Mary Wilson, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The 17th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), Wilson will give a lecture titled “2010: A Year of Celebration and Climate Concerns.” LWVUS is celebrating 90 years of advocacy and public policy work and currently focusing on environmental concerns.
“First Persons: Stories of Hope,” a panel discussion on the Oklahoma City bombing
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Great Hall, Clinton Presidential Center)
– Family members, survivors and rescue workers from the Oklahoma City bombing will share their stories from April 19, 1995, to the present. This panel is presented in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.
Claiborne Deming, former chairman of Murphy Oil Corporation
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Claiborne P. Deming is the former president and CEO of Murphy Oil Corp. Now a private investor in El Dorado, Ark., Deming will discuss his views on the national debate over climate change.
“Silent Storytellers,” premiere of new documentary
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– “Silent Storytellers” is an AETN original documentary focusing on the art, history and secrets of Arkansas cemeteries. The film is a journey across Arkansas visiting cemeteries known and unknown.
Congressional staff panel discussion
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Alexis Covey-Brandt, floor director for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D, Md.), and Catlin O’Neill, deputy director of floor operations for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D, Calif.), will give their firsthand perspective of the legislative process, including the recent Health Care debate.
Fred Zeidman, chairman, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Appointed by President George W. Bush in March 2002, Zeidman has been credited with broadening the focus of the Holocaust Museum by examining the lessons and legacy of the tragedy.
“Elizabeth and Hazel,” author David Margolick
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
Margolick will discuss a book he is writing about a now-infamous photo from the 1957 Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis that portrays Elizabeth Eckford, a member of the Little Rock Nine, being pursued by a hostile crowd, including a screaming classmate, Hazel Massery.
Urs Ziswiler, Switzerland’s ambassador to the United States
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Appointed ambassador of Switzerland to the United States in March 2006, Ziswiler will give a Clinton School lecture about U.S./Swiss relations.
Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Ventura will discuss his new book “American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies That the Government Tells Us,” in which he claims the mainstream press has refused to consider alternate possibilities and ask tough questions about events like the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
2010 IMPACT National Student Conference
Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21 (Downtown Little Rock)
The Clinton School, in partnership with UALR, will host the 2010 IMPACT Conference, the largest gathering in the country of socially-engaged college students who come together across diverse issues, perspectives and approaches to create social change. Register or get more information at http://www.impactconference.org/.
Maen Areikat, PLO’s chief of mission to the United States
Monday, March 29, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Maen Rashid Areikat is the Palestine Liberation Organization’s representative to the United States. Prior to his appointment, Areikat served for 11 years at the Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD) of the PLO in Ramallah.
David Orr, professor of environmental studies and politics, Oberlin College
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and is best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and in ecological design.
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501.683.5239.