Calhoun Community College will host a debate on American foreign policy on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 6:00 p.m., in the Aerospace Training Center on the Decatur campus.  The debate will feature Chuck Yancura, former Mayor of Madison and retired from the Army, and O. Wendell Davis, Minister of Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and Calhoun adjunct instructor. Dr. Michael Kinney, Calhoun History and Political Science instructor will serve as moderator.

Debate topics will address questions such as the preemptive use of military force to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction and under what conditions the US should take part in military interventions; US domestic policies focusing on the environment, poverty and health; and whether America is better off working with international institutions or not.  Audience participation will be encouraged during the questions-and-answer period following the formal debate.

The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World is a nationwide event, and is jointly funded by the Open Society Institute, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the United Nations Foundation as part of the ongoing mission to support grassroots community involvement in foreign policy.  The north Alabama debate is sponsored by Calhoun Community College’s Division of Student Affairs.  For more information, contact Dr. Kermit Carter at 256-306-2613.