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​My Daily Constitution— Indianapolis Series
September 17th - 23h, 2006
In partnership with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indian University-Purdue University Indianapolis, the Herron School of Art and Design, and the Indiana Historical Society.

Constitution Day Opening:

11.17
“Reading the Constitution”
Opening 8 Hour Constitution Day Marathon Reading + Interpreting Spectacle
Atrium, Indiana State House Building

Constitution Cafés:

11.18
"What does the 'Liberal' in 'Liberal Arts' mean?
The Difference Between Constitutional Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom of Speech"
Susan Erickson, Lecturer in Political Science, IU School of Liberal Arts 
Democracy Plaza, IUPUI

"Who are We the People Anyway? Personhood, Citizenship and The U.S. Constitution"
Pierre Atlas, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marian College, and Charlie Wiles, Founding Director, Peace Learning Center
The Auditorium of the Old Centrum
 
11.19
"Hate Speech, Pornography, Prayer before Football Games; What are Legitimate Limits to Free Speech?"
Art Farnsley, Director, American Values Alliance
Democracy Plaza, IUPUI

"Can the USA Patriot Act protect both our national security our democratic core values?"
Lena Snethen, Associate Director, ACLU of Indiana
The Athenaeum Foundation
 
11.20
"International Agreements in War Time - Do U.S. Signatures on a Treaty Mean Anything?"
Edward DeLaney, Partner, DeLaney & DeLaney LLC.
Democracy Plaza, IUPUI
 
Constitution Debate
The Arsenal Tech High School Constitution Team
The Spades Park Library Auditorium

11.21
"Taking private property for public use:  When and how should the power of eminent domain be employed?
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, AM 1430 Radio Host, and Jeffrey Stake, Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.
Shapiro’s Deli
 
"The War Powers Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11), and the U.S. Constitution Today"
Andy Jacobs, Former Congressman; Author: The 1600 Killers, and John Clark, Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Sagamore Institute 
The Indiana Historical Society

11.22
"Who's First Amendment?: Reclaiming the Public Interest in Our Media"
Sheila Kennedy, Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, IUPUI, and Andrea Price, President, Public Access of Indianapolis 
Indiana Repertory Theatre

"Liberty, Equality, and LGBT Rights"
Gary R Welsh, Attorney at Law; Editor: Advance Indiana,  and Ellen Andersen, Associate Professor of Political Science, IUPUI, author, "Out of the Closets and into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation"
Outward Bound Books

11. 23
"Do U.S. Constitutional Rights Extend to Non Citizens?"(Bilingual English/Spanish)
María Pabón López, Associate Professor of Law, Co-director, Latin American Law Summer Program, IU School of Law, and Teo Cain, Community Organizer
St. Marys Catholic Church

Bus Tour - Case Study: Air Quality Indianapolis; A tour of an East Side Neighborhood
Dick van Frank, President, Improving Kid's Environment; Secretary of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful; Member of EPA’s Title V Advisory Committee

"Public Participation in Environmental Regulation: Theory vs. Reality"
Michael Sutherlin, Michael Sutherlin & Associates; President, Hoosier Environmental Council, and Dick van Frank
Family Center, Christian Park

"Constitution Who? Constitutional issues about Students and Young People"
Jacquelyn Bowie-Suess, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Indiana, and Warren Watson, Director, J Ideas, Ball State University 
Glendale Library Auditorium
 
"Constitution Who?" Hip Hop Poetry Slam + Open Mic 
DJ Dicky Fox
Glendale Mall 

11.24
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
"The Right to Vote and American Constitutional Democracy"
Roderick Bohannan Indiana Legal Services, and Amos Brown, Host, WTLC-AM Radio
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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  • Home
  • Origins
  • Constitution Cafes By Date
    • Los Angeles 2016
    • Neshaminy High School 2014
    • Torrance Art Museum 2013
    • Dayton 2012
    • Scripps College 2009
    • CUNY 2008
    • 18th Street Art Center 2007
    • Indianapolis 2006
    • Los Angeles 2005
    • RNC 2004
    • Seattle 2003
    • Cincinnati 2003
    • NYC 2003
    • LACE 2002
  • Cafes by Topic