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The MN Humanities Commission and the Learning Club of WSU are
sponsoring
an > intergenerational forum with Gene Pelowski's class, November 30 and > December 1 on the topic of Politics and Money-- Who Owns Democracy? While > only members of the Learning Club will be participating in this forum, the > materials might be available from the MN Humanities Commission and if we > could find a community sponsor, (WSU sponsors the Learning Club) I see > possibilities of holding a community gathering around this issue. I will > contact the MN Humanities Commission to see what possibilities exist. One > other person in Winona attended the training with me last August in St. > Paul. I will check with that person also. The League of Women Voters might > be a sponsor, but I will need to raise it to the members-- after I get more > info from the MN Humanities Commission. > > The materials are prepared by the Kettering Foundation and can be viewed at > www.nifi.org. The choices given are framed in three different > approaches. The dialogue goes to the heart of each of these three > choices., Reform the Campaign Fund-Raising System, Rein in Lobbyists and > Politicians, and Publicize All Political Donations, Don't Regulate Them. > > The Kettering Foundation exists to promote deliberative democracy and has > been conducting/promoting dialogue for many years. I have found their > publications excellent. > > You might want to check out www.publicagenda.org. > > Lee Luebbe > |
