Former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III To Speak At Salem State Forum

SALEM, MA — Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III is scheduled to speak at an upcoming forum at Salem State University on the importance of civic engagement.

Kennedy will be part of the forum set for Feb. 15 from 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. at the Bertolon Business Building Recital Hall on Lafayette Street.

Berry Institute of Politics Fellow and award-winning journalist Alison King will host the event.

Kennedy is the founder of Project Groundwork, a political advocacy group dedicated to investing in community organizing.

He is also the president of Citizens Energy, a nonprofit company that helps low-income families meet their basic needs, and serves in the Biden administration as a special envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs.

Kennedy is also the grandnephew of President John F. Kennedy and the grandson of former US Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

The event is open to the public but RSVP is required here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)