Jimmie Briggs, a writer/photographer who has followed in a long-standing tradition of "compassionate journalists" through his focus on child soldiers speaks about the tradition of social justice in journalism at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 in the Cooperage.
Brigg's will present a slide-show and host a discussion on "compassionate journalist" photographers from the 1930's to today, including his own work on child soldiers.
Briggs, a former reporter for LIFE magazine, is a New York- based writer, teacher and freelance journalist. Over the last decade, he has written for publications including "The Village Voice" and "The Source."
In 2005, he published "Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War." He is a National Magazine finalist and the recipient of many honors.
This event is sponsored by the North Bay International Studies Project.
For more information, contact Miriam Hutchins, (707) 664-2409.
