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Zocalo presents Max Boot, "How Revolutions in Military Affairs have Shaped History"

Zocalo hosts Max Boot at the National Center

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Historian and LA Times columnist Max Boot visits Zócalo to discuss how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of ...

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National Center Programs

Wednesday, Nov 8, 2006
7 PM

Location:
Democracy Forum

Town Hall Los Angeles presents Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union

Community Connections at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

Nadine Strossen is the first woman to head the nation's largest and oldest civil liberties organization. Called "one of the 100 most influential lawyers in the America," Strossen shares her thoughts on the intersection of constitutional law, civil liberties, and international human rights. For more information and reservations ...

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National Center Programs

Thursday, Nov 16, 2006
12 PM

Location:
Aratani Central Hall

Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

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Thursday, November 16, 4:30-7:30 PM (Dinner provided)

WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY?
For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the ...

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Educators Events

Thursday, Nov 16, 2006
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location:
Democracy Lab

LA Freewaves 2006 presents Screening and speak out: Media that Matters and other youth videos

Community Connections at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

In collaboration with Media That Matters, the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, and other Los Angeles nonprofit groups*, Freewaves will screen contemporary works by youth that address political, economic, and social issues.

The program is based around the Sixth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival, a showcase ...

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National Center Programs

Saturday, Nov 18, 2006
2 PM – 4 PM

Location:
Democracy Forum