Humphrey Institute News on-the-go

The following is a list of upcoming events sponsored by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Visit the Humphrey Institute online at www.hhh.umn.edu.

Wednesday, February 7, 5 p.m.: The Women and Politics Reading Group will discuss Candidate: The Truth Behind the Presidential Campaign by Emily O'Reilly at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, in the Freeman Commons (205 Humphrey Center). The book documents Mary Robinson's campaign to become the first woman president of Ireland. She went on to serve as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. All are invited to attend the discussion. For more information about the reading group, visit www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/wpp/.

Wednesday, February 21, 12:45-2 p.m.: Richard Martinez, University assistant professor in Chicano studies, will talk about "Planning the Undocumented City" as part of a monthly policy series sponsored by the State and Local Policy Program. The lecture will be held in the Wilkins Room (215 Humphrey Center). Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, February 22, 10-11:30 a.m.: Ben Page, the Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making in Political Science at Northwestern University, will give a lecture on "Bush's Disconnect: Foreign Policy, Public Opinion, and Multilateralism" in Cowles Auditorium. Walter Mondale will moderate the program. All are invited to attend this program sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.

On view through February 28: Article I, Section 3: Walter Mondale and the Seats of Power offers a new approach to the politics and public life of Vice President Walter Mondale. The Humphrey Forum's exhibit makes extensive use of documents and other materials recently released by the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta and interpreted by students participating in a seminar co-taught by Mr. Mondale and Professor Lawrence B. Jacobs during fall semester. The exhibit is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and by appointment. For more information, contact Steve Sandell at (612) 624-5893.

Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.: In the wake of the unspeakable acts of Nazi doctors during the Holocaust, modern governments adopted a series of international conventions that declared doctors' participation in torture to be unethical. In August 2004, Steven H. Miles, a bioethicist and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, reported in the British medical journal The Lancet that in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, doctors were collaborating in the design and implementation of coercive interrogations. "Torture, War, and Medical Ethics" will examine this issue in detail when Dr. Miles is joined in conversation by Professor Oren Gross from the University of Minnesota Law School. Part of the Home and Away series, this free event begins at 7 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium.

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March 21: "The Impact at Home: War and the National Guard" will look at the impact of long-term deployments on the families, communities, and businesses members of the National Guard leave behind. Participants will include former Representative Tim Penny, Minnesota National Guard Col. Neal Loidolt, and Denny Schulstad, state chair of the Department of Defense's Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. The program, which is part of the Home and Away series, begins at 7 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium.

March 26: The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host a discussion on "Welfare Reform: Its Origins and Performance" from noon to 1:30 p.m. on March 26.