Special Events

THE SOUNDS OF DEMOCRATIC DISCOURSE
Sunday, April 6, 8:00pm Cohen Auditorium

Introduction and Presentation:

Rich Jankowsky A '95
EPIIC '92
(Jazz and Democracy)

Chick Corea
World-renowned Pianist and Composer; Recipient, 8 Grammy Awards and 35 Nominations; "The Mozart Sessions" with Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea and Friends Remembering Bud Powell

Part of the evening will be his musical interpretation of the symposium proceedings

DEMOCRACY'S PRECARIOUS PRESENT AND ENDURING PROMISE
Thursday, April 10, 7:00pm, Cabot Auditorium

Introduction:
Michael Poulshock
EPIIC Colloquium

Speaker:
Jean Bethke Elshtain
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Ethics, University of Chicago; Author, Democracy on Trial

THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA
Saturday, April 12, 700pm, Cohen Auditorium

Introduction:
Julie Leimbach
EPIIC Colloquium

Speaker:
Oscar Arias
1987 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Former President of Costa Rica

CIVIC ACTIVISM: THE ARPILLERAS MOVEMENT
Sunday, April 13, 11:00am, Hodgdon Hall

Introduction:
Stephanie Jowers
EPIIC Colloquium

Speaker:
Marjorie Agosin
Chair, Department of Spanish, Wellesley College: Author, Tapestries of Hope, Threads of Love: The Arpillera Movement in Chile, 1974-1994