Other Ethics in Society Sponsored Events
2004-2005
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Adam Hochschild, author of
Bury The Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves.
Bldg 460, Rm 426 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
4-5:15pm
This event is sponsored by The Stanford Center on Ethics in conjunction
with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity,
the Martin Luther King Paper's Project, and the Program in Ethics
in Society.
Adam Hochschild was born in New York City in 1942. His books
have been translated into five languages and have won prizes
from the Overseas Press Club of America, the World Affairs Council,
the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, and the Society of American Travel
Writers.
Three of his books - including King Leopold's Ghost - have
been named Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times
Book Review and Library Journal. King Leopold's Ghost was also awarded the 1998 California Book Awards gold
medal for nonfiction.
Hochschild has also written for The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine,
Mother Jones (which he co-founded), The Nation, and many other magazines and newspapers.
A former commentator on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," he teaches writing at the Graduate School of
Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
If you have not already done so, please RSVP to
lquill@stanford.edu if you plan to attend this event.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Circumnavigator
Bldg 260, Rm 113 (Pigott Hall) 7:30pm
For five months in 2002, Dan Hoyle toured the world on a grant
from the Circumnavigator's Club. His goal? To try to understand the
issues of globablization by talking with the people directly
involved. He met with managers in Mexico, workers in Thailand,
street vendors in Kenya and surfers in South Africa - with
people living and working at all levels of the economic
spectrum. And then he made a show about it.
From a roadside rapping showdown in Mombassa to a moral
quandry over McDonalds in Johannesburg, from swooning
interpreters in Hanoi sweatshops to protest marches in Quito,
Dan brings to life more than 20 characters in the telling of
his search to parse the politics of globalization.
For more information on Dan Hoyle and his one-man show, http://www.danhoyle.net/.
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February 3-5, 2005
The
Susan Moller Okin Conference
A conference honoring Susan Moller Okin's contributions to
political theory will be held at Stanford University from February
3-5, 2005. The conference will cover the four major areas of
Okin's contributions to contemporary debates: justice and the
family, multiculturalism and liberalism, gender and international
development and women in the history of political thought.
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2003-2004 and Prior
The Stanford Center on Ethics Presents
Who's to Blame? Prisoners of War and Personal Responsibility
The recent abuses of Iraqi inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison
by U.S. soldiers raise significant legal and ethical questions.
Those issues concern the rights of the accused and the
legal, professional and ethical responsibilities of accusers.
Knowledge of the precise content of individual rights is paramount in
times of conflict. The recognition and comprehension of personal
and professional responsibilities is critical when moral lines
become blurred.
At 7 pm on Wednesday, June 2, The Stanford
Center on Ethics will host a panel discussion on these
and other issues in Room 290 of the Law School.
Panel:
Jenny Martinez from Stanford Law School -
Professor Martinez is a member of the legal team arguing for
Jose Padilla's - the alleged 'dirty bomber' - right
to counsel.
Geoff Mohan, staff writer for the
LA Times. Geoff Mohan was an embedded journalist in Iraq.
Helen Stacey from the Institute for International
Studies - Professor Stacey is a Senior Research Scholar at
the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
She is currently working on a project that examines human
rights in the context of globalization.
The panel will be moderated by Deborah Rhode, Director of
the Ethics Center and Professor, Stanford Law School.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Lawrence Quill (lquill@stanford.edu)
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Co-sponsored events with the Stanford Center on Ethics.
More information.
TEACH-IN
On
October 13 on Stanford's campus, in collaboration with various
departments on campus, the Program in Ethics in Society is co-sponsoring
a "Teach-In" to examine the U.S' potential strike on Iraq. Various
scholars and faculty from Bay Area Universities will lead seminars
on pertinent topics regarding U.S/ Iraqi relations. More information
will be forthcoming. In the meantime, if you are interested
learning more about the "Teach-In" email ppjc@peaceandjustice.org
at the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center in Palo Alto.
ETHICS AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM SERIES
In
participation with the Center for International Security and
Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford, and the City of Palo Alto Human
Relations Commission, the Stanford Program in Ethics in Society
is proud to announce the following series "Ethical Issues
in the War on Terrorism." This series is free and open
to all.
Notably
different from other Stanford University speaker events, this
will take place off campus in a variety of public locations
in the surrounding community.
We
will focus on ethical questions that face the nation and the
world as they relate to the current war. We will discuss the
events of September 11, the United States' response, the impact
it has on civil liberties, ethical questions of war in general,
the role of journalists in military action, and more.
Information
is forthcoming for the next portion of this program, scheduled
to take place in October. Contact Nicole Sanchez at (650) 723-0855
or via email at nsanchez@stanford.edu.
if you have inquiries.
The
previous engagement featured Laura Donohue, PhD. - "The
Counter-Terrorist Spiral"
Dr. Donohue discussed and took questions regarding the United
States' response to the events of September 11, 2001.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
CUBBERLEY COMMUNITY CENTER AUDITORIUM
4000 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO
In particular, she will posed the question "How are our
personal freedoms affected by our government's response?"
Dr. Donohue articulately outlined the various responses the
U.S. government has taken in wake of the 2001, Sept 11 tragedy.
She infused her knowledge of ill-designed British responses
to I.R.A. terrorism to suggest that trade-offs between personal
liberties and national security are often poorly managed when
national anger and sadness run high.
Dr.
Donohue is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for International
Security and Cooperation and Acting Assistant Professor in the
Political Science Department at Stanford.
