All talks start at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, and wrap up around 8:30. At IGE (Institute for Global Education), 1118 Wealthy SE, GR, next to Wealthy Theatre.

We videotape to show on an irregular schedule on LiveWire, Grand Rapids area's public access channel (www.grcmc.org). But you can find the most up-to-date schedule for "IGE Talks" HERE on this page. Bookmark it!


Coming up Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, 7 p.m. No IGE Talks on Thursday at 7! Instead we meet Friday, and NOT at IGE. We will be taping live (but not cablecasting live, so we can fix stuff) at the Bitter End Coffeehouse, 752 West Fulton, three blocks west of the downtown GVSU campus, to discuss and videotape "Hidden Agendas." Call if transportation is a problem.

Can you name someone with a hidden agenda? We're sure to touch on government, schools, food, risk … also, we often depart from our stated topic; you never know when someone has a hidden agenda…

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Click the triangle pointing right to watch "Election Dissection," taped Dec. 4, 2008.
Click to the left of "Google" to toggle between full screen and small screen playback.

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Click the triangle pointing right to watch "Psychologists and Torture," videotaped Nov. 6, 2008.
Click the zoom box to the left of "Google" to toggle between full screen and small screen playback.

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Click the triangle pointing right to watch "Conspiracy," videotaped Oct. 2, 2008.

Do you have a favorite conspiracy theory? Are you interested in alerting your fellow humans to the nefarious plots hatched by sinister secretive covens who huddle in underground bunkers or penthouse boardrooms, conniving evil machinations aimed at enslaving the foolish gullible hordes? If you are one of the enlightened few who have discovered this crucial knowledge, here’s your chance to inform literally dozens, maybe even hundreds, of your neighbors here in Grand Rapids, and billions more who have access to the internet. COME WITH US. The information you possess may be the last missing link that helps us put it all together in order to figure out what is REALLY GOING ON. <End of transmission> fnord

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Click the triangle pointing right to watch "The United Nations," videotaped Sept. 4, 2008.

The UN Association, Grand Rapids Chapter, meets the second Monday of every month (next meeting Oct. 14) at 7 pm at Plymouth Congregational Church, 4010 Kalamazoo S.E., Grand Rapids MI. Contact President Jan Harringsma at www.unausa.org or janharingsma@juno.com or (616) 808-9326.

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How connected are you to peace, justice, war.…? Is food connected? See what others think… videotaped Aug. 7, 2008. Artwork by Laura Casaletto.

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A look at the inner city crime reduction program locally and nationally, and we have some very compelling guests. This is a big story with strong connections to the peace, justice, and anti-war issues we pursue. Videotaped July 3, 2008

Painting by Kristin Casaletto at http://www.aug.edu/finearts/Art/Bios/Casaletto/CasalettoBio.html

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"Globalization," videotaped June 5, 2008

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"SpankOut, Part 2," videotaped May 1, 2008

Also see http://www.iserv.net/~ige/spankout/SpankOutHome.html

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"SpankOut," videotaped April 3, 2008

Also see http://www.iserv.net/~ige/spankout/SpankOutHome.html

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Videotaped March 6, 2008

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Videotaped Feb. 7, 2008

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If you have trouble viewing the videos above, shows are also available on DVD or VHS tape. Send your requests for tapes or DVDs to Chuck Neller at cneller@comcast.net.

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Audio archive:
"War," March 2007

Click to hear the archive

IGE Talks Highlights: 15 minutes of wisdom distilled from 27 First Thursdays.

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Here are a few subliminal suggestions for topics of conversation in the upcoming months:

WAR   Veterans issues     Depleted uranium       Should war be some type of topic every other month?

ENVIRONMENT  Great lakes     Energy production in Michigan     Coal     Katrina

LOCAL   Housing crisis/local homeownership     Schools     Local elections    

POLITICAL  Communism/socialism     US foreign policy     Israel     NATO,UN,IMF,WB, and world court     Changes in the US over time     Elections     The election process     Comparative governments    

IDEAS and IDEALS  Rules to live by    Vegetarianism     Feminism     Women in power     A meaningful life     Art as a voice     Book discussions-what book?   

HUMAN RIGHTS   Youth     Education     The media/good media      Spankout     Fair trials     Health issues
 

Send us YOUR suggestions for good topics of conversation in the upcoming months!

Responses are monitored frequently and your suggestion
will be posted within 24 hours. Thank you.

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Updated Nov. 20, 2008