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Tuesday, 9 Feb 1993

Families and the American Dream - Stephanie Coontz
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Stephanie Coontz is author of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap. She is a scholar on family systems and teaches at Evergreen State College in Washington. her other publications include The Social Origins of Private Life: A History of American Families and Women's Work, Men's Prosperity: On the Origins of Gender and Class. Part of the National Affairs Series

Monday, 8 Feb 1993

The Ezekiel Experience: Values from the Other Side - Lawrence Jones
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Lawrence Jones recently retired as dean of the Howard University School of Divinity. Previously, he served as Dean of the Seminary, William E. Doge Professor of Applied Christianity and acting president of the Union Theological Seminary. he has written extensively on the history of African American churches. Part of the National Affairs Series

Living Democracy - Frances Moore Lappe and Paul DuBois
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Frances Moore Lappe and Paul DuBois co-founders of the Institute for the Arts for Democracy, will lead an informal discussion of how Americans can develop, apply and refine the concepts and practices of a citizen democracy. Part of the National Affairs Series

Sunday, 7 Feb 1993

Toward a Politics of Hope: Rethinking Power and Self-Interest - Frances Moore Lappe and Paul DuBois
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Frances Moore Lappe is a co-founder of the Institute for the Arts of Democracy and the author of Rediscovering America's Values. She co-founded the Institute for Food and Development Policy, is the author of Diet for a Small Planet and has co-authored many books including Aid as Obstacle and Betraying the National Interest. Paul DuBois is co-founder of the Institute for the Arts of Democracy. He was vice president at Cambridge College and the College of the Atlantic and director of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. he has written two books on health care and leadership in the management of nonprofit organizations. Part of the National Affairs Series

Friday, 5 Feb 1993

Performance: Sister! Sister! A Celebration of Women's Joys and Struggles Worldwide - Vinnie Burrows
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Wednesday, 3 Feb 1993

A Celebration of Black History: The Writers, The Stories, The Legacy - Video Conference
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Terry McMillan, Charles Johnson, Nikki Giovanni, Marita Golden, and Houston A. Baker. Renee Poussaint moderating. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Tuesday, 2 Feb 1993

Remembering Malcolm - Benjamin Karim
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Thursday, 28 Jan 1993

The Seattle Swing Bridge - Thomas Mahoney
All Day – 275 Scheman Building - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Friday, 22 Jan 1993

Martin and Malcolm: Principles in Practice - Student Panel
All Day – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Wes Threat will moderate. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Thursday, 21 Jan 1993

Living the Dream: Priciples and Practices - Carl Butts
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.