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November Cafe Chat:  Boston

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For November we will be discussing Proposition 19.
What are the pros and cons to legalizing marijuana? If California’s Proposition 19 gets passed, will other states follow suit and would you support this trend? Why or why not? How can we prevent the abuse of marijuana or any drugs? Can you think of economic revival projects for neighborhoods that could benefit from growing marijuana and what are some possibilities? Where should money from the high tax on marijuana go?  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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October Cafe Chat:  Boston

Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For October we will be discussing “Waiting for Superman”.  How does class background, poverty, and access to health care and stable housing impact the kind of education kids get? What role have teachers unions played in our schools and how they educate our kids? What role do standardized tests play in driving the school reform discussion? What is the difference between school reform and school renewal? What kinds of support systems could help increase student learning? What makes a good or a bad teacher? Who’s responsible for the state of public schools today? How can schools at any level and in any community be improved?  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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September Cafe Chat:  Boston

Date: Wednesday, September  15, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
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Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For September we will be discussing monogomy.  Why is monogamy considered natural for our species? How is humanity different from or the same as the rest of the animal kingdom with respect to sexual practices? What do these differences or similarities say about the naturalness of monogamy?  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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July Cafe Chat:  Boston

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For July we will be discussing Sarah Palin’s Alaska.  What do you think of Alaska’s possible green messages? Do you think Palin’s environmental record would overshadow any of the show’s potential sustainability messages? In other words, is the maxim “don’t shoot the messenger” applicable to Sarah Palin’s Alaska? Why or why not?   For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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June Cafe Chat:  Boston

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For June we will be discussing transnational adoptions.  In the wake of Artem Saveliev case and the Haitian “adoptions” issue, should all transnational adoptions be suspended until there are stricter and more universal guidelines enforced?   How do transnational adoptions affect the rate or need for domestic adoptions? Should there be more or less discussion about the issues of race and economics?   For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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May Cafe Chat:  Boston

lunch girlsDate: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
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Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For May we will be discussing how parents and students fight back to ensure healthy school lunch options.  What changes would we need to make to improve school foodservice? What role does nutrition education play in changing children’s eating habits? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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April Cafe Chat:  Boston

green-jobs-workforce-recessionDate: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For April, we will be discussing green jobs.  How can we use a budding green economy to revitalize our communities? How can environmental consciousness combat more immediate community concerns, such as youth violence? In what ways are green collar jobs the new blue collar? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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March Cafe Chat:  Boston

corporationsDate: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For March, we will be discussing whether or not corporations have the same rights to “free speech” that individuals are guaranteed under the First Amendment?  What role, if any, should corporations have in deciding our political figures? What made previous regulations on campaign spending successful? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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February Cafe Chat:  Boston

facebook friendsDate: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public.  For February, we will be discussing what it means to be a Facebook friend on Facebook’s sixth birthday.  If you are not on Facebook, have you been tempted to join and find out what all the fuss is about? Do you think this form of social networking will affect younger generation’s ability to connect to each other in the real world? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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January Cafe Chat:  Boston

higher educationDate: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public. For January, we will be discussing higher education.  Do you think college is becoming accessible mainly for the elite? Why or why not? Do you think there should be tuition caps put into place, so college is more affordable for everyone? In a democracy, are high tuition costs inconsistent with goals of equal opportunity?  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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December Cafe Chat:  Boston

cambodiaDate: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public. For December,we will be discussing Cambodian economics and their quota system for the global marketplace.  Questions we will ask:  Is there room for a quota system in a global market? Should we have a responsibility in ensuring women around the globe have decent employment opportunities inclusive of fair labor practices? What comparisons do you see with the employment crisis for women in Cambodia to women in the U.S.?  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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November Cafe Chat:  Boston

happinessDate: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Crema Cafe, Harvard Square, 27 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Ma
MBTA Directions: Right at Harvard Square Red Line Stop
Cost: Free to public
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public. For November, we will be discussing what happiness means and how our understanding of happiness shifts our experiences as well as limits our abilities to contemplate.  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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November Cafe Chat:  Worcester

happinessDate: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Time: 2 pm EST
Location: Jumpin’ Juice & Java, 335 Chandler Street, Old Tatnuck Bookseller, Worcester, Ma
Cost: Free to public
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Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Worcester. Everyone is invited, and chats are free to the public. For November, we will be discussing what happiness means and how our understanding of happiness shifts our experiences as well as limits our abilities to contemplate.  For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.  To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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October Cafe Chat:  Boston

home2_img1_genyDate: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time: 7:30pm EST
Location: 303 Cafe, 303 Sumner St, Boston, Ma
MBTA Directions: 3 minute walk from the Maverick blue line stop
Cost: Free to public; donations accepted.
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Boston. Everyone is invited. Chats are free to the public. For October, we will be discussing Generation Y who some say is the most individualistic & self-concerned generation to date. But does this rhetoric limit their choices? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.

To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.

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October Cafe Chat:  Worcester

Generation YDate: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Time: 5 pm EST
Location: Jumpin’ Juice & Java, 335 Chandler Street, Old Tatnuck Bookseller, Worcester, Ma
Cost: Free to public; donations accepted.
RSVP: events@aboutfaceintl.org

Join About Face International’s and One Article per Day’s next monthly Cafe Chat in Worcester. Everyone is invited. Chats are free to the public. For October, we will be discussing Generation Y who some say is the most individualistic & self-concerned generation to date. But does this rhetoric limit their choices? For Cafe Chat materials, click here. RSVP to events@aboutfaceintl.org.

To get on our Cafe Chat mailing list for updates about future events, click here.