Archived Events for Café Society
Week of 05/06/2008
A Just Verdict? The Sean Bell Case
Week of 04/29/2008
Does Illinois Want to Recall Politicans?
Week of 04/22/2008
Free Tibet? Understanding the Crisis
Week of 04/15/2008
The Real Estate Bubble--Should We Burst it or Re-inflate?
Week of 04/08/2008
Guns, Safety & Responsibility
Week of 04/01/2008
Health Care Matters--Where Do the Candidates Stand?
Week of 03/25/2008
Teens and STDs--Addressing This Crisis
Week of 03/18/2008
The Cook County Tax Hike: Needless or Necessary?
Week of 03/11/2008
What Does It Mean To Be "The Black Candidate"?
Week of 03/04/2008
Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press
Week of 02/19/2008
Democracy in Dire Straits: Will There Be Another Genocide in Africa?
Week of 02/12/2008
What Should an Athlete Look Like? Disabilities & the Olympics
Week of 02/05/2008
Stimulate This! Does Bush’s Economic Plan Turn You On?
Week of 01/29/2008
Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
Week of 01/22/2008
Sanctuaries as Battlegrounds for Immigration
Week of 01/15/2008
The Fate of Pakistan
Week of 01/08/2008
The Iowa Caucus Controversy: Is the Caucus Good for Us?
Week of 12/11/2007
Should Children Believe in Santa?
Week of 12/04/2007
Knitting for the New Revolution: Can Crafts Change the World?
Week of 11/27/2007
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Should the LGB leave behind the T?
Week of 11/13/2007
Who is Disabled?
Week of 11/06/2007
Iran, Sanctions, and World War III
Week of 10/30/2007
Silence in Illinois Schools
Week of 10/23/2007
Politics, Power & the People--Where Do Social Justice & Electoral Politics Collide?
Week of 10/16/2007
Transparency & Public Trust: The Planned Parenthood Clinic Controversy in Aurora
Week of 10/09/2007
The Ethics of Scientific Research
Week of 10/02/2007
Justice in Jena
Week of 09/25/2007
The War Over Iraq
Week of 09/18/2007
Ethics, Privacy & Hypocrisy: What We’ve Learned from Larry Craig
Week of 09/11/2007
Medical Errors – Who Should Bear the Costs?
Week of 09/04/2007
Should the Quarterback Be Sacked? Michael Vick, Justice & the NFL
Week of 08/28/2007
Overcrowded Prisons: More Cells or Fewer Prisoners?
Week of 08/21/2007
Warrantless Wiretapping: Are We Safer?
Week of 08/14/2007
China: Friend, Foe or Strategic Competitor
Week of 08/07/2007
Who Should Have the Power to Deport? Immigration Policy & Local Governments
Week of 07/31/2007
Now Enlisting for the Fashion Police: Who Decides What You Wear?
Week of 07/24/2007
Universal Health Care in Illinois – What are you willing to pay?
Week of 07/17/2007
Should Schools Consider Race?
Week of 07/10/2007
Eliminating Written Consent for HIV Testing -- Does the Doctor Know Best?
Week of 06/26/2007
Palestinian Civil War? The Fate of the Gaza Strip & the West Bank
Week of 06/19/2007
Out in the Military: Should Gays Be Allowed to Be Gay?
Week of 06/12/2007
Who Gets to Live? The Ethics of Genetic Testing
Week of 06/05/2007
Immigration Bill 2007
Week of 05/29/2007
Are Fictitious Cigarettes Harmful to Your Health?
Week of 05/22/2007
Workers of the World...Can They Unite?
Week of 05/15/2007
Are Gun Rights Civil Rights?
Week of 05/08/2007
The Impact of Virginia Tech—Freedom of Speech & Race
Week of 05/01/2007
Don Imus, Race, Gender, Class & the Power of Words
Week of 04/24/2007
Can the Revolution Be Funded by the Non-Profit Industrial Complex?
Week of 04/17/2007
The Supreme Court, the Clean Air Act, and Illinois
Week of 04/10/2007
Equity or Equality – Which Do We Really Want?
Week of 04/03/2007
VA Hospital Scandal--Caring for Veterans
Week of 03/27/2007
Lethal Injection on Trial
Week of 03/20/2007
Hugo Chavez: Hero or Villain?
Week of 03/13/2007
Should Virgins Be Vaccinated?
Week of 03/06/2007
Chief Illiniwek...Tribute or Travesty?
