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Inside The Presidential Debates

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:43:27 -0700

Start: 10/14/2008 - 17:30

End: 10/14/2008 - 19:00

A discussion between Newton Minow, senior counsel at Sidley and Austin
LLP, and Craig LaMay, Medill associate professor. A Chicago Council on
Global Affairs program. Registration requested. $30

312-944-4100

Intercontinental Hotel
505 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL

"Rebuilding Afghanistan"

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:47:24 -0700

Start: 10/15/2008 - 17:30

End: 10/15/2008 - 19:30

New York Times correspondent Dexter Filkins interviews Anwar ul-Haq Ahady, Afghanistan's minister of finance. A Chicago Council on Global Affairs program. Registration requested. $30

Chicago Club
81 E. Van Buren
Chicago, IL
312-726-3860

"Bikes, Cars, and the Limits of 'Automotility'"

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:45:23 -0700

Start: 10/15/2008 - 18:00

End: 10/15/2008 - 19:30

Columbia College professor Zack Furness, author of the forthcoming book One Less Car: Bike Culture and the Politics of Cycling, discusses the trend toward sustainable transportation and the historical connection of bikes to political issues.

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington
Chicago, IL

Veterans Celebration Concert

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:06:54 -0700

Start: 11/11/2008 - 19:30

End: 11/11/2008 - 21:00

Every year around Veterans Day there are thousands upon thousands of students gathering in hundreds upon hundreds of gymnasiums around the country to watch a powerpoint and hear a message. What is missing in this picture?

Veterans.

What if we could provide an opportunity for veterans to gather and be honored by students for
their service to our country? Why are veterans at home on Veterans Day
while students are gathering? Don't they deserve to be honored in
person? Can we rectify this situation?

That is exactly what the students at St. Charles North High School are striving to do. A new tradition whereby students recapture the meaning and importance of Veterans Day, paying tribute to the heroes who have given us the freedom to live and believe as we so choose.

The Second Annual Veterans Celebration Concert. A musical celebration of American music presented to our veterans. They deserve so much more, but it’s a start.

Join us. This concert is FREE, but tickets are limited.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 7:30 pm.

St. Charles North High School
255 Red Gate Road
St. Charles, IL