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September 3 a 2009
he American Civil Liberties
Union of Michigan (ACLU) is
launching the Legacy Lectures
as part of the commemoration of the
organization's 50th anniversary. The
first lecture will be presented at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10, by Professor Jeffrey
D. Sachs, a world-
renowned economist,
author of The End of
Poverty, director of
the Earth Institute at
Columbia University
in New York and spe-
cial advisor to United
Jeffrey Sachs
Nations Secretary-
General Ban Ki-Moon.
The lecture, open to the public, will
be held at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Sachs will discuss "The Financial
Crisis and the End of Poverty"
In 1959, social justice advocates
established an ACLU chapter in
Michigan, defending civil liberties at
the most local level. Since its founding
in 1920, the ACLU led the fight to con-
serve our most precious liberties. Since
its inception, the ACLU has grown to
an organization of more than 500,000
active members and supporters with 54
state affiliate offices as well as a legisla-
tive office in Washington.
"We are extremely proud to be
have such a noteworthy individual as
Professor Sachs to launch our Legacy
Lectures," said Kary L. Moss, ACLU of
Michigan executive director.
"It is with great pleasure that we
have him help us commemorate our
50th anniversary. Jeffrey's late father,
Ted, was one of the original founders
of the ACLU of Michigan and played a
pivotal role in the growth of this orga-
nization."
According to his biography, Sachs
was director of the U.N. Millennium
Project from 2002 to 2006 and special
adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan on the Millennium Development
Goals, the internationally agreed goals
to reduce extreme poverty, disease and
hunger by the year 2015.
Sachs is widely considered to be the
leading international economic advi-
sor of his generation. For more than
20 years, he has been in the forefront
of the challenges of economic develop-
ment, poverty alleviation and enlight-
ened globalization, promoting policies
to help all parts of the world to benefit
from expanding economic opportuni-
ties and well being.
Sachs is a research associate of
the National Bureau of Economic
Research. He has been an adviser to
the International Monetary Fund,
the World Bank, the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and
Development, the World Health
Organization and the United Nations
Development Program, among other
international agencies.
For more details on the Sept. 10
Legacy Lecture or to purchase tickets,
go to www.aclumich.org . Tickets: $30
for ACLU members; $50 for non-mem-
bers; $100 for VIP, which includes gift,
autographed book and priority seat-
ing; $15 for students and fixed-income
individuals. ❑
Professional Service
JVS' Nurenberg receives Federation's Berman Award.
arbara Nurenberg, president
and CEO of JVS, received the
Mandell L. and Madeleine
Berman Award for Outstanding
Professional Service at the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's
Board of Governors meeting Aug. 27.
The Berman Award
was established in
1988 to celebrate the
achievements of a
Jewish communal
professional who has
served with distinc-
tion on behalf of
Barbara
Detroit's Jewish com-
Nurenberg
munity.
"Madge and I have
had the privilege of knowing each
of the remarkable people who have
received the Berman Award," said
Mandell (Bill) Berman. "Each, with
their unique contribution, has made a
difference. Barbara's leadership skills
have elevated JVS to the ranks of the
most respected agencies in the corn-
munity; her total dedication to the job
is well known."
Leah Rosenbaum, JVS chief oper-
ating officer, said, "I have had the
pleasure of working with Barbara for
nearly 30 years. Her strategic think-
ing has positioned JVS to help literally
thousands of people. The community
is fortunate to have such a dynamic
leader."
Under Nurenberg's leadership,
Southfield-based JVS has been an
instrument of positive change by pio-
neering the placement of people with
disabilities into the workforce and
integrating them into the community;
has been part of making advance-
ments in how the community honors
and cares for the elderly; and JVS'
career development and employment
services, now utilized more than ever,
have improved the lives of thousands
of people and their families.
The agency has grown from a $5
million vocational service agency to a
$19 million human service organiza-
tion that helps people from all walks
of life.
JVS is an award-winning human ser-
vices organization with four area loca-
tions in Metro Detroit. It helps people
realize life's potential through programs
that maximize self-sufficiency.
The agency provides counseling,
training, support services and compre-
hensive programs to the frail elderly, at
risk youth, individuals with severe dis-
abilities, unemployed workers, homeless
individuals and the economically disad-
vantaged. ❑