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<P>Cambridge Forum <BR>Program Schedule <BR>Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. **(unless otherwise noted) <BR>First Parish in Cambridge <BR>3 Church Street <BR>Harvard Square <BR>Cambridge, MA 02138 <BR><BR>FREE and Open to the Public <BR><BR>Last winter the U.S. Supreme Court gave corporations the right to make unlimited contributions to political campaigns in the Citizens United decision. In the Senate, a minority of Senators can delay or kill legislation supported by the majority, and a single anonymous Senator can stall consideration of political and judicial appointments for any or no reason at all. Political parties threaten to withhold support from members who do not vote the party line. Is this democracy in action? Join Cambridge Forum this fall, as we discuss the causes of our current democratic dysfunction and explore ways to renew democracy in America. <BR><BR><BR>September 15 Renewing Democracy: Soul of a Citizen* <BR><BR>Paul Loeb discusses citizenship. It’s more than political engagement, he argues, in this newly revised edition of his underground best-seller, Soul of a Citizen. How do his narratives of creative, moral, and emotional citizenship play out in our age of cynicism and fear? <BR><BR>Book: Soul of A Citizen <BR><BR><BR>September 22 Philanthropy Reconsidered* <BR><BR>George McCully, creator of the Catalogue for Philanthropy and the new Massachusetts Philanthropic Directory, discusses the contemporary transformation of philanthropy. Rooted in the Classical tradition of “humane-ness,” philanthropy provided the explicit rationale for the founding of the United States. How is the practice of philanthropy changing today? What role have electronic technologies and the new demographics of wealth played in the philanthropic revolution? <BR><BR>Book: Philanthropy Reconsidered <BR><BR><BR>Sunday 2-5pm** <BR>October 3. 2010 Howard Zinn and the Freedom to Write <BR><BR>The late historian Howard Zinn was well known for his support of liberal causes and for his popular and inclusive research and writing. Another, less well known facet of his life-work was his encouragement of young writers and small presses. PEN-New England celebrates Howard Zinn and his support for the freedom to write with a panel discussion led by Helene Atwan of Beacon Press. <BR><BR>Co-sponsored by PEN-New England <BR><BR><BR>October 13 Renewing Democracy: Change Congress <BR><BR>Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig argues that American democracy is broken and that only a concerted effort to change the way that Congress operates can restore our system of government. What changes does he see as necessary? And how does he see those changes coming about? <BR><BR><BR>Saturday 7:00 pm** <BR>October 23, 2010 Phil Ochs Song Night <BR><BR>Sonny Ochs, sister of the song-writer Phil Ochs, brings together a group of musicians, including First Parish minister Fred Small, to perform her brother’s songs and keep his music alive today. Phil Ochs’ political songs helped shape the social consciousness of the protest movements of the 1960s. These performances are a vivid expression of the power of music to move us and change the world. <BR><BR>Tickets Required: $20 general admission; $15 Cambridge Forum members and students; $10 children. All proceeds benefit Cambridge Forum. Call 617-495-2727 or visit www.cambridgeforum.org to reserve tickets. <BR><BR><BR>October 27 In-Between* <BR><BR>Mark Morrison-Read, Unitarian Universalist minister, discusses In Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby, his memoir of growing up during the era of the civil rights movement. The author wrestles with racism, the death of Martin Luther King, black radicalism, his interracial family, and his experience as one of the first black Unitarian Universalist ministers. What was it like for African Americans who were among the first to bring racial diversity to their neighborhood, school, church or workplace? <BR><BR>Book: In-Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby <BR><BR><BR>November 3 Renewing Democracy: How Important Are Elections Anyway? <BR><BR>Constitutional scholar and Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School Sanford Levinson discusses how the Constitution limits democratic self-government. Most citizens see voting in elections as a major duty of citizenship. And political parties and the media focus almost exclusively on elections as the source of the nation’s governing “mandate.” Why, then, don’t elections make more difference in the policies and activities of our government? <BR><BR><BR>Monday 2-4pm** <BR>November 8 The Massachusetts Philanthropic Directory: A Tool for Donors <BR><BR>George McCully, founder of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, and representatives from community foundations discuss the Catalogue’s new on-line Directory to all charities in Massachusetts. A powerful, analytical tool available free of charge to donors, grant-makers, philanthropic advisors, managers, and everyone involved in philanthropy, the Directory has the potential to transform the way we think about and participate in philanthropy. How will the Massachusetts Philanthropic Directory increase charitable giving? <BR><BR><BR>November 17 Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work* <BR><BR>Award-winning Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat’s reflection on art and exile is introduced by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. What does it mean to be an immigrant artist, especially in relation to one’s country of origin? When that country is suffering–from violence, poverty, oppression, or disaster–how does the artists’s responsibility change? </P>
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<P>Tickets required; call 617-495-2727 to reserve.<BR><BR>Co-sponsored by Harvard Book Store and the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. <BR><BR>Book: Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work <BR><BR><BR>Tuesday** <BR>November 30 Renewing Democracy: Deadly Spin* <BR><BR>Corporate whistle-blower Wendell Potter reveals the ways the insurance industry altered and tried to stop the process of health care reform. How is the power of corporate lobbyists exercised in our nation’s capital? What can be done to counteract that power? <BR><BR>Book: Deadly Spin (Bloomsbury)</P></BODY><pre>
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