Documentary: "A Passing of the Torch" October 11, 2010

Don’t miss the premiere presentation of "A Passing of the Torch." The film details how University of Michigan students organized a grass roots effort to advocate for the creation of the Peace Corps after Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech on the steps of the Michigan Union on October 14, 1960.

This event is one in a series of U-M events commemorating 50 years of the Peace Corps. For more information about the celebration, and a full listing of events, see http://peacecorps.umich.edu/.

Free and open to the public.