Assault on Roe vs. Wade –Monday, July 11

Moderator, Emily Thome, VP for Development at Planned Parenthood Northeast Ohio, will introduce panelists:  Karen O’Malia and Ginny Shorten, who spearheaded Right to Choose efforts prior to and directly following Roe vs. Wade; Sarah Lowry and Molly Toth, graduate students currently involved in women’s reproductive health issues.  Emily will add commentary and perspective to the debate.  Should be a lively generational dialogue on the 40 years since the Roe decision.

Hal Walker:  Music to Watch –Monday, July 18

Performer, instrument maker, Music Director at UU Kent, “I’m interested in silence, shaping sound, building community and creating real beauty.” Reviews include “virtuosic solo musician, Hal Walker, commanded attention with his collection of traditional and invented instruments–a strange contraption that sounded like train whistles playing in harmony.” Cleveland Plain Dealer: “The result is an exhilarating fusion of traditions presented with carefully crafted nonchalance. Walker’s virtuosity and disarming stage persona are guaranteed to bring the house down.” Cleveland Free Times: “Hal Walker has a pied-piper effect on people” Cleveland Scene Magazine http://www.halwalkermusic.com/

Panel: Media about the Valley, Including S.B.#5 –Monday, July 25

Gerry Ricciutti, Managing Editor, WKBN, moderator; Bert DeSouza, columnist for the Youngstown Vindicator;

State Representative Bob Hagan; Mark Munroe, chair, Mahoning County Republican Party

Panel: Farm to Family –Monday, August 1

Meet some local meat and veggie growers. Agriculture is the largest industry in Ohio. Last year, $35,000,000,000 was spent on food in Ohio. 1% of it was grown in Ohio. Learn how you can increase the percentage, create jobs, help the environment, and eat more nutritional food.

Democracy Movement in the Middle East –Monday, August 8

We will explore some of the surprising changes.  Daniel Ayana, Professor of History at YSU; Mustansir Mir, Professor of Islamic Studies at YSU; David Porter, Professor of Political Science at YSU

Aphrodite vs. Athena: the Treatment of Goddess Archetypes by Contemporary Men and Women Artists –Monday, August 15

Karen O’Malia will present a multi-media program which she is preparing for a Creativity and Madness seminar. She will compare three women artists: Judy Chicago, the mother of feminist art; Lalla Essayidi, a 21st century artist who grew up in Morocco and lived in Saudi Arabia; and Mickalene Thomas, a 21st century African American artist, with three men artists: John Currin, a 21st century artist best known for satirical paintings dealing with provocative sexual and social themes; Francesco Clemente, a 21st century artist, who interprets reality based upon his perceptions; and John Swannell, a British photographer interested in abstract beauty.

Sex and the Media:  Sex Role Stereotypes, Gender Identity and Inclusiveness –Monday, August 22

Members of the Mahoning Valley Community Leadership Council of Planned Parenthood Northeast Ohio, Jennifer Shima, Patty Latham, and others, will present a panel and audience discussion on how the media influences sex role stereotypes and gender identity, and how that portrayal influences inclusiveness in schools, workplace and other institutions.

Doors Open at 6:30 PM, Program at 7 PM, $3 donation requested

Light food, beverages, wine, & beer available for purchase.