Hot Plates, Hot Topics

Immigration In The Headlines
Speaker: Peter Rousmaniere

Wednesday, April 24
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE: LOCATION HAS CHANGED!
Salt Hill Pub, Lebanon, NH 
 

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$35 per member
$45 per non-member

Strife at the Mexican border. Asylum policy attacked. Demand for skilled workers. Dreamers in trouble. Polarizing polls. Within a short time, we will hit on the major issues in the headlines. Our goals are, first, to better understand underlying forces in global migration as they intersect with American politics. Second, to better understand Congressional legislation, Executive Branch policies and statements, and what the presumptive presidential candidates of both major parties are saying.

Peter Rousmaniere has been studying American and global migration of 20 years through his blog, workingimmigrants.com and numerous articles and addresses. He has led Osher courses on immigration. His special focus has been low wage immigrant workers. He has an BA and MBA from Harvard University.

MEAL OPTIONS (also changed due to relocation!):

• Fish & Chips
• Mac & Cheese
• Beef & Guinness Stew
• Firehouse Chili
• Brigid McCarthy Mixed Green Salad

Your meal selection includes your choice of a fountain drink, coffee, iced tea, or lemonade.

Police Reform: An Insider's Perspective on Culture Change, Constitutional Policing, and Consent Decrees
Speaker: Shannon Sullivan

Friday, May 3
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Jesse's Restaurant, Hanover, NH

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$35 per member
$45 per non-member

The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is under the nation's largest and most complex US Department of Justice consent decree. But what is a consent decree, and can it change decades of mismanagement and misconduct in a city that typically sees over 300 homicides a year? Join us in a discussion lead by BPD's civilian commander of consent decree implementation and learn more about police reform, federal oversight, and how BPD's transformation impacts policing across the country.

Shannon Sullivan has been with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) for 11 years, and is the Chief of Compliance, overseeing the Consent Decree Implementation Unit, the Performance Standards Section, and the Equity Office. Previously she was the Director of the Consent Decree Implementation Unit (CDIU), a position she held for almost five years.

Prior to her arrival at the BPD, Chief Sullivan worked in the federal government, and in the non-profit and private sectors. Originally from Connecticut, she holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Goucher College.

MEAL OPTIONS:

• Baked Haddock with organic brown rice
• Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
• Steak & Cheese (Jesse's version of Philly Cheesesteak) with steakhouse fries
• Pesto Linguine

Your meal selection includes your choice of a fountain drink, coffee, iced tea, or lemonade.