These forums are jointly sponsored by the United Nations Association of Minnesota, the Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers and the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church.
CGS-Minnesota Chapter
5492 Bald Eagle Blvd. E.
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
info at globalsolutionsmn.org

Updated 2011-01-20

 
Calendar
Minnesota Chapter
THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM
Free and open to the public.
Where? Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church,
511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis (at Lyndale and Hennepin).
Park in church lot.
Thursday, January 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY?
This talk will analyze the deepening crisis between the American left and the right in American politics and argue for a 21st century civic populism, a “We the People” campaign to improve interactions between candidates and voters. It will argue that the people created government neither as saviors nor enemies, but as their instrument and meeting ground and that a combination of deliberation and public work with deep roots in the American civic tradition has the potential to revive government as an “us,” not an alien “them.” It will view politics as a national “public narrative” in which “citizens are the agents of our democracy.”
Presenter: Professor HARRY BOYTE
Founder and co-director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College, Boyte is also a senior fellow and graduate faculty member of the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. His career as an activist and scholar dates back to the 1960s when he was a Field Secretary for Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was a national coordinator (1993-95) for New Citizenship, a confederation of professionals working with the White House Domestic Policy Council and in this and many other capacities has tried to bridge the gap between citizens and government. A prolific writer, Boyte has authored eight books and more than a hundred scholarly articles on democracy, citizenship and community organizing and has appeared frequently on CBS’s morning and evening news and on MPR.
Thursday, February 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
CAN THE TAX HAVENS BE SHUT DOWN? 
President Obama campaigned against the corporate use of tax havens (countries or territories where taxes are levied at low rates or not at all) and the London G-20 in early 2009 announced a new drive to end their use for personal tax evasion. But neither conventional crackdowns on haven abuse by businesses nor greater transparency to thwart individual evaders will produce satisfactory results. Completely new instruments must be used. Among the possible remedies worthy of being considered are formula apportionment of the corporate income tax base and high withholding taxes on investments from suspect territories.
Presenter: Professor Robert T. KUDRLE
A Rhodes Scholar, Kudrle holds a doctorate from Harvard University and a master of philosophy degree from Oxford University. He is currently the Freeman Professor of International Trade and Investment Policy, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and an adjunct faculty member of the University’s Law School and its Departments of Applied Economics and Political Science. He studies industrial organization, public business policy and international economic policy. His recent research has focused largely on economic relations among industrial countries. He has served as a consultant to many U.S. and foreign regulatory and development organizations; has been vice president of the International Studies Association; and is a past co-editor ofInternational Studies Quarterly.
Thursday, February 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
511 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis
WorldSavvy presents (co-sponsored by CGS-MN)
Perspectives on Food & Sustainability:
From Local to Global
A WorldSavvy panel featuring a facilitated discussion with
Jenny Breen, Co-Owner of Good Life Catering
Glenn Ford, Founder and CEO, Praxis Marketplace
Julia Olmstead, Senior Program Assoicate, IATP (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)
Julie Siple, Producer and Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio
Moderated by Toni Randolf, Editor and Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio

$10 suggested donation.

Link to further information: http://worldsavvy.org/events/perspectives-on-food-sustainability-from-local-to-global/

Call 612-767-4438 for more information.
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