Last Updated: 10/08/03

Reforming Special Education

The Center for New York City Affairs, Milano Graduate School New School University, presents, Reforming Special Education... Again: How Can We Best Serve the City's Neediest Students?

Thursday, October 9, 2003, Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue (btw 13th and 14th streets), 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Moderator: Liz Willen, Education Reporter, Bloomberg News Service.

Panelists: Jill Chaifetz, Executive Director, Advocates for Children; Debbie Edwards-Anderson, Parent Advocate; Carmen Fariña, Regional Superintendent, Instructional Leadership, Division 8, New York City Department of Education; Alan Gartner, Director of Policy Research, Office of the Deputy Mayor; Jill Levy, President, Council of Supervisors and Administrators. These seminars are free and open to the public. Please call ahead to reserve a seat: 212 229 5418.

Reflections on Year One: Plans for the Future

The Community Service Society and CSS Associates will host “Reflections on Year One: Plans for the Future” with Chancellor Joel Klein on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 7-9 p.m. at the Community Service Society, 105 E. 22nd (corner of Park Avenue South), Conference Room 4A. To RSVP call 212-614-5406 or associates@cssny.org.

Child Welfare and Domestic Violence in New York City

The Center for New York City Affairs, Milano Graduate School, New School University, and the Center for an Urban Future present: In the Wake of Nicholson: Child Welfare and Domestic Violence in New York City

Wednesday, October 15, 8:30am to 11:30am, Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue (between 13th &14th streets).

OPENING REMARKS: Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney
Sharwline Nicholson, Plaintiff in Nicholson v. Scoppetta

PANELISTS: Larry Busching, Chief, Family Violence and Child Abuse, NY County District Attorney's Office Alisa del Tufo, Executive Director, CONNECT
David Lansner, Partner, Lansner and Kubitschek Cynthia Wells, Director of the Clinical Consultation Program, New York Foundling and a representative of the NYC Administration for Children's Services (invited)

MODERATOR: Andrew White, Director, Center for New York City Affairs
To reserve a seat call 212-229-5418.

Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble

The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs will host “Books for Breakfast,” on Wednesday, October 15 from 8 a.m.-9:15 a.m. with Lester Brown, Worldwatch Institute. The topic: “Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble.” For details contact jmyers@cceia.org.

Gotham Center History Forums Presents: Mike Wallace on Gotham in the Second World War October 15, 6:30 p.m. – Auditorium

This forum presents a sneak preview of the second installment of “Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.” Mike Wallace will discuss the city's role in prosecuting the war, and explore the way its citizens experienced life on the urban home front. Mike Wallace is the Director of the Gotham Center for NYC History as well as the Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham. His most recent book is A New Deal for New York. The History Forum showcases the best new work on New York City history and builds bridges between the city's past and present. Presentations by, and conversations with, historians and history makers are moderated by Gotham Center Director Mike Wallace, co-author of “Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.”

PLEASE NOTE: All events are free and open to the general public but reservations are required. Reservations will be honored until 6:25 p.m.
Please call 212-817-8215. All sessions are held at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue @ 34th Street. For more information please email or call the Gotham Center at 212-817-8474

Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism

The New Press, the Open Society Institute, the Migration Policy Institute, and the Brennan Center are sponsoring a book signing and discussion of “Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism,” by David Cole and “Lost Liberties: Ashcroft and the Assault on Personal Freedom,” edited by Cynthia Brown on Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Martin Lipton Hall at NYU law school, 100 W. 3rd Street. please RSVP to Laura McGinley at 212-564-4406.

The Schism in the Western Alliance: Can it be Repaired?

The World Policy Institute will host “The Schism in the Western Alliance: Can it be Repaired?” on October 16. The function will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Swayduck Auditorium, ground floor on 65 Fifth Avenue (corner of 14th Street). Admission is free. RSVP to 212-229-5808 ext. 101 or email to dover@newschool.edu.

Evil: An Investigation

On Thursday, October 16, the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs will host “Authors in the Afternoon” with Lance Morrow, from Time Magazine. The meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The topic of discussion is “Evil: An Investigation.” To RSVP contact jmyers@cceia.org.

Making Money Make Change: Creating a Life in Balance—Privilege, Politics and Possibilities for Social Justice

Active Element Foundation, Funding Exchange, Resource Generation, Third Wave Foundation, and Tides Foundation will host "Making Money Make Change: Creating a Life in Balance—Privilege, Politics and Possibilities for Social Justice," October 16-19 in Marin County, CA. For details see www.tidesfoundation.org/mmmc or www.resourcegeneration.org

A Forum At Newman Conference Center

The Baruch College School of Public Affairs and NY League of Conservation Voters will host a forum on Friday, October 24 from 8-10 a.m. at the Newman Conference Center, 151 E. 25th Street, 7th floor. Presentations will be made by John Doherty, Commissioner, NYC Department of Sanitation; Michael McMahon, NYC Council; Benjamin Miller, Former DOS Commissioner, Author; and Ruth Ford, Contributing Editor, Habitat Magazine. To RSVP call 212-802-5735 or email spa_conferences@baruch.cuny.edu

Take Back Democracy

The Center for Voting and Democracy is undertaking a Democracy USA Initiative with a "Take Back Democracy" conference November 21-23 in Washington, D.C. The conference will make the demand for a vital democracy and a powerful right to vote part of the 2004 presidential campaign. For more information: www.fairvote.org or call 301-270-4616.