May 6, 1992 - Minnesota U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone talks to MPR’s Gary Eichten about congressional plans for urban revitalizations.
May 7, 1992 - Lester Thurow, dean of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, discusses economic issues. Topics include economic aspect of Los Angeles riots, manufacturing, global capacity, and wages. Thurow also answers listener questions. Thurow is author of numerous books, including “The Zero-Sum Solution.”
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, Susan Hadley, the founder and executive director of WomanKind, Inc, speaks on the issues and myths of family abuse. WomanKind, Inc. is a program of services for battered women, based at Fairview-Southdale and Fairview-Ridges Hospitals. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, James Brink, the training director at the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis, speaks on the issues and myths of family abuse. James Brink is a therapist and the former executive director of Youth Emergency Services in Minneapolis. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 12, 1992 - As part of a "The Roots of Violence" seminar held in the Minnesota Senate Chamber, three adult speakers describe how they were victims of violence in their childhoods. The seminar was sponsored by Tom Neuville, Republican senator of Northfield and Rice County public defender; and Jane Ranum, Democratic senator of Minneapolis and assistant Hennepin County attorney.
May 13, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews St. Paul Mayor Jim Scheibel about urban federal program development. Scheibel states that an urban policy to assist business and housing is necessary.
May 19, 1992 - Midday presents a broadcast of a panel forum discussion, titled "Are Middle-Class Values Cultural Impositions or the Only Real Way Out of Poverty?," sponsored by the Center of the American Experiment.
May 20, 1992 - Midday presents a broadcast of Terry Waite, former Middle East hostage, speaking at Carlson Lecture at the University of Minnesota. Waite’s address was titled, "The Test of Humanity: Resolving Conflict."
June 2, 1992 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, deposed president of Haiti, speaking at Minnesota Meeting in downtown Minneapolis. Aristide’s address is on the topic of current events and humanitarian concerns in his country. Following speech, Aristide answered audience questions. Aristide was elected with 70 percent of the vote in Haiti's first free election in December 1990 and was ousted in a military coup last September. He is a Catholic priest. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
June 3, 1992 - David Morris, co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington, speaking at St. John's University. Morris’s address was titled "A Global Village and a Globe of Villages: Environmentally Sound Economic Development." A resident of St. Paul, Morris is a syndicated columnist with Knight Ridder News Service and has been an economic development consultant for 15 years.