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CPU > Newsletter > 2005-2006 > 3/20/06 CPU NewsletterMarch 20, 2006CPU EVENT: "Defending the City in the Post-9/11 Era" - Ray Kelly, NYC Police Commissioner (Thursday, 03/23) CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. "Defending the City in the Post-9/11 Era" - Ray Kelly, NYC Police Commissioner (Thursday, 03/23) [RSVP REQUIRED] 2. CPU Executive Committee Elections for 2006-2007 (Deadline for Declarations of Interest: Monday, 03/27) OTHER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3. Annual Student Lobby Trip to Congress (New Date: Wednesday, 04/05) 4. Amnesty International: "Strategies & Solutions: Tackling the Crisis in Darfur" (Wednesday, 03/22) 5. College Libertarians and Conservatives: "Brokeback Bernanke: Can the Fed Survive the Coming Monetary Crisis?" (Wednesday, 03/22) IRAQ WAR EVENTS: 6. The Columbia Working Families Party: "Out of Iraq: Why and How" (TONIGHT, 03/20) 7. MilVets: "Through The Eyes of a Soldier: Columbia Veterans Tell Their Stories" (TONIGHT, 03/20) 8. Project 03.20 and The CPU: Moment of Silence (TONIGHT, 03/20) and "What's Next in Iraq?" (Wednesday, 03/22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The CPU Presents: "Defending the City in the Post-9/11 Era" - Ray Kelly, NYC Police Commissioner [RSVP REQUIRED] Date: Thursday, 03/23 TO RSVP FOR THIS EVENT, VISIT http://www.cupolitics.org/rsvp. SEATS WILL FILL QUICKLY! Description: RAYMOND W. KELLY was appointed Police Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, making Commissioner Kelly the first person to hold the post for a second, separate tenure. Commissioner Kelly was formerly Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Security, at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Before that, he served as Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service, where he managed the agency's 20,000 employees and $20 billion in annual revenue. For his accomplishments at Customs, Commissioner Kelly was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal for Exceptional Service. From 1996-98, Commissioner Kelly was Under Secretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department. There he supervised the Department's enforcement bureaus, including the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. In addition, Mr. Kelly served on the Executive Committee and was elected Vice President for the Americas of Interpol, the international police organization, from 1996-2000. He served previously as Director of the International Police Monitors in Haiti, a U.S. led force responsible for ending human rights abuses and establishing an interim police force there. For this service, Commissioner Kelly was awarded the Exceptionally Meritorious Service Commendation by the President of the United States and the Commander's Medal for Public Service by the Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff. Commissioner Kelly spent 31 years in the New York City Police Department, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992-1994. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Commissioner Kelly retired as a Colonel from the Marine Corps Reserves after 30 years of service. He holds a BBA from Manhattan College, a JD from St. John's University School of Law, an LLM from New York University Graduate School of Law and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has received honorary degrees from Marist College, Manhattan College, the College of St. Rose, St. John's University and the State University of New York. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CPU Executive Committee Elections for 2006-2007 (Deadline for Declarations of Interest: Monday, 03/27) On April 18th, the CPU will hold elections to elect its Executive Committee for 2006-07. If you are planning to run for an Executive position, or would like more information about the election process, please email David Kim, CPU General Manager, at dkim@cupolitics.org. Candidates may run for any of the seven Executive Committee positions: General Manager Treasurer Events Coordinator Communications Coordinator Publisher Webmaster CPR Editor-in-Chief Candidates need not have prior experience with the Columbia Political Union. For more information about the responsibilities of Executive Committee members, please refer to the CPU constitution: http://www.cupolitics.org/about/constitution/index.html . Declarations of interest must be received by 5pm on Monday, March 27th. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Annual Student Lobby Trip to Congress (New Date: Wednesday, 04/05) Let lawmakers know you care about student aid! You are invited to take part in "DC Lobby Day 2006," a joint Columbia/Barnard-Cornell University student aid advocacy trip. On Wednesday, April 5, a delegation of students will visit the offices of U.S. Senators and Representatives to talk about the importance of federal student aid. The day includes a special briefing on higher education issues by CU alumni working in Congress. Get a first hand look at the legislative process while helping build support for programs important to college students! Our group will leave Columbia at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 to travel by bus to Washington. We return at the end of the next day. There is no cost to students; transportation, meals and lodging are provided. Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible. Reservations can be made by returning the below information to nm14@columbia.edu. For further information, call the Office of Government Affairs at 854-1116 or visit www.columbia.edu/cu/gca/docs/gov_affairs/LobbyDay2006.html REGISTRATION Washington Student Lobby Day April 5, 2006 (Group leaves for Washington on April 4) NAME: SCHOOL AND YEAR: EMAIL: PHONE (campus and cell): YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: Please tell us who represents your home district in Congress -- we'll try to schedule an appointment for you with that individual. (If you're not sure who is your representative, check http://www.house.gov/.) Sponsored by the Office of Government and Community Affairs at Columbia, the Office of the General Counsel at Barnard and by the Office of Government and Community Relations at Cornell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wednesday, 03/22 Featuring: JOHN PRENDERGAST Senior Advisor for International Crisis Group, former Special Advisor to the US State Department, and former Director of African Affairs on the National Security Council. WILLIAM G. O'NEILL Co-author of the Brookings Institution report on the African Union and Darfur, Legal Consultant to the UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda, and former Deputy Director of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. ZUBAIDA RASUL Programme Specialist at the United Nations Population Fund. Moderated by: Coordinator of the Amnesty International NYC Darfur Action Team, Chair of the Committee on War Crimes against Women, and Coordinator of the NYC Women's Human Rights Action Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. The College Libertarians and Conservatives Present : "Brokeback Bernanke: Can the Fed Survive the Coming Monetary Crisis?" Date: Wednesday, 03/22 Featuring: DR. MARK SKOUSEN is a professional economist, financial advisor, university professor, and the author of over 20 books. In 2004, he was an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. In 2001-02, he was president of the Foundation of Economic Education (FEE) in New York. He was recently ranked the #1 speaker by the American Association of Individual Investors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. The Office of the University Chaplain: A Common Meal: "From Cartoons to Riots: The Power of Media" Date: Wednesday, 03/22 RSVP: commonmeal@columbia.edu Description: Be it the cartoons published in a newspaper in Denmark or the cartoons published in the Fed on campus, the media has often fueled Join us for a discussion with Political Science Professor Brigitte Nacos, about the political and social impact of the media on racial and religious groups. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. The Columbia Working Families Party: "Out of Iraq: Why and How" Date: TONIGHT, 03/20 Description: This event will focus on two topics: first, on the economic impact of the war on education and Medicare funding; and second, on the various congressional proposals to withdraw from Iraq. Prof. CAROLYN EISENBERG, Hofstra University (of Brooklyn Parents for Peace) will examine a number of those proposals. Then Rep. JOSE SERRANO (D, WFP- Bronx) will discuss his support for another plan, introduced by Rep. McGovern (D, Worcester, MA). Rep. McGovern proposes to cut off all funding for the Iraq war, except for that supporting the peaceful transition of Iraq to international peacekeeping forces, and the safe withdrawal of American troops. Directions: Take the #1 Train to 116th St. - Columbia University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. MilVets: "Through The Eyes of a Soldier: Columbia Veterans Tell Their Stories" Date: TONIGHT, 03/20 Description: On March 20, the 3rd anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University (MilVets) will hold a special panel discussion with veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. Come hear Columbia student-veterans discuss their first-hand experiences with combat, nation-building and other rigours of present-day war. This is your chance to ask questions of classmates who have participated in these conflicts at the ground level. Please join us for a candid and intimate view of war. For more information, please contact Todd Murphy (tjm2122@columbia.edu). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Project 03.20 and The CPU: Moment of Silence and Panel Discussion: "What's Next in Iraq?" Candlelight Vigil Date: TONIGHT, 03/20 Description: On the third anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, join your fellow classmates on Low Steps this Monday, March 20th, 9:30 pm, for a moment of silence in honor of our fallen U.S. service members. Students should arrive at the steps at 9:15 pm and, following a very brief speech, will begin a moment of silence to honor those we've lost. We ask that all students be respectful. Contact Jacob Taber at jjt2116@columbia.edu or Emily Haney-Caron at EmilyHannah@sstel.net with any questions. "What's Next in Iraq?" Date: Wednesday, 03/22 Description: What's next for the United States in Iraq? What's our exit strategy? Or do we just 'stay the course'? To answer these questions, Columbia Democrats have assembled some of the greatest progressive minds in foreign and defense policy: Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Defense Secretary and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress; Suzanne Nossel, Fellow at the Security & Peace Initiative and UN Deputy Ambassador under President Clinton; and Miriam Pemberton Peace and Security Editor of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. To remove yourself from the CPU mailing list, visit http://www.cupolitics.org. DO NOT reply to this email. ### |