2011 Civic Forum Series

Monday, October 17
7:30pm
“The Androscoggin River”
A Bowdoin College historian and photographer present their work, which explores the Androscoggin River’s past, present and future status as a vibrant and complex force in the Lewiston-Auburn community.
Panelists include: Michael Kolster, Associate Professor of Art, Bowdoin College; and Matthew Klingle, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College.
Free and open to the public.
Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Please visit the Bates College channel on Vimeo to watch video of this event.

Monday, October 24
7:30 pm
“Social Entrepreneurship”
Four of the country’s leading social entrepreneurs will talk about their work.
Panelists include: Elizabeth Stefanski, Chief Market Maker, Business Innovation Factory; Peter Murray, Co-founder and President, Center for Progressive Leadership; Bethany Robertson, Co-founder and former Executive Director, I Do Foundation; and Jonathan Rosenthal, Co-founder, Oke USA, North America’s first fair trade fruit company and Equal Exchange, the first U.S. fair trade coffee company.
Free and open to the public.
Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Please visit the Bates College channel on Vimeo to watch video of this event.

Monday, November 7
7:30pm
Jeff Sharlet
“The Killer in Me: Reading the Oslo Manifesto’s Sources”
Professor Sharlet, author and contributing editor to Rolling Stone Magazine and Harper’s Magazine, reflects on the growing virulence of anti-Islamic activism and rhetoric through his analysis of the text of the Oslo killer’s manifesto, which combines and amplifies “respectable” anti-Islamic rhetoric.
Free and open to the public.
Chase Hall Lounge

Please visit our channel on YouTube to watch video footage from last year’s Civic Forum presentations.