Discussion & Iraq Conference Prep this Sat.
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Saturday with Civitas resumes this week as we return to Crossroads College Preparatory School (map) on January 10 for our first discussion group and prep session of 2009. We will spend half the time with a "free and open" discussion group and the the other half on a prep session for our "Carefully Getting Out of Iraq" conference the next week (Sat., Jan. 17). In the prep session, we'll review roles that students will be playing and go over the key issues that we will be considering.
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Update on "Carefully Getting Out of
Iraq" Conference
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We are less than two weeks from our "Carefully Getting Out of Iraq" conference, and students can move into a higher gear in preparation. We are offering considerable help at this Saturday's prep session and we will be sending resource material to you between now and then. In the meantime, you can check out role descriptions as developed by Ariana Miller by clicking here. Reminder: The date of the conference to Saturday, Jan. 17 at Crossroads (map). It will run from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. Here is the roster of assignments: | Name | School | Role | | Ayres, Jeremy | M-RH | Game Theoretician | | Brooker, Maddie | St. Joe's | Dem., Chair of Sen. Foreign Rel. Comm. | | Butler, Brianne | Collinsvillle | Ranking Repub. on Sen. Foreign Rel. Comm. | | Drummond, Caitlin | Rosati-Kain | Rep. of Russia | | Crites, Annie | Webster Groves | U.S. Ambassador to U.N. | | Dulle, Elizabeth | St. Joe's | | | Joiner, Katharine | Lindbergh | Rep. of Iraqi Sunnis | | Hayward, Logan | S.L.U.H. | Rep. of O.P.E.C. | | Henderson, Abigail | Fox High School | Rep. of al Qaeda | | Keefe, Morgan | S.L.U.H. | Jon Stewart | | LaFontaine, Joyce | Rosati-Kain | Attorney-General | | Priddy, Josh | Collinsville | Rep. of Iraqi Shiites | | Roper, Mandi | Rosati-Kain | Secretary of Treasury | | Sanchez, Tony | M-RH | President Barack Obama | | Sengmany, Henry | M-RH | Ranking Repub. on Sen. Foreign Rel. Comm. | | Sigman, Steven | S.L.U.H. | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Afghanistan | | Spaunhorst, Amanda | St. Joe's | Secretary of Defense | | Turner, Kyle | Webster Groves | Director of C.I.A. | | Unterreiner, Max | Lindbergh | Secretary of Energy | Many other roles exist including ones that you might create on your own. You can still sign up to play a role in the conference; click here for further description, click here to register. If you have questions, contact us at info@civitas-stl.com or call us at (314) 367-6480.
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Survey on U.N. & Fighting in Mid-East |
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With the fighting and tension between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, do you think that it would be a good idea for the United Nations to send a peace-keeping force to the area to attempt to stop the fighting? Click here to take the survey.
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Previous Survey on MetroLink
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Our last survey in December was on MetroLink:
1. With the defeat of a sales tax in November to further support MetroLink, our local mass transit agency is raising fares and cutting back services, in some cases by 30%. Do you think that it would be best to provide more support for MetroLink through a new sales tax?
2. Do you think that it would have been wise to run a new MetroLink line down Highway 40 (I-64) as the reconstruction work was being done?
3. If you indicated that you supported the idea of running a MetroLink spur down Highway 40, would you have supported this if it would have doubled the cost of the project?
4. Comments:
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Results | With the defeat of a sales tax in November to further support MetroLink, our local mass transit agency is raising fares and cutting back services, in some cases by 30%. Do you think that it would be best to provide more support for MetroLink through a new sales tax? | | 37% | Definitely | | 25% | Most Likely | | 0% | Neutral | | 13% | Most Likely Not | | 25% | Definitely Not | | 0% | Not Sure | | | If you indicated that you supported the idea of running a MetroLink spur down Highway 40, would you have supported this if it would have doubled the cost of the project? | | 17% | Definitely | | 50% | Most Likely | | 16% | Neutral | | 0% | Most Likely Not | | 17% | Definitely Not | | 0% | Not Sure | | | Do you think that it would have been wise to run a new MetroLink line down Highway 40 (I-64) as the reconstruction work was being done? | | 25% | Definitely | | 50% | Most Likely | | 0% | Neutral | | 0% | Most Likely Not | | 0% | Definitely Not | | 25% | Not Sure | | Comments | Metro has a history of poor money management, so there would have to be major over-sight of the project. | | Sales tax is already at a ridiculous high and combined with the current economy an increase is fiscally irresponsible. | | No new taxes. Make it more paid for by the people who use it. This is a good thing. Right now Metro runs from nowhere to nowhere. Run it where it will actually be used and have it be paid for by the people who use it. Provided that, I might support it. |
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Upcoming Civitas Events
(Actual events in bold -- always subject to change when change occurs!) Black: High School Blue: Middle School
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| Date | Time | Place | Activity | Sat.,
01/10/2009 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | Civitas Discussion #9 and preparation for "Carefully Getting out of Iraq" Conference | Sat.,
01/17/2009 | 9:00 AM -
12:00 PM | Crossroads (map) | "Carefully Getting out of Iraq" Conference | Sat.,
01/24/2009 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | Discussion Group #10 (also SAT & subject test date) | Thurs.,
01/28/2009 -
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01/30/2009 | varies | varies | Pulitzer Global Gateway Project on India: Conflicts Within | Sat.,
02/07/2009 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | "The Green Deal" Conference Prep Session | Sat.,
02/14/2009 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | Discussion Group #11 | | Fri., 02/20 -
Sat., 02/21/2009 | varies | Comfort Inn & Spazio's (map) | Active Citizenship Conference: "The Green Deal" | Mon.,
02/23/2009 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Richmond Heights Comm. Center (map) | Middle School Teacher Meeting #3 with Resolution Selection |
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