The city’s public television station is calling on all Houstonians, including the University of Houston community, to participate in a public forum on globalization’s impact on the local economy and job market.

KUHT-TV, Channel 8, will explore the issue on its weekly primetime show, “the connection,” at 9 p.m. Aug. 10 and 5 p.m. Aug. 15. Then at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19, the station will host a public forum featuring panelists who will discuss and answer questions on the topic. Small group discussions will follow.

Panelists will include Thomas DeGregori, UH professor of economics; John Beddow, Houston Business Journal’s group publishers; Lesley Ramsey, the Texas Fair Trade Coalition’s co-director; and Richard Shaw, Harris County AFL-CIO Council’s secretary and treasurer.

Seating is limited at the forum and an RSVP is required by Aug. 16. To RSVP, visit RSVP online or call (713) 743-8559.

The forum is part of a national project sponsored by By the People: America in the World, an initiative of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions that aims to enhance the national conversation on America's role in the world through a series of national and local broadcasts and events.

Francine Parker
fparker@central.uh.edu