Forums Archive
Below is an archival listing of all Cape Ann Forum forums. Audio and/or video may be available for some of the forums. Please click on the forum's title or the "read more" link to see more details about the forum.
This forums archive is updated frequently and past forums are added on a regular basis. This archive is a work-in-progress.
Old wrongs, new rights: South Africa after apartheid
The Gloucester Lyceum presents a slideshow and talk by Dan Connell.
Cosponsored by the Cape Ann Forum.
Dan Connell, who chairs the Cape Ann Forum, will show slides and talk about South Africa’s invigorating but unfinished journey from apartheid to democracy over the past two decades, starting with Nelson Mandela’s dramatic release from prison in 1990. read more »
Peace and Democracy in Pakistan: What are the Prospects and Why Does It Matter?
Relations between the United States and Pakistan are at an all-time low, following incidents involving U.S. and NATO forces either inside Pakistan or along its border with Afghanistan. In addition, Pakistan has been convulsed by a rash of anti-government bombings and assassinations. With the U.S. preparing to draw down its forces from Afghanistan, can Pakistan move towards peace, democracy and stability under such conditions, and why should this matter to Americans? read more »
Gloucester Lyceum and the Cape Ann Forum present: "Atlantic"
The Gloucester Lyceum and the Cape Ann Forum will co-sponsor world-renowned author Simon Winchester's talk and reading at Gloucester City Hall at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in conjunction with the paperback release of his New York Times best seller, "Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories." Published in hardback last year, "Atlantic" is of particular interest to Gloucester, as it focuses on the future of the North Atlantic fisheries, among many other powerful maritime narratives. read more »
From Cape Town to Beantown: The Sax as the Sound of South African Jazz
The Cape Ann Forum will host internationally known sax player, author and music professor Mike Rossi for a free lecture and performance on the history of jazz in South Africa at Gloucester City Hall on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. The event will honor the late Mitch Cohen, a Forum founder, with a free, catered reception afterward. read more »
Ten Years After: Out of the Shadow of Terror
To mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Cape Ann Forum is hosting Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, Joe Stork, to speak on the revolutionary upheavals now sweeping the Arab world and what they mean to us. read more »