Belmont Debate ‘08 Events

Posted by Mary Mancini on October 6, 2008 under Uncategorized |

It’s the last day to register to vote in Tennessee. Your voter registration must be ether dropped off at your county election commission before they close or post-marked by midnight. The US Post Office on Royal Parkway is open until 11:58 pm today. Don’t wait!

MONDAY, October 6

Cover America Now! Health Care Rally at Legislative Plaza - Monday, Oct. 6, 4-7 PM. Cover America Now! Health Care Rally at Legislative Plaza - Downtown Nashville. Featuring Music by Jonell Mosser and the TN Democats, Maura O’Connell, and others. Featuring Speeches by representatives from SEIU International, Families USA, Physicians for National Health Program, AFL/CIO, VoteHealthcare.org, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church, Nashville, TN, and others.

This is What Women Want: A Pre-Debate Speak Out, 5pm, Vanderbilt University Club, The Vanderbilt event is sponsored by the Gender Matters program of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Women’s and Gender Studies, Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, the Office of Leadership Development and Intercultural Affairs, Vanderbilt Feminists and the Department of Anthropology.

Uncounted at the Belcourt, Monday, Oct. 6, 6:00 PM, post-film panel with David Earnhardt, Jerry Maynard, Deborah Narrigan, appearance by Bernie Ellis, voter registration and volunteer opportunities by NAACP, Tennessee Citizen Action, Davidson County Young Democrats, Voting is Priceless, League of Women Voters Nashville, Gathering to Save Our Democracy

Open Presidential Debate 7:00pm (Reception to follow) presented by Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA), the Nashville Peace Coalition, and Vanderbilt Students of Nonviolence. Vanderbilt University 4309 Stevenson Center, Bruce Barry Moderator with Brad Lyttle, US Pacifist Party; * Charles Jay, Boston Tea Party; Frank McEnulty, New American Independence Party; Gloria Lariva, Party for Socialism & Liberation; Brian Moore, Socialist Party; Chuck Baldwen Constitutionalist Party. For those who are unable to watch the debates in person, it can be viewed live on the website of Vanderbilt University. The debate will also be archived on the internet. The format for the debate will consist of policy and platform questions concerning the economy, foreign policy, health care, the environment, civil liberties, the federal budget, reproductive rights, international trade, gun rights, campaign finance reform, immigration, education and race and gender. Each candidate will be given two minutes to make introductory statements and then one or two minutes per question to answer policy and platform questions. The debate will end at 8:30pm with a candidate’s reception to follow in the lobby of the Stephenson Center. Nice.

Red State Update Town Hall Meeting at the Belcourt, Monday, Oct. 6, 9:30 PM. Protesters arrested on site.”

TUESDAY, October 7

Rock the Debate Pre-Debate Visibility and Watch Party at Bongo Java Cafe, Events ongoing throughout the day

The 2008 Presidential Election: Where We Stand and Where We Are Headed 10 am - 12 noon, at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt. Discussion will be led by John Seigenthaler, founder of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt, and Harold Ford Jr., a visiting professor of political science at Vanderbilt and former congressman. National experts Political scholars, journalists and pundits offer their informed perspective on where the 2008 presidential election is headed during a forum for students sponsored by Vanderbilt and the First Amendment Center. The panelists will include: Mike Allen, chief political correspondent for Politico, who previously covered national politics for Time and The Washington Post, John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt and an expert on campaigns, public opinion and negative ads, Howard Fineman, Newsweek’s senior Washington correspondent and columnist, senior editor and deputy Washington bureau chief and NBC News analyst, John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent of CNBC and a political writer for The New York Times. Joe Klein, senior writer and columnist for Time and author of best-selling political novel Primary Colors, Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time.com and columnist for MSNBC.com. Because of limited seating, the event is open only to Vanderbilt students.

Peace and Real Human Priorities Demonstration led by The Nashville Peace Coalition and the Coalition for October Debate Alternatives, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 4-7 PM. Peace and Real Human Priorities demonstration led by The Nashville Peace Coalition and the Coalition for October Debate Alternatives at 21st Ave. So and Blakemore, 4pm to 7pm. At 5pm there will be a press conference to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq.

Obama Supporters March to the Debate 4:30 p.m. The march will commence with a rally at 21st Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard, then proceed to the Belmont campus.

Debate Watch at Victory’08, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Guest speakers, live entertainment, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Southern cookin’ buffet opens, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Televised debate

Vanderbilt Debate viewing party and faculty-led panel discussion, 8:00 PM. The faculty panelists are: Stephen Buckles, senior lecturer in economics, John English, senior lecturer in communication studies, Cynthia Paschal, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Vanessa Beasley, associate professor of communication studies. East House, Vanderbilt Election Alliance and the Dean of the Commons are sponsoring the party and discussion. The event is open to the public. Multipurpose Room, second floor of The Commons Center at Vanderbilt.

Debate Watch at Tennessee State University - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, The Gentry Complex, Music - Food - Voting INFO

Debate Watch and Concert/After party at Mercy Lounge, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, FREE EVENT, 21 and up. Special Guest Appearances by: U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Tuke and Congressman Jim Cooper and Musical performances by, Futureman’s Black Mozart Ensemble, How I Became the Bomb, Biscuits and Gravy, Frogs Gone Fishin’.

Bingo? Anyone? Anyone?