tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87325815076024565232011-04-21T17:24:18.510-07:00ASP Civil Controversyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139360694063369767noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732581507602456523.post-76454795630810373812008-11-24T12:11:00.000-08:002008-11-24T12:50:24.393-08:00Civil Controversy is wrapping up the fall term and looking towards the winter and spring terms. Currently we are after Naomi Klein to discuss her recent book "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism." Maude Barlow: to share her activism experience surrounding the right to water and particularly the proliferation of privatized water rights by Multi-National Corporations. And Dan Savage to speak on Proposition 8: the California ballot proposition that passed allowing marriage to be defined as the union between a man and a woman.<br /><br />That being said, Civil Controversy created this blog to get feedback and suggestions for speakers that the Western community would like to see come to campus.<br /><br />Also, I would like this to be a chance for students and faculty to share their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">frustrations</span> and praises of Civil Controversy in general as well as <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">specific</span> events that we put on during the fall term.<br /><br />Just so you know, Civil Controversy was involved with the following events at Western this fall.<br /><br />Understanding the Proposed Economic Policies of Obama and McCain<br /><br />Opposition to America’s Leading Political Parties: Protesting the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DNC</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">RNC</span><br /><br />Kareem <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Crayton</span>: Hopes and Fears for the 2008 Elections<br /><br />A New Day for Racial Politics<br /><br />Serving Up Controversy: The politics of Chick-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fil</span>-A<br /><br />Rick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Steves</span>: Challenging the Prohibition of our Age<br /><br />James <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Yee</span>: Being a Muslim-American and the Politics of Fear<br /><br />Soldiers After War<br /><br /><br /><br />We also have a webpage at <a href="http://as.wwu.edu/programs/as-productions/controversy.php">http://as.wwu.edu/programs/as-productions/controversy.php</a><br />Can be reached at 360-650-2526 and found at VU 422<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8732581507602456523-7645479563081037381?l=civilcontroversy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ASP Civil Controversyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139360694063369767noreply@blogger.com1