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In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., The Conversations Project is sponsoring a panel discussion and community conversation:

Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 3rd, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Christopher Center Community Room.  Panelists will start a conversation exploring the history, social dynamics, and impacts of both diversity and prejudice on American society.  Audience members are encouraged to share their own knowledge and experience concerning prejudice and how it affects us all.

The panel will consist of four members of the Valparaiso University faculty: Larry Baas (Political Science), Angela Jackson (Psychology), Gregory Jones (Theology), and Lissa Yogan (Sociology and Criminology).

The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be provided.

LINK to event poster: Conversations Project: Forty Years Gone

LINK to official press release: Forty Years Gone Press Release

From the Conversations Project official press release:

In advance of the presidential primaries on “Super Tuesday,” February 5th, The Conversations Project is sponsoring a panel discussion and community conversation:

Super Tuesday Spin Doctors: Lessons of the Presidential Primaries

The event will take place on Wednesday, January 30th, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Christopher Center Community Room . Panelists will start a conversation exploring the history, purpose, pros and cons of the current presidential primary system. Audience members are encouraged to share their own knowledge and experience of that system.

LINK to complete CP Super Tuesday Press Release

LINK to CP Super Tuesday Poster

From the Conversations Project official press release:

Valparaiso University and the Project on Civic Reflection, working in conjunction with two student organizations: Voices for Reproductive Freedom (VOX) and Jus Vitae, are pleased to present a panel discussion and community conversation:

Commemorate or Commiserate:
35 Years of Roe v. Wade

The event will be held in the Christopher Center Community Room from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

This special program will explore the continuing significance of this controversial ruling by the Supreme Court, the legal construct of privacy, and the implications of judicial decisions on the social valuation of life.

LINK to Complete Version of Press Release

LINK to Poster

The Conversations Project

Valparaiso University and the Project on Civic Reflection are pleased to present a panel discussion and community conversation:

Honoring Our Veterans:
Theory and Practice

 The event will be held in the Christopher Center Community Room from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

The program will explore the experiences of veterans returning from the various fronts in the war on terror. Panelists will address the problems faced by returning veterans, including coping with physical and mental injuries and reintegrating into civilian society. Audience members are encouraged to share their own experiences relating to returning veterants, to raise questions relating to the challenges of supporting our currently deployed forces, their families & veterans who have returned home.

These issues and others will be addressed by a panel including Earl McDowell, a veteran of the Vietnam conflict and member of the Portage Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Captain Nathan Harlan of the United States Army and Jill Carley, Director of Programs for the Illinois & Indiana Veterans Administration Clinic. The presentations will be brief and are intended to provide perspectives that will spark audience discussion.

The main purpose of the Conversations Project is to promote mutual education, understanding and political reconciliation through dialog. The intention is to forge connections between Valparaiso University the wider Valparaiso community, and throughout Northwest Indiana.

All Conversations Project Events are free and open to the public. The conversation will continue following the event during a reception at which food and drink will be provided.

The Conversations Project presents:

“Living Out Loud (LOL): The Eroding Division of Public and Private Lives” - A Panel Discussion and Community Conversation

Featuring Rev. Jim Wetzstein, Moderator (VU Campus Ministry); Prof. Jennifer Hora (VU Dept. of Political Science); Prof. Aaron Preston (VU Dept. of Philosophy)

Tuesday, October 2, 7 pm in the VU Christopher Center Community Room.

This event is free and open to the public. Food and drinks to follow.

Sponsored by the VU School of Law and the Project on Civic Reflection.

This event is approved for Core 5th-hour credit. 

Living Out Loud Press Release