Public Interest & Lectures

Behind-the-scenes with the Obama campaign in Minnesota

06/06/2013 - 6:30pm

From the Park Bugle: St. Anthony Park resident and two- time campaign manager for the Minnesota Obama effort, Jeff Blodgett, will speak at the JBD Lecture Hall at the Campus Center at Macalester College at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 6, about lessons learned from both the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns. Tickets are free, but must be reserved at engage.wellstone.org/winning-the- wellstone-way.

Benefitfocus City Tour

05/21/2013 - 5:30pm

The Benefitfocus City Tour is a free event where you'll have the opportunity to participate in strategy sessions with live software demonstrations of the latest in cloud-based benefits technology.

Author talk, ‘Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation’

06/10/2013 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Join author Christine Stark for a reading and discussion of her award-winning novel Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation.

TCDP TOP PICK | 145th Memorial Day Observance at Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery

05/27/2013 - 10:00am - 11:00am

TCDP TOP PICK: Whether your Memorial Day plans include a BBQ, some quiet relaxation, or work (this is America, after all), start your day at Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, where military personnel and the Seward Concert Band will be paying tribute to the brave veterans to whom this holiday is dedicated. - Jay Gabler

Ruth Bachman to Speak at The Marsh

05/16/2013 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm

On Thursday, May 16 renowned writer, inspirational speaker, educator and cancer advocate Ruth Bachman will speak at The Marsh.  Her presentat

Organizing in the Ranks: Racism and Resistance in the U.S. Military

05/16/2013 - 7:00pm

Hear stories from historians and veterans about clashes and convergences surrounding race and military engagements: Yuichiro Onishi (Transpacific Antiracism), and Dr. Malinda Lindquist (Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890-1970), professors in the African-American and African Studies department at the University of Minnesota; and Melvin Carter, Jr., a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era and founder of "Save Our Sons."

All Labor Has Dignity

05/21/2013 - 7:00pm

Join professional actor and Macalester College Professor Harry Waters for a re-enactment of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1962 speech to the Minneapolis convention of the United Packinghouse Workers, where King drew connections between the labor and civil rights struggles. Music and related readings will complement his performance.

Dred Scott's Fight for Freedom

05/21/2013 - 1:30pm

MAAM presents Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott and director of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, who will discuss the role of the 1857 Supreme Court decision and its effect on the abolition of slavery.

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