctional Association of NY’s Women in Pr*son Project, where she played a key role in passing the Adoption and Safe Families Act Expanded Discretion Law and the Anti-Shackling Law. A survivor of isolated confinement, Serena earned degrees through the College Bound Program at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Adelphi University.

About Women Building Up (WBU)

Our host organization, Women Building Up (WBU), advances gender, racial, and social justice by supporting women, girls, and gender expansive people who have been directly impacted by carceral systems to claim their power and become agents of transformative change in their communities and the world.

Host or Publisher Democracy At Work