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.
The Key to Peace in Israel/Palestine: Dismantling the Matrix of Control
World-renowned Israeli-Jewish peace activist Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and a Nobel Peace prize nominee, will speak on why securing Palestinian rights is crucial to Israel’s future. “We think, as Israelis, that Jews and Arabs should live together,” he says. “Palestinians have rights of self-determination just like we have. We have to fight also for their rights. One of our slogans is ‘we refuse to be their enemies.’ ” read more »
Restoring America's Global Credibility
The next President will face many challenges, but among the most urgent will be to restore America’s credibility around the world. Repairing our dismal approach to human rights will play a significant role in that restoration. Bill Schulz, the former head of Amnesty International USA, now a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a Gloucester resident, will describe how we got into this mess and how to get us out.
Torture, Secrecy and the Rule of Law
In June 2003, President Bush observed that governments that use torture often seek to “shield their abuses from the eyes of the world by staging elaborate deceptions and denying access to international human rights monitors.” read more »
Global Warming in Our Backyard
Records show that New England’s climate, the catalyst behind fiery orange foliage and deep-woods Nordic ski treks, is dramatically warming — and altering the region’s character and economy as it does. What will we face in the coming years as a result of this warming, what is the science behind it, and what can we do to reverse the trend? read more »
First Into Nagasaki, Last Into Print
Pulitzer-prize winning reporter George Weller was the first foreigner to witness the aftermath of the world’s only nuclear attack—but his searing accounts of victims never saw the light of day. His files were destroyed by General Douglas MacArthur, whose political views and personal ambitions trumped the truth. read more »