A Ford Hall Forum event on Sunday, October 5th, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m, at C. Walsh Theater:
“The Bluest State: How Democrats Created the Massachusetts Blueprint for American Political Disaster”. Massachusetts. It is the proud birthplace of modern-day liberalism, and the nation’s foremost test kitchen for its agenda and political practices. It is also, some say, home to sluggish economic growth, insular political culture, and a government that often fails to deliver relief for the working-class people it claims to help the most. Are Massachusetts politics an ideal others should strive toward? Or have we led the rest of the country (or at least its Democrats) dangerously off course? Tonight Jon Keller, WBZ-TV News’ Political Analyst, joins Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe columnist, to review the ups and downs of our beloved state’s political culture and what can be done to carve out a “new frontier” of American leadership.
The digital edition of Suffolk Arts+Sciences, No. 2, 2008/2009, titled, “JOURNEY” is now available. Powered by nxtbook, the digital edition enables readers to view the magazine electronically online, or download and read it offline. Adjust the zoom settings for ease of reading, and take advantage of the capabilities to search, save, link, forward the book, send specific pages, bookmark, and add notes.
Check back periodically, as we’ll be continually expanding the magazine’s content, utilizing the ability to include audio and video clips from interviews and performances, link to related events and resources on campus, and offer other rich media enhancements.
Hope you enjoy–and as always, your feedback is welcome!
A Ford Hall Forum Event: Thursday, September 25th 6:30 to 8:00 p.m, Suffolk Moot Court Room:
Between the lines of our parchment Constitution, renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe argues, there is an “Invisible Constitution.” Tribe purports that some of our most cherished and widely held beliefs about our constitutional rights are not even included in the written document. How does this “Invisible Constitution” impact the central constitutional debates of our time - from gun control to abortion to wire-tapping? How has this framework for reading the Constitution evolved, and how does it work? Professor Laurence Tribe, Harvard Law School, joins us to discuss how we interpret our country’s most important document.
Frances Moore Lappé, an award-winning social and environmental activist and author, returns to the College of Arts & Sciences for the second year in a row on September 24 and 25, 2008. Previously, Lappe visited the College during the week of October 15– 19, 2007. Lappé presented two public lectures: “From Hunger to Democracy: The Future of Life—My Journey,” as part of the Lowell Lecture series; and “Getting a Grip: Finding Our Place in the Walk of Hope.” She also presented “Living Courageously in a Culture of Fear,” with Distinguished Scholar in Residence James Carroll.
Social and environmental activist, Frances Moore Lappé, has written a number of books, including Diet for a Small Planet;Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity; World Hunger: Ten Myths; Rediscovering American Values; You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear; and Democracy’s Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life. She has worked tirelessly on citizen-led movements to address hunger, poverty, and environmental devastation on a world-wide basis. She is the co-founder of the Institute for Food and Development, and the Small Planet Institute; and founder of the Center for Living Democracy. She has won numerous awards, including the Right Livelihood Award (1987) and the Rachel Carson Award (2003). For her books, she earned the World Hunger Media Award, the Henry George Award, and the Nautilus Award.
Judy Norsigian is the executive director and founder of the Boston Women’s Book Collaborative popularly known as Our Bodies Ourselves and co-author of all editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Norsigian has spoken and written on a complete range of women’s health issues, including abortion, contraception, reproduction, STDs, genetics, and healthcare reform. She has served on the board of the National Women’s Health Network, she is currently a board member for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research and also founder, and board member of Community Works. Norsigian has won numerous awards, among which are the Public Service Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association (1989), the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Annual Recognition Award (1995), the Boston YWCA’s Academy of Women Achievers, and the Massachusetts Health Council Award (2002).
Judy Norsigian will be visiting the College during the week of September 22 - 26, and on October 20 and 30. During her time on campus Norsigian will be working closely with the students from the Master’s in Women’s Health program.
A Ford Hall Forum Event on Thursday, Sept. 11th, 6:30-8:00pm, C. Walsh Theater:
Across the globe we are building, editing, and contributing to a growing body of knowledge and tools at everyone’s fingertips. Volunteers in leaderless organizations contribute to online initiatives and articles. Software developers spend their free time collaborating with complete strangers. Amazingly, these efforts are creating products of extraordinary quality, sometimes better than that of large for-profit organizations. Why do we do it? Why does it work? Join us tonight as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales joins journalist Christopher Lydon to address these questions, where “Web 2.0” will take us next, and how Objectivist philosophy guides his vision.
Suffolk University celebrates a new partnership with the Ford Hall Forum with a Kickoff Reception, featuring addresses by James Carroll, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Boston Globe columnist and a former Ford Hall Forum speaker, Ken Greenberg, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and Shelly Green, President of the Ford Hall Forum.
Following the reception, Jimmy Wales, founder and CEO of Wikipedia, and Christopher Lydon, American media personality, lecture on “Free Speech, Free Minds, Free Markets: Competition and Collaboration.”
Judy Norsigian is the executive director and founder of the Boston Women’s Book Collaborative popularly known as Our Bodies Ourselves and co-author of all editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Norsigian has spoken and written on a complete range of women’s health issues, including abortion, contraception, reproduction, STDs, genetics, and healthcare reform. She has served on the board of the National Women’s Health Network, she is currently a board member for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research and also founder, and board member of Community Works. Norsigian has won numerous awards, among which are the Public Service Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association (1989), the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Annual Recognition Award (1995), the Boston YWCA’s Academy of Women Achievers, and the Massachusetts Health Council Award (2002).
