Fall 2008 Teach-Ins

9/12         Doug Wager, Director of “In Conflict” – Iraq War Veterans Speak Out on Duty, Loss and the Fight to Stay Alive.  A special discussion in conjunction with Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

9/19         John Foley, Writer & Director, "The Color Bearers" – the story of how the American Flag symbolizes the spirit of American Patriotism.  Mr. Foley will be screening the film and leading a discussion about the flag, patriotism, and dissent.

9/26         Political Science Graduate Student Lauren Albright on “Russia’s Fourth Estate: Freedom of Press Under Vladimir Putin”

10/3         Professor David Farber on “1968/2008: Protest Politics Then and Now”

10/10       Poet Meredith Avakian on "Poetry, Politics, and Protest"

10/17       Finance Professor Jonathan Scott on "The Panic of 2008"

10/24       Professor Michael Hagen on “Polling, the Media, and Elections”

10/31      North Philly Food Not Bombs on “Food Not Bombs”

11/7         Professor James Hilty on the “Election Rap Up: An Election for the Ages--A Turning Point in Presidential Politics? ”

11/14       In conjunction with ITVS Community Cinema the teach-in will be presenting "IOUSA" a film by Patrick Creadon about the growing national debt. Discussion follows with Yoni Gruskin, Founder and Director of Concerned Youth of America (featured in the film).

11/21       Professor Arthur Schmidt on “Mexican Migration to the U.S.—Hopes and Fears”