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September 7, 2002

Fighting Bob Fest I
"Mere passive citizenship is not enough." - Robert "Fighting Bob" Lafollette

Fighting Bob Fest crowd

Speakers

Edward Garvey
Bert Grover
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Robert Miranda
Chuck Mitchell
John Nichols
Senator Paul Simon
John Stauber

Schedule

9:00 AM Welcome to Fighting Bob Fest
9:15 AM Senator Paul Simon
10:05 AM Music: Julie Keller
10:15 AM John Stauber
10:35 AM Music: Tom Heiman
10:45 AM Bert Grover
11:10 AM Music: Chuck Mitchell
11:20 AM John Nichols
11:45 AM Music: Bahia
12:35 PM Melissa Scanlan
12:55 PM Robert Miranda
1:20 PM Music: The Whoopers
1:35 PM Rep. Dennis Kucinich
2:20 PM Break-out Sessions
3:30 PM Discussion - Possible solutions to break-out session topics.
4:45 PM Ed Garvey
5:00 PM Close of Program

Breakouts

Challenge to democracy
"Democracy or plutocracy?"

Educational challenges
"Is public education passe?"

Environmental challenges
"Sprawl, ethanol, corporate farms, gravel pits, water and more."

Family Farms
"Can we survive NAFTA, GATT and Fast Track?"

Media challenges
"Can we create an alternative?"

Peace challenge
"Fighting the war machines."



 

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