Civil Discourse Returns to Los Angeles with Pros and Cons Debate Series

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProCon.org, America's #1 source for pro and con research on controversial issues, the University of Southern California's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, and the historic Santa Monica Pier announce PRO/CON @ The Pier and PRO/CON @ USC, a nonpartisan debate series sponsored by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. The eight events are designed to stimulate critical thinking and #civildiscourse on current issues.

Come to the Santa Monica Pier on Mondays and USC on Tuesdays, starting on Sep. 11, for the four-week "Arthur N. Rupe Debate Series in LA" to watch VIPs from politics, media, business, and education prove that people can disagree without being disagreeable.

The events are free and open to the public. Events will be livestreamed on the ProCon.org Facebook page and video recorded for publishing on YouTube and the ProCon.org website.

Details about speakers, moderators, times, event venue, etc. are available on the ProCon.org website.

Registration is optional via Facebook. Or just show up. Register for PRO/CON at the Pier on Mondays. Register for PRO/CON at USC on Tuesdays.

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PRO/CON at The Pier: The Return of Civil Discourse
Debate Mondays, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, Sep. 11 - Oct. 2
Santa Monica Pier, west end, outdoors

Electoral Reform: Does Your Vote Really Matter?
with Ralph Neas, Pete Peterson, and Trevor Potter
Monday Sep. 11, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

America's Shrinking Middle Class: How to Bring It Back?
with Brian Calle, Joseph Sanberg, and Alex Cohen
Monday Sep. 18, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

Public Education: Is It Broken? If So, How Can We Fix It?
with Nick Melvoin, Micah Ali, and Maureen Langan
Monday Sep. 25, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

Monday Oct. 2, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm
Housing in LA: Densification, Gentrification, and Why the Rent Is Too Damn High
with Jill Stewart, Gary Toebben, and Dana Cuff

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PRO/CON at USC: Discussing the Issues
Discussion Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, Sep. 12 -Oct. 3
USC Ground Zero Performance Café on the University of Southern California campus

Electoral Reform: Does Your Vote Really Matter?
with Ralph Neas, Pete Peterson, Trevor Potter, Leslee Sherrill, and Bob Shrum
Tuesday Sep. 12, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

America's Shrinking Middle Class: How to Bring It Back?
with Brian Calle, Mike Gatto, Silvia Barcellos, David Hadley, and Alex Cohen
Tuesday Sep. 19, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

Public Education: Is It Broken? If So, How Can We Fix It?
with Nick Melvoin, Micah Ali, and Howard Blume
Tuesday Sep. 26, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

Housing in LA: Densification, Gentrification, and Why the Rent Is Too Damn High
with Richard Close, Christine Rangel, Sudha Reddy, John P. Wilson, and Bob Shrum
Tuesday Oct. 3, 2017 6:00pm-7:15pm

For more information about PRO/CON at the Pier and PRO/CON at USC, please visit https://www.procon.org/view.background-resource.php?resourceID=006772 or contact:

Kamy Akhavan, ProCon.org CEO
[email protected]
310-587-1407

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