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Kelsey Timmerman 2016 Astle Speaker
Price Auditorium - McCleary Student Cener
When journalist Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began an adventure that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. Now he travels the world and shares the stories of the people he meets, educating audiences and promoting dialogue about how to improve our world economy.
The author of the New York Times bestseller, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes, he takes audiences on a journey through Asia and Latin America. From a 20-something t-shirt maker in Honduras to a single mother of two in Bangladesh, Timmerman humanizes the issues of globalization, intimately describing the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle, bridging the gap between global producers and consumers.
Where Am I Wearing? has been adopted by various universities as their Common Read selection and has been featured in TIME, Financial Times, US News and World Report, and Christian Science Monitor. An enlightening and thought-provoking speaker, Timmerman is passionate about educating students, encouraging them to think globally and act locally. Putting a face on globalization, he provokes others to think about where their clothing came from.
This year's David Astle Memorial Lecture speaker, Timmerman will speak on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30p. The event is open to the public.
