November 27, 1992 - Arts Over AIDS sponsors an “Aids in the Workplace” forum, held at Minnesota Public Radio. MPR’s Paula Schroeder moderated the panel. The panelists included the following: Cynthia Mayeda, chair of the Dayton Hudson Foundation, one of Minnesota's leading private funder of the arts. The foundation provided key funding to help create Arts Over AIDS. Hazel O'Leary, executive vice president of corporate affairs for Northern States Power Company. NSP has been working on HIV issues since 1987 through policy development, employee education and employee health services. Catherine Jordan, president of United Arts, which represents small and mid-sized arts organizations. She was coordinator of Arts Over AIDS during its initial years. Bob Tracy, director of Arts Over AIDS in the Twin Cities, begins program.
November 28, 1992 - Karal Ann Marling, local historian and pop culture expert; and Michael Medved, American radio host and author, debate the perceived prominence of violence on TV and in film. Medved is author of the book, Hollywood vs. America: Popular Culture and the War on Traditional Values.
November 30, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Paula Schroeder interviews a local school board member about an appeal on whether or not to remove Pat Conroy’s The Lords of Discipline from public school curriculum.
December 1, 1992 - MPR’s Joe Kelly reports on a Duluth public reading of poetry about people’s experiences with AIDS, sponsored by local group Poetry Harbor.
December 1, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent, performers in the local version of AIDS Quilt Songbook, a Walker Art Center music event that quotes songs by Minnesota composers about HIV and AIDS.
December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles the Theater Mu production of Mask Dance, a theater piece about and by Korean Americans. The work tackles family, love, and identity.
December 4, 1992 - MPR’s Donna Nicholson reports on “The Way Life Is, Street Views from Downtown Saint Paul,” a newspaper created by homeless individuals in St. Paul. The paper provides a glimpse of who the homeless are and offers insights into their life experiences.
December 10, 1992 - James Bopp, founder and president of the National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, and general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, speaking at "Ethics, Euthanasia and the Termination of Medical Treatment" conference, organized by the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. Bopp shares his view in addressing the issue of balancing the rights of parents and the interests of patients who are in a persistent vegetative state. He speaks on how hospices help both patient and family.
December 10, 1992 - George Annas, professor of law and medicine at Boston University, speaking at "Ethics, Euthanasia and the Termination of Medical Treatment" conference, organized by the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. Annas shares his view on debate of addressing the issue of balancing the rights of parents and the interests of patients who are in a persistent vegetative state. He speaks on patient rights.
December 10, 1992 - Q&A period at "Ethics, Euthanasia and the Termination of Medical Treatment" conference, organized by the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. This followed speeches at conference by James Bopp, founder and president of the National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, and general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee; and George Annas, professor of law and medicine at Boston University.