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The People's Pharmacy - Joe Graedon
All Day – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building - Mr. Graedon is author of the best-selling "The People's Pharmacy." He slashes through misinformation about drugs, from aspirin and birth control pills to deodorants, and tells the truth about their effect on your body and mind. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Farmworker Struggle - Baldemar Velasquez
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Mr. Velasquez is President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee in Toledo, Ohio. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Zoo Animals - Joan Embery
All Day – Lush Auditorium, Kildee Hall - Joan Embery, goodwill ambassador for the San Diego Zoo, has appeared on numerous television shows including the "Tonight Show." From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Role of Language in Education: Evidence form North America and the Developing Countries - G. Richard Tucker
All Day – Carver - Mr. Tucker is the Director of the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington D.C. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Maasai: The Land, the People, the Cattle - Tepelit Ole Saitoti
All Day – LeBaron Auditorium - Mr. Saitoti is a former Maasai warrior who was the subject of the National Geographic documentary "Man of the Serengeti." He came to this country and received his MA and wrote the book "Maasai." From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Third World - Michael Manley
All Day – Fisher Theater - Mr. Manley is the former Prime Minister of Jamaica. From the University Lectures Program archive.

A Religious Perspective on Peace - William Sloan Coffin
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Rev. William Sloan Coffin, moved to the forefront of the civil rights and peace movements in the 1960's. His activities included offering sanctuary in his Yale chapel to draft resisters and visiting Hanoi during the war in Vietnam. Part of the World Affairs Series: Prospects For Peace

The Power of Nonviolent Action - Beverly Woodward
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Woodward worked as Coordinator of the International Conference of Peace Researchers and Peace Activists. Part of the World Affairs Series: Prospects For Peace

Citizen Participation as a Force for Peace - Chadwich F. Alger
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Alger is the Mershon Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Ohio State and past president of the International Studies Association. He is studying ways in which local communities are linked to the world. Part of the World Affairs Series: Prospects For Peace

Citizen Action as a Force for Peace - Edward S. Allen, Dan Clark, Jan Drumm, Dorothy Schramm, Elsie G. Vega
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Edward S. Allen: Iowa State University mathematics Professor since 1921 and founder of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union in 1935, Dr. Allen has worked for peace and human justice throughout the twentieth century. Dan Clark: Program Director of the Consortium on International Peace and Reconciliation: A Partnership of Ten Iowa Denominations, Des Moines, Iowa. Jan Drumm: Coordinator of the project Enrichment program to encourage international education sponsored by The Stanley Foundation of Muscatine, Iowa. Dorothy Schramm: General Chairman of the Iowa Division of the United Nations Association, Burlington, Iowa. Elsie G. Vega: A former high school teacher in the Panama Canal Zone and producer of educational TV programs on peace and conservation issues, Coralville, Iowa. Part of the World Affairs Series: Prospects For Peace