Past Events
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room (Room 218)
This hybrid event will feature the Ambassador on Zoom, with Beiler's Donuts for attendees.
Join the Canadian Club and the Mitchell Center for a fireside chat with U.S. Ambassador to Canada, DAVID L. COHEN (JD'81). Ambassador Cohen was previously the Chair of Penn's Board of Trustees, and his career has spanned Comcast, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, and the Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
CO-SPONSORED EVENT - A Night with Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room (Room 218)
This hybrid event will feature the Ambassador on Zoom, with Beiler's Donuts for attendees.
Join the Canadian Club and the Mitchell Center for a fireside chat with U.S. Ambassador to Canada, DAVID L. COHEN (JD'81). Ambassador Cohen was previously the Chair of Penn's Board of Trustees, and his career has spanned Comcast, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, and the Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
#CancelStudentDebt: A Conversation with Organizers from the Debt Collective
133 S. 36th Street, Audiorium (Basement)
Perelman Center for Political Science and Economic
In-person Event. Dinner provided. Free and Open to the Public
Join the five caucuses of the Penn Political Union (PPU) for a debate on the resolution, "The U.S. Should Severely Restrict Gun Access."
The PPU is unique among debating societies in encouraging participants to make heartfelt cases for policies they believe in to a politically diverse group of fellow students. Members can join one of five caucuses that span the political spectrum: Progressive, Liberal, Centrist, Conservative, and Libertarian. They can then take active roles in formal debates on important policy problems. At a time of political polarization and social-media bubbles, it is an opportunity to hone and challenge one’s own opinions, as well as make friendships “across the aisle” and cultivate the practices of civil discourse.
PPU DEBATE - Should the US Severely Restrict Gun Access?
133 S. 36th Street, Audiorium (Basement)
Perelman Center for Political Science and Economic
In-person Event. Dinner provided. Free and Open to the Public
Join the five caucuses of the Penn Political Union (PPU) for a debate on the resolution, "The U.S. Should Severely Restrict Gun Access."
The PPU is unique among debating societies in encouraging participants to make heartfelt cases for policies they believe in to a politically diverse group of fellow students. Members can join one of five caucuses that span the political spectrum: Progressive, Liberal, Centrist, Conservative, and Libertarian. They can then take active roles in formal debates on important policy problems. At a time of political polarization and social-media bubbles, it is an opportunity to hone and challenge one’s own opinions, as well as make friendships “across the aisle” and cultivate the practices of civil discourse.
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (1st Floor)
In-person Event: Please register here.
Join the Mitchell Center and Penn Justice Democrats in welcoming MARIANNE WILLIAMSON for a discussion of current politics and real social change. Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades Marianne has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 14 books and the founder of Project Angel Food, a non-profit that has delivered more than 14 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues.
In her latest book, A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution, she writes, “Our political challenges are mere symptoms of a deeper malaise and a deeper dysfunction. If we try to solve our political problems only through traditional political means, the symptoms will merely morph into different forms. The only way we can deeply address our problems is if we are willing to address them on the level of cause.”
CO-SPONSORED EVENT - A Town Hall with Marianne Williamson
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (1st Floor)
In-person Event: Please register here.
Join the Mitchell Center and Penn Justice Democrats in welcoming MARIANNE WILLIAMSON for a discussion of current politics and real social change. Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades Marianne has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 14 books and the founder of Project Angel Food, a non-profit that has delivered more than 14 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues.
In her latest book, A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution, she writes, “Our political challenges are mere symptoms of a deeper malaise and a deeper dysfunction. If we try to solve our political problems only through traditional political means, the symptoms will merely morph into different forms. The only way we can deeply address our problems is if we are willing to address them on the level of cause.”
Theorizing Political Violence
Forum (Room 250), Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
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