You can be a member online any time or by signing up at the table in the hallway today. So let me remind you of how the festival works. Were going to have an author speak now for 30 minutes followed by a 10 minute question answer period, and then i will walk the author out to the front of the visitor . E to sign bookses an you can purchase her book in new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bultins a veteran teacher and historian. For two decades she lived abroad for a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and leader as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa, and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at ohio state university. Wherer her focus on gender africanamerican history, gender and africanamerican history led to publication of her book glory in the spirit. How four black women took on army during world war ii doctor is act uv in National Grassroots movement move to amend and in
Im sorry from the bottom of my heart for note speaking up. Reporter the mayor publicly apologizing to remain silent to what many perceived as homophobic speech at the city council meeting. The mayor and two other Council Members voted down the idea of flying the flag. A change tuesday night, the mayor donning a rainbow sash after hearing from supporters of the lgbtq community. I do not make my mind up based on those. Flying the flag hurts nobody. Not flying the flag is a slap to our lgbtq community. Reporter City Council Woman jean joziy regrets how the issue was handled. It wasnt about anything personal. Reporter resident mike grant brought up the argument if you hang one flag, you must hang others. He brought his nra flag the first time. He didnt bring it tuesday night he want and others still contend fair treatment in consideration when it comes to the flags. I want to make sure that everybody else gets a fair shake of putting their flag up. Reporter earlier tonight the city council
Toronto. Mines operate better minds operate better. A canadian and you cannot take away barack obama systematically real rebuild the trust of the world in our willingness to work through the security you must not talk to anybody in the world. Any of our allies. Would anybody call the system a mafia state . Vampire is a disaster for russians. Historically, Chinese Foreign policy can be described as our very. Signs and religion are not science and religion are not incompatible. Shall be the word rejects. I quoted it. You can keep screaming that and it does not change the point. We do not want sympathy. We do not want pity. We want opportunity. It is an appalling slater to me to the muslim religion. I never said the word muslim in. It was a muslim pre bomination. It is those kinds of policies obama represents. He is sort of a closet canadian. Vote for him, for gods sake. [laughter] [no audio] good evening, [applause] good evening, ladies in gentleman. Good evening. I want to welcome the c
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Ur you its a disaster. The answer to this question is no. Show me the word pretext. Change point. We want opportunity. Its an appalling slander. Word muslim. Id the mindedhat kind of sober intelligent Foreign Policy that obama represents. Canadian. Of a closet vote for him for gods sake. Good evening. [applause] to begin with, i want to welcome the canadian audience tuning into this debate. Melt state, live right now on his family. Hispanic. Span. Its great to have you as virtual disciplines. Your interest in your commitment and desire for in warm public discussion. We bring some of the worlds stage tominds to this debate the big issues on our minds that have captured our attention and it would not be possible without the generosity of our host tonight. [applause] i would be remiss if i did not a 100 cardiac hospital, million donation. We are moments now from getting our debaters out here. They will tackle the resolution tonight, yet resolved american democracy is in its worst crisis i