Nader at IUSB March 31

By Jayne Spencer

The unsuccessful candidate for the Green Party in the 2000 presidential election, Nader has been best known for his consumer protection activities for which he was named to Time magazine’s 100 most influential Americans of the 20th century.

He will speak on the topic “Everyone Counts: Representing the Under-Represented” at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Northside Hall. No tickets are required.

Nader’s first high visibility foray into public affairs came with the publication of Nader at IUSB March 31 Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) in which he maintained the Chevrolet Corvair was designed for profits and not safety, forcing the auto industry to make design changes and spurring a number of laws, including mandatory use of safety belts. He later founded the consumer group Public Citizen and in the 1970s, inspired young activists known as “Nader’s Raiders” to flock to Washington, D.C.