Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Alex
Many shortcomings of the current system of electing the President stem from the rule that awards all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in that particular state. Thus, voters in two thirds of the states are in effect disenfranchised in presidential elections because candidates concentrate their attention […]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Alex
Stephanie Tang, a lifelong activist with strong convictions, dedicates herself to issues such as ending wars, protecting immigrant rights, and stopping police brutality. She is a leader in local efforts of The World Can’t Wait - Drive Out The Bush Regime. (The Nation magazine gave World Can’t Wait the “Most Valuable Crusade” award of 2007.) […]
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Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Alex
Our President Arthur Jackson claims that most people of the world would answer the title question with their own question, “Why would you want to?” He further asserts that the beliefs underlying their question have trapped us in a blind alley where we see impossible problems in every direction we look rather than magnificent possibilities. […]
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Alex
Sunsara Taylor is a writer for Revolution newspaper, a co-host on the WBAI (Pacifica) radio program “Equal Time for Freethought,” and sits on the Advisory Board of World Can’t Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime! She has appeared frequently on/in the New York Times, “The O’Reilly Factor,” CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” “Hannity & Colmes,” “Fox […]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Alex
Skyler Porras will discuss her experiences as San José Director of the ACLU of Northern California, Southeastern Regional Organizer in the National ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office, and the Latino Outreach Director for Presidential candidate Howard Dean in Iowa. She has done the majority of her work in California, including Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Contra […]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Alex
In 1940, the philosopher Bertrand Russell was appointed to a position at City College of New York. That appointment generated a huge firestorm of criticism, and led to one of the most infamous legal cases of the era. Peter Stone, political theorist, member of the Humanist Community and of the Bertrand Russell Society, will discuss […]
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Alex
Professor John Gilbert, a recently retired political scientist from North Carolina State University and current Chairman of the Wake County (Raleigh) Board of Elections, will discuss the origins and evolution of the Electoral College. (Or, why it takes 4 California voters to equal one Wyoming voter.)
The Humanist Community Forum will meet at 11am at Mitchell […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Alex
From its headwaters high in the mountains of Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne River cascades 162 miles west before joining the San Joaquin River and flowing north into the San Francisco Bay Delta. Designated a Wild and Scenic River in 1984, the Tuolumne offers unparalleled outdoor recreation opportunities, hosting thousands of hikers, whitewater boaters, anglers […]
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Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Alex
Chuck Darrah presents results of a study done to help design services sensitive to local needs, laying the foundation for comparative studies of how youth in the region interact with institutional environments, implications for life courses, and how institutions may be made more responsive.
Chuck Darrah, MA, MPH, PhD, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, SJSU, […]
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Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Alex
Restorative Justice offers a new way to think about and practice criminal justice. Crime creates wounds. Jack Dison will describe how Restorative Justice looks at how, in some cases, the wounds and needs which arise from crime may be acknowledged and even healed by cooperative efforts of victims, offenders, and others impacted by crime. Mr. […]
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