SUMMARY: This free symposium will begin with a public lecture by "Earthborn Democracy" authors Aslam, McIvor, and Schlosser and be followed by responses and group discussion of our current social, political, economic, and climate challenges with university and other guest professors.

Ecological crises threaten all forms of life on earth. Democracy too is endangered, as popular discontent, elite malfeasance, and unresponsive institutions imperil its survival. Present political concepts have proven inadequate to meeting these challenges, and their inadequacies are themselves symptoms of the failures of prevailing political, cultural, and ecological stories and practices. Our current social, political, economic, and climate render these challenges more important than ever. 

With their book, Earthborn Democracy, Ali Aslam, Joel Schlosser, and David McIvor address these considerations and more. The symposium will begin with a public lecture by Aslam, McIvor, and Schlosser and be followed by responses and group discussion.

This event is open to the public and all are welcome.

Schedule

• 12:30 p.m. — Public lecture
• 1:30 p.m. — Coffee Break
• 2:00 p.m. — Responses and Discussion
• 4:15 p.m. — Final Thoughts

Responses by:

• Angélica Bernal (Political Science)
• Adam Dahl (Political Science)
• Carol Dougherty (Wellesley, Classics)
• Marjorie Rubright (English)
• Malcolm Sen (English)
• Hans Wietzke (Classics)