Week of 02/27/2007
Scooter Libby, Iraq & Freedom of the Press
Week of 02/20/2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force…You’re (Not) the Bomb
Week of 02/13/2007
Cyber-Vigilantes: Justice for the New Millennium?
Week of 02/06/2007
Bush's Healthcare Plan
Week of 01/30/2007
Super Bowl America
Week of 01/23/2007
Who Defines Dignity and Quality of Life for Children with Disabilities?: The Ashley Treatment
Week of 01/16/2007
Café Society: Conflict Diamonds: Are They Forever?
Week of 01/09/2007
Café Society: Happy New Yoga Year!
Week of 12/12/2006
Café Society: Civil War in Iraq?
Week of 12/05/2006
Café Society: Cosmic Rants
Week of 11/28/2006
Café Society: The Politics of Microcredit
Week of 11/14/2006
Café Society: Saddam Hussein--History's Verdict
Week of 11/07/2006
Café Society: Moving Pictures: Can Movies Inspire Activism and Social Change?
Week of 10/31/2006
Café Society: Help Wanted: Public Officials - Application Deadline November 7
Week of 10/24/2006
Café Society: Crisis in North Korea
Week of 10/17/2006
Café Society: How Safe Are Our Schools?
Week of 10/03/2006
Café Society: Scientific (Il)literacy & Democracy
Week of 09/26/2006
Café Society: If You Looked Up Dinosaur in Wikipedia Would You Find a Picture of an Encyclopedia?
Week of 09/19/2006
Café Society: Love May Be Blind, But Can It Be Color-Blind?
Week of 09/12/2006
Café Society: Combating Terrorism
Week of 09/05/2006
Café Society: The Motion Picture Association of America--Rated "C" for Censorship?
Week of 08/29/2006
Café Society: The Case of JonBenet
Week of 08/22/2006
Café Society: Faith in Politics
Week of 08/15/2006
Café Society: Big Box = Big Controversy
Week of 08/08/2006
Café Society: Public Safety, Individual Liberty & Fat - What Do You Value Most?
Week of 08/01/2006
Café Society: The New Crisis: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Israel & the U.S.
Week of 07/25/2006
Café Society: Network Neutrality: What Is It & Why Are So Many People Talking About It?
Week of 07/18/2006
Café Society: Are We A Nation of Victims?
Week of 07/11/2006
Café Society: The Politics of Funny--How Do We Know When It's Okay to Laugh?
Week of 07/04/2006
Café Society: Who Cares About Social Justice...If We'll All Be Dead Because of Global Warming?!
Week of 06/27/2006
Café Society: Take Me to the Christian Ballgame
Week of 06/20/2006
Café Society: Love, American Style: The Evolution of the Relationship
Week of 06/13/2006
Café Society: Initiation Rituals--Rites or Wrongs?
Week of 06/06/2006
Café Society: The Iranian Conundrum
Week of 05/30/2006
Café Society: Should English Be Declared the National Language?
Week of 05/23/2006
Café Society: The Politics of Healthy Food
Week of 05/16/2006
Café Society: Are We Sex-Negative or Sex-Positive?
Week of 05/09/2006
Café Society: Do Public Institutions Serve Your Interests?
Week of 05/02/2006
Café Society: Universal Health Care in the U.S.?
Week of 04/25/2006
Café Society: George Ryan (and Illinois Politics?) Found Guilty
Week of 04/18/2006
Café Society: Teaching the Bible in the Modern World
Week of 04/11/2006
Justifying Racism and the Invention of Race: the Case of Saartjie Baartman, the "Venus Hottentot"
Week of 04/04/2006
Café Society: Immigration Reform: Where Should We Go From Here?
Week of 03/28/2006
Café Society: What Defines a Democrat and a Republican?
Week of 03/14/2006
Café Society: What Would a Post-Roe World Look Like?
Week of 03/07/2006
Café Society: Dubai Ports -- Truth & Consequences?
Week of 02/28/2006
Café Society: Why Do We Compete?
Week of 02/21/2006
Café Society: Eco-Terrorism: Who is Most Dangerous?
Week of 02/14/2006
Café Society: Mohammed in the Spotlight
Week of 02/07/2006
Café Society: How Do We Understand Wrongful Conviction in Our Society?
Week of 01/31/2006
Café Society: Teacher Accountability & Evaluation
Week of 01/24/2006
Café Society: Is Keno for Illinois?
