October 5, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “Advocating for social justice with Nuns on the Bus” with Sister Simone Campbell Sister Simone Campbell is the Executive Director of NETWORK an organization lobbying for social justice, as well as leading multiple “Nuns on a Bus” tours, lobbying for social justice around the nation. Sister Campbell visited […]
December 9, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet your legislators in the 9th District of Washington December 9 | 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall | WSU Pullman Come and meet your 9th district legislators. State Senator Mark Schoesler, and State Representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye will be […]
May 28, 2015 – Public Lecture Richard Boelens: “Indigenous Water Rights and Cultural Politics: Struggles Against Inequality, Misrecognition and Indifference in Latin America” Professor of Political Ecology Richard Boelens examined the relationship of water rights with the cultural and political turmoil. Co-Sponsored by Eastern Washington University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Social Work, and the Office […]
November 12, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “Marijuana and your health” with John Wiesman Washington State has legalized both recreational and medical marijuana. What are the public health implications? John Wiesman is the Secretary of Health for the Washington State Department of Health. Wiesman has more than 22 years of public health experience and […]
October 13, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “The fight for equality then and now” with James Meredith On October 19th the Foley Institute had the pleasure of welcoming civil rights activist James Meredith. Meredith was the first African-American student to integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962. He was also an advocate of African-American […]
October 27, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “The (de)Americanization of Latino Youth” with Maria Chavez Washington State University Alumni Maria Chavez returned to her Alma Mater October 27, 2015, to discuss her work on Latina youth. Chavez has written several books on the topic including Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives […]
October 22, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “Marijuana Legalization: Implementing Initiative 502 in Washington” with Rick Garza Rick Garza, Director of the Washington State Liquor Control Board, visited the WSU campus on October 22nd to discuss the implementation of I-502 in Washington. Director Garza spoke of the difficulty in implementing I-502 in Washington because […]
October 5, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “Advocating for social justice with Nuns on the Bus” with Sister Simone Campbell Sister Simone Campbell is the Executive Director of NETWORK an organization lobbying for social justice, as well as leading multiple “Nuns on a Bus” tours, lobbying for social justice around the nation. On October […]
September 18, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series Melinda Gann Hall: “Attacking Judges: The politics of judicial campaigns” Melinda Gann Hall, is a professor from Michigan State University who is nationally recognized for her work in judicial politics. On September 18th she spoke on the politics of judicial campaigning. She discussed how negative campaigning can […]
September 14, 2015 – Coffee & Politics Series “Confronting global warming with citizen input in the policy process” with Sameer Ranade On September 14, Washington State University alumni Sameer Ranade, a researcher for the Washington Environmental Council, returned to campus to engage the community and students in a conversation directed around Global Warming and policies […]