All talks start at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, and wrap up around 8:30. At IGE (Institute for Global Education), 1118 Wealthy SE, GR, next to Wealthy Theatre.

We videotape to show on an irregular schedule on LiveWire, Grand Rapids area's public access channel (www.grcmc.org). But you can find the most up-to-date schedule for "IGE Talks" HERE on this page. Bookmark it!

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Weed and Seed

Gathering & Videotape: July 3

Showing on cable channel 24:

Thurs, July 24, 7 pm
Fri, July 25, 2 pm
Sat, July 26, 7 pm
Tues, July 29, 7 pm
Wed, July 30, 2 pm
Sun, Aug. 3, 6 pm

We will look at the Weed and Seed inner city crime reduction program locally and nationally, and we have some very compelling guests. This is a big story with strong connections to the peace, justice, and anti-war issues we pursue.

Painting by Kristin Casaletto at http://www.aug.edu/finearts/Art/Bios/Casaletto/
CasalettoBio.html

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Click to watch "Globalization," videotaped June 5, 2008

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Also see http://www.iserv.net/~ige/spankout/SpankOutHome.html

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Also see http://www.iserv.net/~ige/spankout/SpankOutHome.html

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Click to watch "Babies Having Babies," videotaped March 6, 2008

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Click to watch "Healthcare," videotaped Feb. 7, 2008

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If you have trouble viewing the videos above, shows are also available on DVD or VHS tape. Send your requests for tapes or DVDs to Chuck Neller at cneller@comcast.net.

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Audio archive:
"War," March 2007

Click to hear the archive
IGE Talks Highlights: 15 minutes of wisdom distilled from 27 First Thursdays.

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Here are a few subliminal suggestions for topics of conversation in the upcoming months:

WAR   Veterans issues     Depleted uranium       Should war be some type of topic every other month?

ENVIRONMENT  Great lakes     Energy production in Michigan     Coal     Katrina

LOCAL   Housing crisis/local homeownership     Schools     Local elections    

POLITICAL  Communism/socialism     US foreign policy     Israel     NATO,UN,IMF,WB, and world court     Changes in the US over time     Elections     The election process     Comparative governments    

IDEAS and IDEALS  Rules to live by    Vegetarianism     Feminism     Women in power     A meaningful life     Art as a voice     Book discussions-what book?   

HUMAN RIGHTS   Youth     Education     The media/good media      Spankout     Fair trials     Health issues
 

Send us YOUR suggestions for good topics of conversation in the upcoming months!

Responses are monitored frequently and your suggestion
will be posted within 24 hours. Thank you.

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Updated June 26, 2008