Week of 01/17/2006
Café Society: Public Funds for Religious Institutions?
Week of 01/10/2006
Café Society: Should We Re-Authorize the Patriot Act Next Month?
Week of 01/03/2006
Café Society: Revitalizing U.S. Energy Policy
Week of 12/13/2005
Café Society: Should We Make Laws Against Hate?
Week of 12/06/2005
Café Society: Should Children Be Seen & Not Heard? Attitudes Toward Kids in Public Spaces
Week of 11/29/2005
City-Wide Café Society: The Art of Political Dissent presents
Week of 11/15/2005
Café Society: Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic?
Week of 11/08/2005
Café Society: Remembering Rosa Parks: Civil Rights & Wrongs
Week of 11/01/2005
Café Society: Misogyny & Music, Hip-Hop & Race
Week of 10/18/2005
Café Society: Without Sanctuary: Bearing Witness to Lynching and the Fight for Racial Justice
Week of 10/11/2005
Café Society: God, Government & Greed: Whose Science is it Anyway?
Week of 10/04/2005
Café Society: Video Games, Violence & Youth
Week of 09/27/2005
Café Society: Global Warming: Should We Care?
Week of 09/20/2005
Café Society: University Hiring & Bi-Partisan Politics
Week of 09/13/2005
Café Society: Hurricane Katrina: Judging Relief & Repair
Week of 09/06/2005
Café Society: Withdrawal from Gaza
Week of 08/30/2005
Café Society: The High Cost of Drinking Water
Week of 08/23/2005
Café Society: How has the US's intervention affected the struggle against AIDS in Africa?
Week of 08/16/2005
Café Society: Racial Profiling: Neighborhood & National Security
Week of 08/09/2005
Café Society: Beauty or Beast? Does the "Average Woman" Have a Place on a Billboard?
Week of 08/02/2005
Café Society: The Future of Iraq
Week of 07/26/2005
Café Society: Budget Gaps, Naming Rights & the CTA
Week of 07/19/2005
Café Society: La Corte Suprema-Activismo y Justicia
Week of 07/19/2005
Café Society: The Supreme Court - Activism & Justice
Week of 07/12/2005
Café Society: Was Bill Cosby Right? Race, Class & Gender-The Welfare State & Personal Responsibility
Week of 07/05/2005
Café Society: Bulls***!
Week of 06/28/2005
Café Society: The First Amendment & Media: How Free is the Press?
Week of 06/21/2005
Café Society: Helping or Hurting? Debt Relief & the Developing World
Week of 06/14/2005
Café Society: Where Did We Come From? The Debate over Intelligent Design
Week of 06/07/2005
Café Society: The Struggle of Labor
Week of 05/31/2005
Café Society: The Battle Over Public Television
Week of 05/24/2005
Café Society: How the Media Shapes Our Perceptions of War
Week of 05/17/2005
Café Society: What Do We Owe Veterans?
Week of 05/10/2005
Café Society: Smile! You're on the Chicago Police Department's Surveillance Camera
Week of 05/03/2005
Café Society: Ipods: Are You (Dis)Connected?
Week of 04/26/2005
City-Wide Café Society: The Art of Political Dissent
Week of 04/19/2005
Café Society: Blue Bag Blues: Problems and Solutions for Chicago's Recycling Program
Week of 04/12/2005
Café Society: Military Recruitment: Duty, Strategy & Ethics
Week of 04/05/2005
Café Society: The Evolution of U.S. Foreign Policy
Week of 03/29/2005
Café Society: The Right to Die
Week of 03/22/2005
Café Society: Gay Marriage--The Debate within the Left
Week of 03/15/2005
Café Society: The New Face of Journalism - Hot or Not?
Week of 03/08/2005
Café Society: Child Sexual Abuse - Are We Doing Enough?
Week of 03/01/2005
Café Society: Social Security Insecurities
Week of 02/22/2005
Café Society: The Ethics of Sin Tax
Week of 02/15/2005
Café Society: Social Change: From the bottom up or top down?
Week of 02/08/2005
Café Society: The Contradictions of Sex
Week of 02/01/2005
Café Society: Gender Differences
Week of 01/25/2005
Café Society: Who's Story is it to tell? Native American Art & History
Week of 01/18/2005
Café Society: How laws set us free and restrict our freedom
Week of 01/11/2005
Café Society: What do Chicagoans want from our 2005 Legislature?
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