The
Democracy Collaborative organizes workshops and convenes national
and international gatherings of engaged scholars and reflective
practitioners to explore issues central to the theory and practice
of
democracy.
Building
the E-Commons, co-sponsored by The Institute for Philosophy
& Public Policy at the University of Maryland, the Center
for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota,
and the Center for Communicaiton and Democracy at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington, D.C., June 1-2, 2001 (Download
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The Civil Society Lecture Series was launched
in 1999 as part of the
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' Civil Society Initiative.
The
lecture series, underwritten with a gift from University of Maryland
alumni Carol and Gershon Kekst, is designed to explore the state
of
civil society in the United States and globally, to understand the
causes and consequences of civic decline, and to rekindle, improve
and
sustain civil society and civic life. Typically, two Civil Society
lectures are organized for each academic year. Recent programs in
this
series include:
Harris Wofford to Speak Oct. 7th
Harris Wofford, a national leader who has dedicated his life to
the goal of making citizen service a common expectation and experience
for all Americans, will deliver the Fall 2002 Civil Society Lecture.
Mr. Wofford is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, former
CEO of the Corporation for National Service, and currently Chairman
of America's Promise. In the 1960s, while on the White House staff,
he helped plan and organize the Peace Corps. He was also a friend
and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Civil Society Lecture will be held at 4:30 p.m., October 7,
in the Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom. Admission is free on
a first come, first seated basis.
"An Evening with
Langston and Martin"
April 9th, 2002. Starring actor/activists Danny Glover and Felix
Justice, this program featured moving and powerful portrayals
and readings of the works of Martin Luther King, Jr. and poet
Langston Hughes. This event was sponsored by The Democracy Collaborative,
the University of Maryland's Afro-American Studies Program, and
the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University.
Jihad vs. McWorld: The
Battle For Democracy Joined
September 24th, 2001. Benjamin Barber of the University of Maryland
delivered the Civil Society Lecture on the implications of 9-11,
and the vital need to open "a second front against terrorism"
— a global effort to renew, strengthen and extend the values
and practices of democracy.
