Lunch with Activist-in-Residence Chris Smalls
Please note this event occurred in the past.
February 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Herter Hall 601
RSVP to Christian Appy ([email protected])
Join the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy in welcoming 2026 Activist-in-Residence Chris Smalls to campus with a lunch and informal discussion. Chris Smalls is a cofounder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union and, in 2020, founded The Congress of Essential Workers. He also participated in the 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla. He will be on campus for a week of programming from February 23-27.
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