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Nader vs. Gore Event @ Tufts U
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jesse Harlan Alderman)
Mon Oct 23 22:23:46 2000
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:22:46 -0700
From: Jesse Harlan Alderman <jalder01@tufts.edu>
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I strongly urge all of you to attend Wednesday's forum entitled Gore vs.
Nader: The Progressive Dilemma. The forum is at 7:45 in Eaton Hall Room
201 and it will be an open discussion group with some esteemed
representatives from the Ralph Nader for President Campaign. I highly
urge Democrats, Republicans, anarchists, facists, libertarians and
anyone other identity groups to attend as this will be an open
discussion forum and I hope there will be many ideas and opinions on
hand to refute or support what the panelists will say. Again this is
open to everyone and all opinions on the subject of Gore vs. Nader will
be strongly accepted and encouraged. The panel for this forum is:
Pat Keaney: Massachusetts Ralph Nader for President Campaign Manager
Suzanne Gordon- President, Labor for Nader, Freelance Journalist and
Author of "Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Line"
Paul Lopes- Professor, Sociology Department
Doug Hansen- Youth Activist
This will be an interesting debate with very distinguished panelists and
hopefully a vast array of ideas for our panelists to discuss. I strongly
encourage all to attend.
Call me- Jesse Alderman- x8243 with any questions.
Here is a further description of the event:
>
> the format of the discussion group will be broken down into three
> sections:
> 1) each member of the panel will deliver a 5-10 minute
> speech/presentation/perspective on the topic
>
> 2) after the prepared speeches, the moderator will ask each member of
> the panel to address and discuss a few prepared questions
>
> 3) the third section of the program will be a discussion/question and
> answer session with the whole group where the audience will ask
> questions and both panelists and members of the audience will be
> ask to participate in the dialogue
>
> The forum can focus on anything and is certaintly not limited to
> anything in particular, but things we are aiming to address are:
> -is a vote for nader is vote for bush? What are the problems with the
> spoiler argument?
>
> - what are the policy activities and trends of the new "centrist"
> democratics and the democratic leadership council which have caused
the
> democratic party to stray farther to the right.
> such topics might include corporate control through campaign donations
> and soft money, the democratic leadership council,
> world trade organization and international monetary fund support from
> the democratic party, free trade vs. fair trade, missile defense
system
>
> support and increased pentagon spending, the exponentially growing
> prison industrial complex, the failed war on drugs, environmental
> degradation and women's issues, gay rights and minority concerns not
> met by gore.
> another interesting topic to perhaps touch on would be the argument
for
> or against strategic voting. some issues to touch on would be the
> argument that non-swing states are "safe" territory to vote for nader,
> but one must vote for gore in a swing state. the issues of federal
> matching funds for the 2004 election, voting your conscious and lesser
> of two evils argument could also be touched on.
>
> -The adverse or positive effects Gore will have on the environment,
race
> relations, trade, women's issues and gay and lesbian issues
>
> -The positive or adverse effects Nader will have on the environment,
> race relations, trade, women's issues and gay and lesbian issues
>
> lastly, in light of the recent travesty of justice that occurred at
the
> october 3rd presidential debates where Ralph was not admitted onto the
> premises to participate in commentary on Fox News Channel or allowed
to
> watch the debate in a side room reserved for media, despite the fact
> that he had a legally transferable ticket, another topic would be the
> benefits of a multiple party system and electoral reform. Such topics
> might include instant run-off voting, the merits of a representative
or
>
> parliamentry system, public funding of elections and the easing of
> restrictions on third parties, i.e. federal commission on debates,
media costs, etc....
>
> Hope to see you at the event!
