Community Forums

As part of its commitment to public service, CPCS is committed to providing a public space for discussion, debate and dialog about important issues and policy questions. Each year, CPCS organizes and sponsors a number of events that bring together community people, groups, professionals and academics to explore current policy debates or issues. Some examples include:  

Colombia: The Untold Story. Three speakers from Colombia: Carolina Aldana, a human rights worker, Eder Jair Sanchez, a lawyer with the National Association of peasant Farmers, and Hector Giraldo, a trade unionist with the Federation of Public Employees.

U.S. English Only and Racism: Rolling Back Democracy: Speakers included Professor Bessie Dendrinos from the University of Athens, Greece, Professor Jim Cummins, from the University of Toronto, Canada, and James Crawford, journalist and former Washington editor of Education Week.

Defending Palestinian Workers' Rights: A presentation and discussion with Hasan Barghouthi, Director of the Palestinian Democracy and Workers' Rights Center.

Thrown in the hole: Solitary confinement in Massachusetts prisons: A panel discussion with Criminal Justice Professor Herman Hemingway, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, AFSC Prisoners' Rights Activist Jamie Suarez Potts, ACLUM Attorney John Reinstein and Ex-Offender Milton Jones.

Dementia and Wandering Behavior: A panel discussion with Associate Professor Nina Silverstein, Gerald Flaherty o fthe Alzheimer's Association and Dr. Terri Salmons Tobin. A celebration of the publication of their book, Dementia and Wandering Behavior: Concern for the Lost Elder (Springer Publishing Company, 2002)

 

See the CPCS Calendar of Events for upcoming events.