Weekly Free Speech Forum established Jan. 6, 1951
College of Complexes
The Playground for People Who Think
sustaining the academic tradition of “One Fool at a Time”
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2901 W. Addison, Chicago, Free Parking The next open dates are
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November
November 23rd
What is Food? - Thanksgiving Day Program
Meeting # 3,794 - Jenny Walbridge offers some good advice
As for what one should have for dinner on Thanksgiving, she says:
a) ask your doctor and
b) ask your family/friends, but
c) I am gonna eat rutabagas, sweet potatoes, and pie for sure!
November 30th
Israel and Gaza - When is “Over the Top” Over the Top?
Meeting # 3,795 - activist and college regular Ernie Norman
The speaker states that "the current war between the Palestinians and the Israelis started long before October 7, 2023. In an effort to better understanding of the causes and underlying issues, we will:
Go over briefly the most important milestones, major issues, and key players in the creation of the State of Israel; how decisions at high levels in the early years almost guaranteed perpetual conflict; parallels between the colonization of Palestine and the colonization of the Western Hemisphere (especially the United States); and touch on questions such as: While governments have the right and the duty to protect their citizens, when does appropriate response become excessive revenge? Does one society have the right to completely destroy another because they might be a threat in the future? What role should the United States play in mitigating this crisis? When do forced re-locations become ethnic cleansing? When does ethnic cleaning become genocide? What is the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter? Where does this substantial recent increase in anti Semitism really come from? What are some of the other problems caused by this conflict? What is Benjamin Netanyahu trying to accomplish? How will this end?"
December
December 7th
The American Era and America's Destiny
Meeting # 3,796 - Eric Mao
The speaker states his presentation will be on the topic of “How America got here in the world it has shaped, and where the country is heading. We have heard time and time again in each election that "this is the most important election in history." Yep, we may well be in such reflection point in the fortune of the U.S. Are we ready for it?”
December 14th
Lowell Thompson, author "Who Killed America?" - a Patriotic, Crowd Sourced, Multi-Media, Interactive, Serial, Murder Mystery
Meetings # 3,797 - information https://furrytimes.net/2017/09/25/who-killed-america-by-lowell-thompson/
About the Author https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APX1V0/about
December 21st
Save the Planet and Stop Celebrating Christmas
Meeting # 3,798 - Charles Paidock - with powerpoint presentations
Charles takes the position that almost all of the activities attendant to "Celebrating Christmas" will accelerate climate change, and that we should drastically tone down or eliminate altogether Christmas, or the result wiill be extinction.
December 28th
Open
Meetings # 3,799 - contact the Program Coordinator Charles Paidock if you would like to speak at
cpaidock@hotmail.com or (312) 842-5036, (312) 714-7790 cell
January
January 4, 11, 18, 25
Open
Meetings # 3,800+ contact the Program Coordinator Charles Paidock if you would like to speak at
cpaidock@hotmail.com or (312) 842-5036, (312) 714-7790 cell
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