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TUESDAY,  December 2, 2008 - Dialogue Group - No meeting

The First Presbyterian Dialogue Group that usually meets on Tuesdays will not meet Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in deference to Emmy Award winning national correspondent Juan Williams who will be speaking at the Main Library at 7:00 pm.

The multimedia exhibit 381 days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story tells the dramatic tale of how one Southern city struggled with institutionalized segregation in the 1950s. When Rosa Parks famously informed her bus driver that she would not give up her seat for a white man, she set off a remarkable series of acts of civil, non-violent disobedience that ultimately led to the overturning of the law.  This awesome exhibit continues in the Main Library until January 11, 2009.  It is not one that you should miss.

Williams' visit to Columbus is one of many special events that are being presented in conjunction with the 381 days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story.

Juan Williams is an American journalist, author and radio and television correspondent. He is a Senior Correspondent at National Public Radio, has written at length for The Washington Post, regularly appears as a contributor on Fox News, and is an Emmy Award winner.^[1]

Contact: Henry McCoy 706-243-2669

E Pluribus Unum Series Continues

Tuesday, December 2, 2008  - Third of the series: " What Will the New (Obama) Administration Mean to the Constitution?    

This series of four discussions will examine the historical setting of the Constitution of the United States as it was written, the Federal style of government that is established, the development of civil liberties and civil rights, and what American should expect from their government in the future.

The public is invited to CSU's Center for Commerce and Technology, room 237   7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2

 

This series is presented by the One Columbus E. PLURIBUS UNUM committee and CSU.

CSU political science professor Tom Dolan will lead this series.

Contact: Rabbi Max Roth (706) 596-8005

OTHER EVENTS

The Columbus State University Hispanic Association (CHISPA) and the English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Department of the Muscogee County School District unite to celebrate a multicultural holiday event: The Third Annual Christmas Flavors from Around the World.  The public can sample cuisine from nations around the world on Friday, December 5, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Columbus State University's International House located at 6 Clearview Circle.

Admission is $5.00.  Proceeds will support ESOL outreach efforts. 

Contacts:
Paola Machado 706-507-8852 or e-mail chispa@colstate.edu.                  

Doris Brown 706- 748-2120 (English) or 706-748-2135 (Spanish) or e-mail communications@mcsdga.net.