Chautauqua Women's Club

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Contemporary Issues Forum Speaker Reception: Edward Humes

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$30 per person

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Join CWC for a reception with Contemporary Issues Forum Speaker, Edward Humes!

Edward Humes is a journalist and author of 17 nonfiction books. His latest is Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World. His other books include The Forever Witness, Mississippi Mud, and the PEN Award–winning No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court, which led to him being called to testify about juvenile justice reform before the U.S. Senate and a joint session of the California Legislature. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his newspaper reporting on the military, and his 2019 book, Burned, help free a wrongfully convicted woman from a life sentence. Ed and his family, including two rescued racing greyhounds and their collie, live in Southern California. More at www.edwardhumes.com.