[MNASIS-L] FW: Freeman Forum tickets still available

[Ann Treacy]

This looks like an interesting event. Jane Leonard is a long-standing
community advocate - especially for rural Minnesota. 
 
Thanks!   Ann
 
Ann Treacy
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From: Jane at CTAC [mailto:jane at communitytechnologyadvisors.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:45 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;@visi.com
Subject: Freeman Forum tickets still available
 
Dear Friends & Colleagues:
 
For the past few weeks, many people have been volunteering time and
effort to put together the 2003 Freeman Forum, on "Community, Consensus
and the Common Good," to be held May 12 at the Humphrey Institute at the
University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. At the event, four former
Governors will be speaking for the first time about the notable decline
in the values of and responsibilities for a statewide common good and
the rise of erosive self interest that threatens our strength and
progress as a unified, striving, and compassionate place. 
 
There are still tickets available for the Forum - $35 for the day. This
includes lunch and a copy of the new book, "Freeman - the Governor
Years," which was written by my father, Rod Leonard, who served as
Governor Orville Freeman's press secretary.  (Students and educators can
attend at the reduced price of $25.   You can register online and see
the day's schedule at www.minnesotaruralpartners.org/freemanforum.)
 
Please read more below about the day, and/or please pass along this
announcement to others who may be interested in attending.  
 
--Jane Leonard, Chair of the Freeman Forum
 
2003 Freeman Forum May 12: Four Governors Speak on Budget Crisis and
Restoring the Minnesota Consensus 
 
Four governors who served Minnesota in the 20th century have been
publicly silent on the current debate over the budget crisis and tax
policy, but that will change May 12 at the 2003 Freeman Forum on
"Community, Consensus and the Common Good."
 
The Forum, so named to honor the late Governor Orville Freeman and
sponsored by the Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota, will
feature a panel that includes former Minnesota Governors Arne Carlson,
Al Quie, Wendell Anderson and Elmer L. Andersen, all of whose terms
ended in the 20th century, and all of whom confronted financial deficits
often as large proportionately as the current administration faces.   As
governor, each chose to trim budget requests but also to raise state
taxes to maintain necessary government programs, services and
obligations that kept Minnesota progressing towards social and economic
goals.  Current Governor Tim Pawlenty was invited to participate in the
Forum, but declined.
 
Lori Sturdevant, of the Minneapolis StarTribune, is moderator of the
Governors' panel.  Joining the panel of governors will be biographer
Rodney E. Leonard whose new book, Freeman - the Governor Years, is being
published in conjunction with the Freeman Forum.  In two of his three
terms, Governor Orville Freeman also had to deal with budget deficits
and each time proposed higher revenues rather than reductions in
services or cost shifts.
 
Throughout the last half of the 20th century, Governor Freeman and
others worked across political lines to create the Minnesota Consensus,
a statewide community ambition that gave us an unsurpassed national and
world reputation in education, health care, government and business.
Former Governors Carlson, Quie, Anderson, and Andersen will share their
leadership wisdom in light of today's concerns about the decline in
Minnesota's "Good Life."  The 2002 elections demonstrated that voters'
attitudes toward the Minnesota Consensus have eroded. The Forum will
show how we can work to restore the consensus, through insights from
past and present leaders and an understanding of the cultural context in
today's political will and societal choices. 
 
Cultural observer Karal Ann Marling will examine the effect of cultural
changes on today's conflicts over governance, economic growth and social
justice. The future role of political parties will be discussed by
leaders of non-government organizations that function currently as
intermediaries of public policies and significantly influence the
direction of government policy. Elected officials including Mayor R.T.
Rybak, Sen. Dean Johnson, and Sen. Mee Moua, will talk about conflict
and coalition building surrounding the public investments that bring us
a high quality of life. 
 
Luncheon speaker for the Forum will be University President Robert
Bruininks who will be introduced by Brian Atwood, dean of the Institute.
 
The Forum is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m.
Cost of the event is $35 per person and $25 per person for students and
educators.  The fee includes the cost of lunch, refreshments and a copy
of the book, Freeman - The Governor Years.  Students also may register
at no cost but will not receive lunch or a copy of the book.
 
Persons may register online at
www.minnesotaruralpartners.org/freemanforum. Or send a check made out to
"Freeman Forum" along with the name, address, and phone number for each
person registering, to Freeman Forum, Suite 125, Humphrey Institute, 301
- 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55455.
 
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