Weekly Free Speech Forum established Jan. 6, 1951
College of Complexes
The Playground for People Who Think
sustaining the academic tradition of “One Fool at a Time”
Every Saturday at 5:00 PM CT
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2901 W. Addison, Chicago, Free Parking The next open dates are:
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Upcoming Presentations:
March
March 29th
The Wealth of Worlds
Where We are and Where we are Heading in the World of Wealth -
and Who is on top
Meeting #3,811 - Eric Mao presents another detailed socioi-economic analysis
April
April 5th
Illinois Single Payer Coalition
National Campaign for Cities to Pass a Resolution in Support of Medicare for All (e.g., Chicago)
Meeting # 3,812 - Bill Bianchi, Board Chair, Illinois Single Payer Coalition
The speaker statyes that: “The Illinois Single Payer Coalition is running a campaign designed to get city councils around Illinois to pass a resolution in support of Medicare for all. It's part of a national campaign by Public Citizen (Ralph Nader). So far over 100 cities and county boards have passed a resolution.
Chicago should be on that list, and it would be the largest city with a resolution. So far we've got 11 alders and 4 organizations that have endorsed our resolution.”
Public Citizen organization https://www.citizen.org/
Special Earth Day Speakers
April 12th
Illinois Environmental Council (IEC)
to safeguard the natural systems on which all life depends
Meeting # 3,813 - Sergio Vargas, Chicagoland Conservation Manager (bio https://ilenviro.org/sergio-vargas/)
The Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) was created in 1975 to ensure that the collective voice of Illinois’ environmental community was amplified in public policy debates and legislative action. Today, IEC is proud to be leading the strongest, most effective environmental community in the state’s history.
Representing over 100 environmental organizations operating in Illinois, IEC carries out our mission to advance equitable public policies that create healthy environments across Illinois through collaboration, building power, and advocacy.
Information on the organization https://ilenviro.org/
Ways to Get Involved https://ilenviro.org/get-involved/
Membership https://give.ilenviro.org/a/member
April 19th
Quiz to See if You have a Green View of Politics
15 Questions and Answers to See if You are a Friend of the Earth
Meetings # 3,814 - Charles Paidock, Secretary, Chicago Greens
website http://www.illinoisgreens.org/
facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoGreens/
Illinois Green Party Platform https://www.gp.org/platform
Become a Member https://www.ilgp.org/membership/
April 26th
Marie Newman, former US Rep
Author of “A Life Made From Scratch"
The Current State of Activism and Politics / How to Build a Movement & Political Power
Meetings # 3,815
"Marie Newman is a former congresswoman, nonprofit CEO, marketing executive, author of A Life Made from Scratch and When Your Child Is Being Bullied: Real Solutions, antibullying activist, former Moms Demand Action spokesperson and national LGBTQ+ advocate. In addition to those roles, she is a mom of two adult children, consultant and podcaster. Marie Newman is known for building movements and solving the toughest problems. Marie’s next book, her memoir, was released in March of 2025, A Life Made From Scratch. Her motto has always been, when you do not see the solution you desperately need, make it from scratch!"
Information: https://www.marienewmanstudio.com/
Buy book at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-life-made-from-scratch-marie-newman/1146694081?ean=9798888246580
May 3rd Special May Day Speaker
An Analysis of Saul Alinsky and the Rules for Radicals
Meetings # 3,816 - college regular Justin Tucker
"His goal was to create a guide for future community organizers, to use in uniting low-income communities, or "Have-Nots", in order for them to gain by any effective, non-violent means social, political, legal, environmental and economic wealth and power.[2] Inside of it, Alinsky compiled the lessons he had learned throughout his experiences of community organizing from 1939 to 1971."
Great Power Politics
and the Multipolar World 2025 and Beyond
Meetings # 3,817 - Eric Mao: Geopolitical analyst and the founder and president of the Geopolitical Forum
Description: The trend having been going on in recent years and getting more evident, with the public acknowledgements by Sec. Rubio the world has “officially” transitioned from unipolar to multipolar. How will the former unipole, the United States, behave in the new world order? How will the dynamics be between the other great powers—China and Russia—and the rest of the world?
May 17, 24, 31
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Meetings # 3,818+ contact the Program Coordinator Charles Paidock if you would like to speak at
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