Great Decisions | Outer Space

Program Type:

Lecture/Speaker, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Lecture/Speaker

Learn from experts about a variety of topics that hit close to home and span the globe.

Event Details

The topic of "Outer Space" on March 28 will be ONLINE ONLY. Please visit our Facebook Page or YouTube Channel to watch!

MPL is proud to present Great Decisions 2022, our 15th year of hosting this preeminent eight-week grassroots lecture series.

Every Monday, February 7 through March 28, from 6-8PM.

Great Decisions, a project of the Foreign Policy Association, is a grassroots world affairs education program which brings together Americans from across the nation to discover and discuss foreign policy issues. Over the course of eight weeks, scholars will introduce each issue, and participants may explore their own views and those of the group.

Outer Space: The launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 marked the beginning of the space era and of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. in the 21st century, there are many more participants in space, including countries such as India and China, and commercial companies such as SpaceX. How will the United States fare in a crowded outer space?

Weekly Lineup:

  • February 7: Drug Policy in Latin America | Pablo Toral, PhD
  • February 14: Biden's Agenda | Beth Dougherty, PhD
  • February 21: Changing Demographics | Alise Coen, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • February 28: Quad Alliance | Martin Farrell, PhD
  • March 7: Russia and the U.S. | Lowell Barrington, PhD
  • March 14: Climate Change | Elizabeth Wheat, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • March 21: Myanmar and ASEAN | Mary McCoy, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)
  • March 28: Outer Space | Kenneth Phillips, PhD (ONLINE ONLY)

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager Stacey Bialek at 920-686-3008 or sbialek@manitowoc.org. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.