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Evening Forums
The following events represent LAF's collaborations with other organizations that share our goals of connecting Forum members with other leaders and with issues important to our region. These evening Forums, on important and timely topics of interest to the Asheville and Western North Carolina communities, are always free and open to the public.
- October 8, 2008: 2nd Amendment activist Bob Levy speaks on "Gun Control: The U.S. Supreme Court and the 2nd Amendment". Mr. Levy was co-counsel for the suit that overturned Washington D.C's handgun ban and set the stage for a renewed national debate on the Second Amendment's "right to bear arms" clause.
- May 19, 2008: Georgetown Universtiy professor Casimir Yost on "Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration." Co-sponsored by World Affairs Council of WNC
- March 2008: Town meeting with congressman Heath Shuler: report from Washington and Q&A from audience. Co-sponsored by NCCCR
- October 2007: "Let Asheville Vote" organizer Charlie Hume, UNCA professor Bill Sabo, and city council members Brownie Newman and Jan Davis explore the question of whether city election should be partisan or nonpartisan. Co-sponsored by NCCCR
- May 2007: City of Avl planning/development director Scott Shuford, attorney Daren Bakst (arguing against), and attorney Ellis Hankins (arguing for) on Involuntary Annexation. Co-sponsored by NCCCR
- January 2007: UNC history professor Steven Levine and UNCA professor Sarah Ann Smith on The Future of China. Co-sponsored by NCCCR
- April 2006: UNC law professor Hiroshi Motomura and UNCA humanities professor Dr. Mark Gibney on Illegal Immigration. Co-sponsored by NCCCR
Information: Joe McGuire at 828-254-8800 ext. 350
Email: forums AT leadershipashevilleforum.com
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