Political science honors society participates in “punk rock” unemployment event downtown
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:37AM By James Prioleau
Special to The Johnsonian
Winthrop’s political science honors society, Pi Sigma Alpha, is taking part in an event that will tackle subjects such as unemployment, punk rock and the Knowledge Economy from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 22.
The 2010 Old Town New World Conference is an event that provides insight about the high unemployment rate in Rock Hill and Charlotte.
The “do it yourself” attitude of punk rock music and the Creative Knowledge Economy, which is a list of self-organizing principles for those who are in the music and art scene, are topics of the event.
Participants in the event can take part in gathering information from several guest speakers including: director of production at Apostle, Bartow Church; the founding artistic director of Shakespeare Carolina, Chris O’ Neill; manager and partner of Rock Hill Institution, Indigo Moon Dee Sullivan and Jason Broadwater, the founder and president of RevenFlo, an internet marketing company based in Old Town Rock Hill.
The day will start with speakers and presentations and end with a concert by Grand Champeen from Austin, Texas, Birds of Avalon from Raleigh, N.C., and Motel Glory from Rock Hill, S.C.
For more information ,visit their website oldtownnewworld.net.
