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Carmen Yulín Cruz: Changing the World One Community at a Time
January 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
When Hurricane Maria devastated San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2017, Carmen Yulín Cruz was on the front lines as the island’s 3.2 million residents responded to the devastation which rippled beyond physical destruction to financial, political and humanitarian suffering.
Cruz, who was mayor of San Juan for eight years, now works with universities and nongovernmental organizations to advocate for crisis response on a community level. On Jan. 18, she will speak at North Carolina State University for the 2024 Eloise S. Cofer Family Living Lecture Series. Anchored around themes of community engagement and leadership, her lecture will emphasize how local actions lead to global impacts.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in the James B. Hunt Jr. Library Auditorium.
Register here.