Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
When: 8 pm
Join Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, Black Commentator's Bill Fletcher, Jr., Nation D.C. editor Christopher Hayes and author and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, Jeff Madrick, in a wide-ranging and incisive conversation as they discuss the origins on the financial collapse, debate President Obama's stimulus package and consider what form economic recovery should take to ensure a more equitable future for everyone.
The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books) by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.
Audience questions will be taken, and a book-signing will follow the conversation.
DATE: March 6, 2009
LOCATION: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York City
TIME: 8PM. Doors open at 7:25PM.
FREE OF CHARGE
Co-sponsored by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Public Concern Foundation, Democrats.com, Democracy Now!, Code Pink, AlterNet and The UpTake.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Honoring the Women of Darfur
Sun March 8, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
International Women's Day!
Honor the Women of Darfur
See a video presentation about situation of women and girls in Darfur.
Hear a representative of Darfur People's Association give an update on the crisis.
Locaton: Kiernan Hall, St. Andrew the Apostle Church
6713 Ridge Blvd, (Senator St and Ridge Blvd.)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11220
Train: Take R train toward 95th Street Brooklyn (Take N,M,D train to 36th Street to connect to R train.)
>>Exit train on Bay Ridge Ave and 4th Ave (69th Street).
>> Walk down Bay Ridge Ave. past 3rd Ave. to Ridge Blvd
>>Make a right on Ridge Blvd and walk to Senator Street which is one block before 67th Street.
Sponsor: Social Justice Committee of St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail darfur@brooklynpeace.org
International Women's Day!
Honor the Women of Darfur
See a video presentation about situation of women and girls in Darfur.
Hear a representative of Darfur People's Association give an update on the crisis.
Locaton: Kiernan Hall, St. Andrew the Apostle Church
6713 Ridge Blvd, (Senator St and Ridge Blvd.)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11220
Train: Take R train toward 95th Street Brooklyn (Take N,M,D train to 36th Street to connect to R train.)
>>Exit train on Bay Ridge Ave and 4th Ave (69th Street).
>> Walk down Bay Ridge Ave. past 3rd Ave. to Ridge Blvd
>>Make a right on Ridge Blvd and walk to Senator Street which is one block before 67th Street.
Sponsor: Social Justice Committee of St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail darfur@brooklynpeace.org
Women Veterans Talk
Thursday March 5, 6:30 -- 8:30 pm:
Women Veterans:
Citizen-Soldiers in Changing Times
Hear women veterans who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan discuss their military experiences, and the expanding role of women in U.S. Armed Forces.
Featuring:
Joan Furey, author with Lynda Van Devanter of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. Served as staff nurse at the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970; worked at the Department of Veteran's Affairs for 30 years.
Capt. Esther S. Marcella, Commander of Long Island Recruiting Company, U.S. Army and Army Reserves; served in U.S., Kuwait, and Iraq.
Susan O'Neill: author of Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Vietnam. Served in Vietnam an an operating room nurse from 1969--1970.
Moderated by Meg McLean and Daria Sommers, filmmmakers behind the documentary Lioness aired on PBS).
Location: Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, (near Tillary and Cadman Plaza West), Brooklyn Heights.
Train: 2,3,4,5,M,R to Court St/Boro Hall; A.C to High St.
Sponsor: Brooklyn Historical Society
Questions? Call 718-222-41111 x 233
Women Veterans:
Citizen-Soldiers in Changing Times
Hear women veterans who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan discuss their military experiences, and the expanding role of women in U.S. Armed Forces.
Featuring:
Joan Furey, author with Lynda Van Devanter of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. Served as staff nurse at the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970; worked at the Department of Veteran's Affairs for 30 years.
Capt. Esther S. Marcella, Commander of Long Island Recruiting Company, U.S. Army and Army Reserves; served in U.S., Kuwait, and Iraq.
Susan O'Neill: author of Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Vietnam. Served in Vietnam an an operating room nurse from 1969--1970.
Moderated by Meg McLean and Daria Sommers, filmmmakers behind the documentary Lioness aired on PBS).
Location: Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, (near Tillary and Cadman Plaza West), Brooklyn Heights.
Train: 2,3,4,5,M,R to Court St/Boro Hall; A.C to High St.
Sponsor: Brooklyn Historical Society
Questions? Call 718-222-41111 x 233
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