CPU Newsletter

November 28, 2005

CPU EVENTS: 1) Stefan Pryor, President of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) (Tuesday, 12/06)

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Stefan Pryor, President of the Lower Manhattan Development
Corporation (LMDC) (12/06, 8PM, Lerner 555)

2. An Evening with John Ashcroft (Wednesday, 11/30, 7:30PM, Roone
Arledge)

OTHER EVENTS:

3. A screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" (Tuesday,
11/29, 8PM, 304 Barnard Hall)

4. Jonathan Alter on the CIA Leak Investigation (Tuesday, 11/29,
8PM, Hamilton 304)

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1. The CPU Presents: Stefan Pryor, President of the LMDC

Date: Tuesday, 12/06
Time: 8PM
Location: Lerner 555

Description: Stefan Pryor was appointed President of the Lower
Manhattan Development Corporation in May 2005. In that capacity, he
serves as the agency’s chief executive. As the first employee of the
LMDC, Pryor has helped lead the agency since its inception in
November of 2001. Formerly LMDC’s Senior Vice President for Policy
and Programs, Pryor served the agency's Chairman and President as
their top deputy.

A Lower Manhattan resident, Pryor previously served as a Vice
President at the Partnership for New York City, the citywide
business organization. At the Partnership, Pryor led the
organization’s public education efforts and served as Executive
Director of its main school reform program. After September 11th,
Pryor helped coordinate the Partnership’s efforts to get downtown
businesses up and running again. Pryor helped found ReStart
Central, which provided donated and discounted goods and services
to 9/11-affected businesses.

Pryor previously worked in municipal government in New Haven,
Connecticut, where he served as policy advisor to the city’s mayor.
Pryor is a co-founder of Amistad Academy, an acclaimed New Haven
charter middle school that has recently been invited to replicate
in New York City. Amistad’s expansion organization, Achievement
First, will open schools in Brooklyn’s East New York and Crown
Heights neighborhoods this fall.

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2. A CPU Co-sponsored Event: An Evening with John Ashcroft

Date: Wednesday, 11/30
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Roone Arledge, Alfred Lerner Hall

To RSVP for this event, please email AshcroftCU@gmail.com. Please
include the following information: Name, year, and Columbia
affiliation.

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OTHER EVENTS:

3. A screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price"

Date: Tuesday, 11/29
Time: 8PM
Location: 304 Barnard Hall

Description: WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE is a feature
length documentary that examines Wal-Mart's effect on families and
American values.

The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives
of families and communities affected by Wal-Mart. A working mother
is forced to turn to public assistance to provide healthcare for
her two small children. A Missouri family loses its business after
Wal-Mart is given over $2 million to open its doors down the road.
A mayor struggles to equip his first responders after Wal-Mart
pulls out and relocates just outside the city limits. A community
in California unites to oppose Wal-Mart, and wins.

Producer/Director: Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films. For more
information, please visit: www.walmartmovie.com.

Sponsored by the Working Families Party Club.

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4. Newsweek's Jonathan Alter on the CIA Leak Investigation

Date: 11/29
Time: 8PM
Location: 304 Hamilton Hall

Description: Mr. Alter, senior editor and columnist at Newsweek and
NBC analyst, will be speaking on the Libby indictment and
continuing CIA leak investigation. Following his address, there
will be a Q&A.

Sponsored by Students United for America (suA) at Columbia
University.

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