1.  Greeting
2.  Upcoming events
    Lib Dinner:  Monday (today) @ 5:30 in Commons
    YPU pre-party:  "Pizza and shots":  Wednesday @ 7 in RH 201
    YPU event with Gary Hart:  "Security in the 21st Century": Wednesday @ 7:30 in Davies Auditorium
    New York Trip:  "Non-democratic governments":  Friday in New York
3.  Announcements
    Rally with Mayor DeStefano and Ben Healey, on domestic partnership and other issues:  Monday (today) @ 12:20 on the steps of Dwight Hall
    JBB dinner with David Graeber:  "Direct Action: The Twilight of Vanguardism":  next week, TD South Common Room  
4.  Links
5.  Fun and Games

Hello Libs,
I'm writing this only with the aid of my suitemate's Chinese miracle tea, so if you don't like something in here, blame the Banlangenchongji. 

For the second week in a row, we're not having a discussion, due to the otherwise jam-packed and fun-filled nature of the week.  The New York trip will be great, and Lib dinner will feature sparkling conversation, as always. 

The YPU on Wednesday is almost certainly the third-to-last YPU meeting of the semester.  Since membership in the Political Union (including voting priviliges) is open only to those who sign in at three YPU debates in a semester, this is your last opportunity to qual for the Libs!  If you want to see progressive speakers and challenging topics on the floor of the YPU, then qual at these meetings and you'll get to vote on YPU leadership.

I hope to see you this week! 
Betsy

~Upcoming events~
Lib Dinner:  Monday (today) @ 5:30 in Commons
We shall dine under the portrait of Bush the elder at 5:30 post meridiem in the Lords and Commons Dining Hall, as is traditional. 

YPU pre-party:  "Pizza and shots":  Wednesday @ 7 in RH 201
(Rosenfeld Hall, Corner of Temple and Grove beside TD and across from CLS and Silliman).
    Homer:  "I've got to go do some serious thinking."
    Bart:  "I think he meant drinking."
    Lisa:  "That's what I assumed."
The Libs haven't held a party in a while, so join us in Will's room for pizza and refreshments, then amble over to Davies Hall to hear Gary Hart!

YPU event with Gary Hart:  "Security in the 21st Century": Wednesday @ 7:30 in Davies Auditorium (in Becton Center)
On Friday, many of us heard Bill Clinton talk about globalization, but he didn't address the issue of security at length.  For part two in the series of Democratic elder statesmen, come see Gary Hart, former Colorado Senator and almost 1988 Democratic Presidential nominee.  This will be a presentation event rather than a typical YPU debate. 

This is the first closed YPU meeting of the year:  to get in, you must pay for a YPU membership.  Failing that, you must pay two American dollars. 

New York Trip:  "Non-democratic governments":  Friday in New York, leaving @ 8:15 am from Phelps Gate
Join us in talking to ambassadors from Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Jordan in New York City

The deadline to sign up is Tuesday at noon, so email alexander.lee@yale.edu for more info or to attend.

~Announcements~
Rally with Mayor DeStefano and Ben Healey:  Monday (today) @ 12:20 on the steps of Dwight Hall
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and student leaders will speak on the steps of Dwight Hall at an endorsement rally. With one day before the city elections, Mayor DeStefano will speak about his work with Ben for progressive change in New Haven, specifically on the issues of domestic partnerships, clean elections, and environmental justice.

Upcoming JBB dinner with David Graeber:  next week, TD South Common Room  
Yale Sociocultural Anthropology Assistant Professor David Graeber, heralded as the "World's Foremost Anarchist", will debut a study he will present at John Hopkins entitled "Direct Action: The Twilight of Vangardism". 

~Links~
http://www.garyhartnews.com/hart/about/official_bio.php  Gary Hart's bio (from his blog)
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58469,00.html  Why Gary Hart's bloggin
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/002025.html  TalkLeft:  Gary Hart on National Security, Terrorism, and War
http://www.nssg.gov/PhaseIIIFR.pdf  Feb. 2001:  Gary Hart calls for a National Homeland Security Agency

http://www.kingabdullah.jo/homepage.php  The King of Jordan
http://www.president.kz/main/mainframe.asp?lng=en The President of Kazakhstan (Totally Hilarious)
http://www.el-mouradia.dz/  The Algerian President (In French)
 General Reference :
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

http://www.progress.org/archive/global01.htm: What Real Globalization Should Mean, by David Graeber
http://www.yale.edu/anthro/people/faculty/dgraeber.html: Anthro Bio
 
~Fun and Games~
If you're reading this, you must not be in Suite 13.

http://www.globalarcade.org/home.html  "Global Arcade is the family fun center where you can play arcade games and learn about globalization and what is happening to people around the world."