Eradicating global poverty is an achievable task, says Dr. Kai Nielsen, who will deliver a lecture presented by the Department of Philosophy and Classics and the Department of Political Science, entitled "Global Poverty and Global Justice." The event will take place Monday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. in the Education Building, room 193.

In his lecture, Nielsen will argue that a practical proposal for eradicating global poverty could be realized without requiring extensive sacrifice on the part of the rich nations, if there was political will on the part of these nations. However, Nielsen acknowledges that this isn’t likely to happen. “I will try to explain why and to draw the politically normative consequences of that for the very possibility of global justice and even just plain decency,” he says.

Nielsen is the author of more than 25 books and 400 articles tackling subjects such as justice and globalization. As a rigorous public intellectual, Nielsen has also engaged with critical local and global social issues such as Quebec sovereignty, poverty, terrorism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nielsen is adjunct professor at Concordia University in Montreal and professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. He is also a founding member of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, past president of the Canadian Philosophical Association and a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

All are welcome to attend this free event. Parking is available in Lot 14 in designated "M" areas. For more details, contact Corrine Gogal at 585-4332.