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Tuesday, 18 Jan 1972
Justice in Black America - Renault A. Robinson
12:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Chicago-born Renault Robinson, 29-year-old executive director of the Afro-Americana Patrolmen's League, is one of America's foremost pioneers in organizing black policemen throughout America. His association with the league has placed him under many charges, ultimately resulting in his suspension from the Chicago Police Department for over a year. Robinson holds a BA in sociology and a Masters degree in urban studies from Roosevelt University.
Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?
Lunch with Guests from the Boy's Training School in Eldora
12:00 PM – YMCA Dining Room - From the University Lectures Program archive.
Monday, 17 Jan 1972
The Development and meaning of Social Control - Laura Nader
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Laura Nader is an anthropologist at the University of California at Berkeley. She is one of a very small number of women holding full professorships at that school. She has specialized for years in studying primitive systems of justice. Mrs. Nader made her name in anthropology with her study of the Zapotek Indians of Mexico. She has one sister, Claire, and two brothers Shafeek and Ralph.
Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?
The Case of Angela Davis - Matt Eubanks
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Matt Eubanks, active in the Civil Rights Movement, is now Regional Coordinator of the Angela Davis Defense Committee working out of St. Louis.
Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?
Monday, 10 Jan 1972
Marathon
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Play about drug abuse by Marathon House drug rehabilitation center in Providence, R.I. Performed by former drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation. From the University Lectures Program archives.
Tuesday, 4 Jan 1972
Pathology of Oppression - Florynce Kennedy
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - From the University Lectures Program archive.
Friday, 10 Dec 1971
Militarism and Democracy in the Third World - Dr. Irving Horowitz
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Irving Horowitz is a professor of sociology and political science at Rutgers University and Director of Studies in Comparative International Development.
Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?
Military organization and Political Change in the Third World - Dr. Morris Janowitz
3:10 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Morris Janowitz received an AB in economics from Washington Square College, New York University, and a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago and is presently Chairman of the Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.
Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?
Thursday, 9 Dec 1971
The Role of the Military in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand: A Comparative Study - Dr. John Cady
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - John Cady, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Ohio University, attained his AB from DePauw University, his AM from the University of Cincinnati and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?
The National Effects of America's vs. China's Military-Industrial Complex - Hosea Williams
3:10 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Hosea Williams has been a prominent figure in the civil rights movement for many years.
Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?