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<h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ford Hall Forum<br>
at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
</span></font></b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>presents<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Strategery:<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>SNL’s Remarkable Influence<br>
Over Politics Through Satire<br>
<br>
</span></i>the Annual Louis P. and Evelyn Smith<br>
First Amendment Award<br>
</span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal'>presented<br>
to<br>
</span></font><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>James Downey<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>with moderator</span></font><font
size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Bill Murray<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Tuesday, March 27, </span></font><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>6:30-8:00 pm<br>
C. Walsh Theater<br>
<br>
preceded by a special<br>
First Amendment Award Reception,<br>
fundraiser held from<br>
4:00-5:30 pm at the<br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>Offices of Prince Lobel Tye LLP</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<h1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02114</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>)
</span></font><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ford Hall Forum</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at Suffolk University</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> presents </span></font><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>Strategery: SNL’s Remarkable Influence Over Politics Through
Satire</span></font></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>.</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'> With </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>James Downey</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>, recipient of
the </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2012 Louis P. And Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>; with moderator </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bill Murray</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>. T<font color=black><span style='color:black'>uesday, </span></font>March
27, 6:30-8:00 pm. <font color=black><span style='color:black'>Admission is free
and open to all; early arrival is advised. </span></font>C. Walsh Theater at<span
class=apple-converted-space><font color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font></span><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName><span
class=apple-converted-space><font color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font></span><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">55 Temple Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:address>. Wheelchair accessible and conveniently
located near the Park St. MBTA Station. For more information, contact Ford Hall
Forum at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>: 617-557-2007,<a
href="http://www.fordhallforum.org/">www.fordhallforum.org</a>.<br>
<br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>[Preceded by a </span></font></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>First Amendment Award Reception</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>, 4:00-5:30 pm. Held at the Offices of Prince
Lobel Tye LLP. Further information on purchasing reception tickets, which
include guaranteed admission to </span></font><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Strategery</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>,<font color=black><span style='color:black'> can be found at </span></font><a
href="http://www.fordhallforum.org/">www.fordhallforum.org</a>.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>]<br>
<br>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>James Downey</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'> has been a writer for </span></font><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>Saturday Night Live</span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'> for over three decades, putting his hilarious
words in the mouths of countless comedic actors. Year after year, he has
provided material for a show that continues to define popular culture, and no
political figure has escaped his rapier wit. Notably, <st1:City w:st="on">Downey</st1:City>’s
consistent commentary on current events holds a mirror up to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>, allowing <span
style='background:white'>life to respond to his art as much as <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>vice versa</span></i></span>. His work is a tribute not
just to American culture itself, but also to the value of freely expressing
sentiment that may not always be welcome but is certainly necessary. As Ford
Hall Forum at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> presents <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Downey</st1:City></st1:place> with its coveted First Amendment
Award, <span style='background:white'>his friend, actor</span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;background:white'> Bill Murray</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal'>, moderates the discussion on
his career of political satire and the many </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>truths told in jest.<br>
<br>
Background information on James Downey can be found at <u><a
href="http://www.fordhallforum.org/james-downey">www.fordhallforum.org/james-downey</a></u></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>.<font color=black><span style='color:black'> <br>
<br>
</span></font></span></font><u><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Coming up next in Ford
Hall Forum at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Spring
Series</span></font></u><u><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>:<br>
<br>
</span></font></u><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>The
State of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Human Rights</st1:State></st1:place></span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'><br>
A Frederic G. Corneel Memorial Forum<br>
</span></font></i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Co-presented by Old
South Meeting House and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Model
United Nations<br>
Thursday, April 12, </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>6:30-8:00 pm<br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>Old South Meeting House<br>
<br>
With myriad political, social, and economic changes across the globe in the
last decade, the public is eagerly questioning the effects on our worldwide
fight for human rights. </span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Rev.
Dr. William Schulz</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>, CEO
of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, discusses the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>’
recent progress in upholding human rights and which geopolitical areas will
soon need the most attention. </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr.
John Cerone</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>,
professor of human rights law and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> member of the International
Law Association’s (ILA) International Human Rights Law Committee, delves
into the UN’s original intentions with the Millennium Development Goals
and the likelihood of fulfilling them by 2015. Visiting lecturer at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Heller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for Social Policy and Management, </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr.
Jasmine Waddell</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>,
moderates their exchange on critical steps to ensure these fundamental rights
to all.<br>
<br>
</span></font><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>About Ford Hall Forum at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></u><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>:<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>
is the nation's oldest free public lecture series. The Forum promotes
freedom of speech and fosters an informed and effective citizenry through
public presentation of lectures, debates, and discussions. Its events
illuminate the key issues facing our society, by bringing to its podium
knowledgeable and thought-provoking speakers from a broad range of
perspectives. These individuals speak in person, for free, and in settings that
encourage frank and open debate.<br>
<br>
The Forum began in 1908 as a series of Sunday evening public meetings held at
the Ford Hall, which once stood on Beacon Hill in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place>. While the original building no longer
exists, the public conversations have continued throughout the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place> area with the
generous support of foundations, corporations, academic institutions, and
individuals. In its 104th year of programming, the Forum continues to build
upon its partnership with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:City></st1:place> is now housing the
Forum's administrative offices just a block away from where the original Ford
Hall once stood.<br>
<br>
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University programs are made possible through the
generous contributions from individual members as well as corporations and
foundations, including ACLU Massachusetts, AIG, The Barr Foundation, The Boston
Beer Company, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge,
The Fred and Marty Corneel Fund, Helen Rees Literary Agency, Houghton Chemical
Corporation, Iron Mountain, Jackson & Company, Katz Nannis + Solomon PC,
The Lowell Institute, Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Nellie Mae Education
Foundation, Old South Meeting House, Penny Pimentel, The Pfizer Foundation,
Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, Prince Lobel Tye LLP, Ropes & Gray,
Suffolk University, WBUR 90.9 FM, and WilmerHale.<br>
<br>
For more information on Ford Hall Forum at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
visit www.fordhallforum.org. Information about <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s
partnership with Ford Hall Forum can be obtained by contacting Mariellen
Norris, (617) 573-8450, <a href="mnorris@suffolk.edu"
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