Alworth Center for Peace and Justice Lecture Series

The 2009-2010 Alworth Peace & Justice Lecture Series will focus on the systemic and moral foundations of our economic and financial system. Some argue that - despite the current global financial crisis - the free enterprise system as we know it still represents the best hope for growth, prosperity and social justice. Others are calling for reform and a reexamination of how we manage resources, development and economic justice.

2009-2010 Future of Capitalism

All presentations are held at
7:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Auditorium.
No charge for any event
For more information, call (218) 723-5940

Tuesday, Sept. 29
"Democracy and The Corporation"
Marjorie Kelly author of
The Divine Right of Capital

Tuesday, Oct. 20
"We're Better Off Than We Think"
W. Michael Cox, author of
Myths of Rich & Poor

Tuesday, March 9
"The Wealth of Communities"
Bill McKibben, author of
Deep Economy

The Future of Capitalism Speaker Profiles

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	"Democracy and The Corporation" Marjorie Kelly Kelly is expected to argue that focusing on making profits for stockholders to the exclusion of everyone else's interest is a form of discrimination based on property or wealth. KellyShe is the cofounder and publisher of Business Ethics, a national publication on corporate social responsibility.
	"We're Better Off Than We Think" W. Michael Cox In his book Cox looks at multiple dimensions -- consumption and wealth, safety and security, leisure time and recreation, working conditions, variety and choice and more -- and contends that we've never been better off than today. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.
	"The Wealth of Communities" Robet McKibben McKibben makes the case for moving beyond "growth" as the paramount economic ideal and pursing prosperity in a more local direction, with regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment.

Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice

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Mission
The Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice seeks to bridge social and political barriers to bring together people of all ages and philosophies to work toward the common goals of peace and justice. The College of St. Scholastica is proud to offer this important resource as a service to our region. The public is invited to participate in Center activities and to utilize the resource center. Suggestions for future events are welcome.

The Center is funded in part by the Lee and Rose Warner Foundation, the Global Awareness Fund of the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation and Reader Weekly.

These lectures also have received special support from the DeWitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation and from Mary C. Van Evera in memory of William P. Van Evera, former trustee of the College.

The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of The College of St. Scholastica or the co-sponsors of the series.

For more information on the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice, contact Tom Morgan at tmorgan@css.edu or (218) 723-5940.