Dining with Democracy is a lecture series aimed at bringing today's leaders to Pitzer College to inspire tomorrow's leaders. Integral to the program is the discussion following the lecture with a small group of students, faculty and staff over an intimate meal. Visit the DWD Website> |
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April 17, 2008 - The Honorable Kimba Wood
"Gender Matters: Sharpening the Attack on the Glass Ceiling"
Since 1988 The Honorable Kimba Wood she has been a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. She is a Trustee and Secretary of The New York City Ballet. |
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March 27, 2008 - John Hueston
“Ken Lay is Alive: Why Enron Still Matters”
John C. Hueston has been listed as one of American Lawyer's Fab 50 Litigators and selected by Fortune Magazine as one of 25 men and women who shaped the business world in 2006. He was recognized for his role as lead prosecutor with the Enron Task Force. |
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January 31, 2008 - Chalmers Johnson
“Can We End the American Empire Before It Ends Us?"
Author and Professor Chalmers Johnson has written numerous books including, most recently, three examinations of the consequences of American Empire, Blowback, The Sorrows of Empire, and Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic.
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December 6, 2007 - Will Parrish
Will Parrish is a community organizer, activist, researcher, writer, public speaker and facilitator. He has overseenthe Think Outside the Bomb program, the UC Nuclear Free campaign, the Peace Leadership Clubs, and other programs oriented to engage and empower activists both young and old. |
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November 08, 2007 - Anthony Pico
"I Don't Give a %*#! What You Say, I'm Gonna Raise Hell"
Anthony has been advocating on behalf of foster youth since the age of 15. He speaks on various topics including
mental health, youth involvement, policy implementation and permanency. His most notable accomplishments are
being appointed as a Commissioner to the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care and having
a segment about his advocacy and life air on NPR's "This American Life." |
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October 25, 2007 - Mike Bonanno of the Yes Men
Mike Bonanno of the Yes Men spoke about their upcoming movie and some of the hijinks they have pulled off over the years, including posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivering an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada's largest oil conference. |
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October 25, 2006 - Dining with Democracy Introduction
Jim Marchant, Pitzer College Dean of Students and Nick Kislinger '07, Dining with Democracy symposium founder, speak about the series and introduce Ralph Nader, the inaugural speaker. |
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October 25, 2006 - Ralph Nader
Long-time consumer advocate, lawyer and politician Ralph Nader spoke at the inaugural Dining with Democracy event on "The American Duopoly."
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Feb. 2, 2007 - Fritz Haeg
Architect Fritz Haeg spoke on "Making a Living Making a Difference." Haeg seeks to support innovative art and design, cultivate and nurture communities, improve natural-human environment and to make connections and relationships between people and places that have been isolated or ignored by contemporary society. |
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Feb. 9, 2007 - Dr. Don Beck
Don Beck has been developing, implementing, and teaching the evolutionary theory of Spiral Dynamics for more than three decades. Beck has elaborated upon the work of his mentor, Clare Graves, to develop a multidimensional model for understanding the evolutionary transformation of human values and cultures. |
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March 22, 2007 - Brian Swimme
Mathematical cosmologist Dr. Brian Swimme spoke on "The Power of Now." Swimme’s primary field of research is the nature of the evolutionary dynamics of the Universe. His central concern is the role of the human within the Earth community. |
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April 18, 2007
Positive Psychologist and Author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi spoke on "Beyond Boredom and Anxiety," about happiness and flow and how it pertains to countries and cultures. |
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April 19, 2007
Scott Sherman, founder of the Transformative Action Institute, spoke on "Let's Transform America." |
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