On March 18, N.C. Policy Watch is proud to welcome Dr. Baker to Raleigh to help us make sense of the current economic situation. Please join us for this very special

NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

Making sense of the economy with Dean Baker:

Where are we? Where are we headed? What steps should the country pursue in order to promote a broad-based and lasting prosperity? 

 When: Thursday March 18, 2010
(Registration @ 12:00 pm, presentation begins at 12:30 and concludes by 2:00 pm)
–Note special time — One-half hour later than usual

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

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On March 18, N.C. Policy Watch is proud to welcome Dr. Baker to Raleigh to help us make sense of the current economic situation. Please join us for this very special

NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

Making sense of the economy with Dean Baker:

Where are we? Where are we headed? What steps should the country pursue in order to promote a broad-based and lasting prosperity? 

Who: Dean Baker is the Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and one of the nation's leading progressive economists. In his new book, False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy, he recounts the strategies used by the country's top economic policymakers to keep the American public unaware of their failure to recognize the housing bubble and to take steps to rein it in before it grew to unprecedented levels, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs, homes, and the life savings for tens of millions of people.

When: Thursday March 18, 2010
(Registration @ 12:00 pm, presentation begins at 12:30 and concludes by 2:00 pm)
–Note special time — One-half hour later than usual

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

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Last month, a narrow majority of the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most controversial and potentially far reaching decisions in recent American history when it discovered a constitutional right for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on politics.

According to E.J, Dionne of the Washington Post, the Court's ruling in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission was "an astonishing display of judicial arrogance, overreach and unjustified activism. Turning its back on a century of practice and decades of precedent, a narrow right-wing majority on the court decided to change the American political system by tilting it decisively in favor of corporate interests."

To help North Carolinians makes sense of this remarkable decision and begin to chart a path forward, NC Policy Watch (along with our friends at the government reform group N.C. Voters for Clean Elections) are hosting a very important Crucial Conversation luncheon. All who care about the preservation of democracy as we know it should consider attending.

The event will feature one of the nation's top experts in the field of voting rights, campaign finance reform and election reform issues, Brenda Wright. Wright is a veteran civil rights attorney and the Director of the Democracy Program at the national public policy research and advocacy organization, Demos. She has argued two voting rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and has extensive experience as a speaker and writer on voting rights, voter suppression, access to voter registration, campaign finance reform, redistricting, election protection, Department of Justice oversight, and other election reform and democracy issues.

Please join us for this special

NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-
Can this democracy be saved?

The Citizens United decision and what it means for our future 

When: Tuesday March 2, 2010
(registration @ 11:30 am, presentation begins at 12 noon and concludes by 1:30 pm)

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

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Short of all-out nuclear war, it’s unlikely that any issue confronting humankind poses a greater threat to its long-term health and wellbeing than global warming. Now, happily, it appears that the federal government is beginning to get serious about enacting legislation that would place some limits on U.S. carbon emissions. But, of course, as with any major federal legislation, the devil is in the details.

One person who understands those details better than just about anyone else is Todd Wooten. Todd is director of the Southeast Climate Resources Center at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and a former legislative counsel to U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. Todd will be joined by Veronica Butcher of the N.C. Conservation Network and Dr. Steve Jackson of the N.C. Budget and Tax Center in explaining the legislation, its strengths and weaknesses, and its prospects for success. Please join us for this special

NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

Federal climate legislation: Will it work? Will it be fair? Can it be enacted?

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When: Wednesday December 9, 2009
(registration @ 11:30 am, presentation begins at 12 noon and concludes by 1:30 pm)

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Wendell Potter is one of the nation’s most prominent spokespersons for national health care reform. He is a Senior Fellow on Health Care at the national nonprofit advocacy group, the Center for Media and Democracy. After a 20-year career as a corporate public relations executive, last year he left his job as head of communications for one of the nation's largest health insurers to try his hand at helping socially responsible organizations — including those advocating for meaningful health care reform — achieve their goals. He has testified before Congress, appeared on a variety of national television and radio programs and was profiled in a recent column by Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times entitled “Health Care Fit for Animals.”

Please join us for this very special NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

An insider’s view: Why our broken health care system is in desperate need of reform

Co-sponsored by the N.C. Health Access Coalition

When: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 (registration @ 11:30 am, presentation begins at 12 noon and concludes by 1:30 pm)

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

The Crisis in Corrections: What can North Carolina learn from other states about how to contain the explosive growth in prisons

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Co-sponsored by the Carolina Justice Policy Center

Featuring:

State Rep. Jerry Madden of the Texas House of Representatives. Rep. Madden is a businessman, a graduate of West Point, a Vietnam veteran, a nine-term Republican lawmaker and nationally recognized expert on corrections policy.    

and

Michael Thompson,  Executive Director of a special project of the national Council of State Governments known as the Justice Center. He has worked on criminal justice policy issues at the Council since 1997 and has helped spur and facilitate bi-partisan corrections reform efforts in several states.   

When: Monday, July 13th
(registration @ 11:30 am, presentation begins at 12 noon and concludes by 1:30 pm)

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

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NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon-

The Crisis in Corrections: What can North Carolina learn from other states about how to contain the explosive growth in prisons?

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Co-sponsored by the Carolina Justice Policy Center

Featuring:

State Rep. Jerry Madden of the Texas House of Representatives. Rep. Madden is a businessman, a graduate of West Point, a Vietnam veteran, a nine-term Republican lawmaker and nationally recognized expert on corrections policy.    

and

Michael Thompson,  Executive Director of a special project of the national Council of State Governments known as the Justice Center. He has worked on criminal justice policy issues at the Council since 1997 and has helped spur and facilitate bi-partisan corrections reform efforts in several states.   

When: Monday, July 13th
(registration @ 11:30 am, presentation begins at 12 noon and concludes by 1:30 pm)

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration required

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Congressman Brad Miller

A former state Representative and Senator, Congressman Miller recently began his fourth term in Congress as the Representative from North Carolina’s 13^th district. During his service in Washington, he has risen quickly through the ranks to become an influential voice for progressive change – perhaps most notably in the area of consumer rights where he has been a force in the battle to combat predatory lending. Miller also serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Science and Technology Committee and as a member of both the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. The Congressman will provide a status report from the nation’s capital on the three-month anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration.

Miller’s remarks will be preceded by a brief presentation from

Dean Debnam, President and Founder of Public Policy Polling, Inc.

Since its founding in 2001, Public Policy Polling has quickly become one of the nation’s most reliably accurate and well-respected polling firms. This was particularly true during the 2008 primary and general election cycles, when it consistently outperformed many of its older and previously better known competitors. PPP President and Founder Dean Debnam  has over 30 years experience in creating and growing businesses. He also has an active interest in politics and public policy. His business savvy made him question the inefficiencies he saw in politics and led him to create PPP.  Debnam will discuss some of the results from his firm’s latest statewide polling.

When :  Monday, April 20 at 12:00 noon (lunch will be available at 11:30, program will start at noon).

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett St. in downtown Raleigh  

Cost:  $10  (includes a box lunch)

Preregistration is required by Friday, April 17th.

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When: February 26th, [Registration opens 11:30 am, Panel Discussion: 12 noon - 1:30 pm]

Where: Marbles Kids Museum, Zanzibar Room, 201 E. Hargett Street, Raleigh NC 27601

Cost: $10 includes a box lunch

Space is limited, preregistration is required.

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