April 21
How the CIA Used Art As A Weapon
Meetings # 3,165 -: During the Cold War the CIA used the arts as a weapon. Creating a market for abstract expressionism by lauding it in the press, setting up showings of it, buying it from galleries, and creating an international stir with it. They even used jazz artists to spread propaganda - though the jazz artists often rebelled. Mike Flores brings us the fascinating story of the CIA's use of the arts as a weapon in the Cold War.
April 14
The Imminent Collapse of the World Economy, and What You Can and Cannot Do About It
Meeting # 3,164 - Andrew Robuck, an officer with the United Trainman's Union, UTU, Illinois Central Railroad, Matteson Division, who says there are two precipitating factors: overproduction and currency instabilities. His analyzes are based on the careful study of Marxist and contemporary economics, and observations of historical capital movements.
April ?
Debate
"Should Bicyclists Be Licensed?"
Meeting # 3,16? - speakers sought - contact Corina at cschusheim@yahoo.com
"An irate pedal pusher claims she was hurt after slamming into a pedestrian - who had the audacity to step into the bike path in which she was rolling in Central Park. The cyclist is now suing the pedestrian she hit."
April 7
A Physical Theory of Peace
Meetings # 3,163 - Kurt Johnson, an independent scientist/researcher
The speaker says: "I have wrestled the problems of peace and social justice for several decades. I'm now prepared to present my findings and evidence that peace will not be impossible to achieve but we have been going it the wrong way.
The solution will be developed through scientific processes. There are three principles of physics which can be observed moderating all viable and sustainable social systems and all homeostatic systems. The answer to the human desire to build a sustainable, viable and just society is to build social structures that conform to these three physical principles of social organization. The answer, in principle, is exactly the same as was applied to achieve human flight, another quest thought impossible for humans beings for ninety-nine percent of human history. We don't need to change human beings. We are not the problem. We need to change the world around us and we can just as we learned to change it in order to fly."
Information: http://socialorganizationphysics.com/
April 28
Chicago Mass Action Against NATO/G8
CCAWR Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism
Meetings # 3,166 - Andy Thayer - Group stated in letter to Chicago's Mayor Emanuel that: "During the May 2012 G8 and NATO summits in Chicago, many people, with good reason, will want to exercise their constitutional right to protest against NATO’s wars and against the G8 agenda to only serve the richest one percent of society. Yet your representatives have stonewalled repeated attempts by community organizers to meet with the City to discuss reasonable accommodations of protesters’ rights."
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO is an alliance of 28 countries from North America and Europe, founded in 1949 with 12 original countries, dedicated to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. This treaty established collective defense between its members, meaning �an attack against one or several members is an attack against all (http://www.nato.int/) and member states will practice mutual defense to any attack by an outside party. Its rival in the Cold War was the Warsaw Pact dominated by the USSR. Even after the fall of the USSR and eastern bloc communism, NATO continues to exist and be active. It provides cover for US involvement in countries like Afghanistan and Libya.
What is the G8?
Group of 8 or G8 is a group of the 8 richest countries, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Germany, Japan, and Italy that meet once a year at a Summit. Created in 1975, it was originally made up of 6 countries; Canada joined in 1976 and Russia in 1998. They meet to set a shared agenda for economic and security matters related to their interests (http://www.g20-g8.com/).
