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First Annual Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture
Global Wars, Private Armies and Public Money

with Jeremy Scahill

Tuesday, March 25
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
Central Library Centennial Hall
733 N. Eighth St.         FREE

Jeremy Scahill is an award-winning investigative journalist and Milwaukee native whose bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army received the prestigious George Polk Award for 2008.

Scahill's reporting on the involvement of mercenaries in the Iraq War, the Abu Ghraib prison, Hurricane Katrina and other topics has appeared in numerous publications including The Nation, The Progressive, The Los Angeles Times and
Z Magazine.


The Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture was founded to celebrate the life and ideals of Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006), who served as mayor of Milwaukee from 1948-1960. This lecture series seeks to honor Frank Zeidler's commitment to educating the general public about the great challenges facing humanity and the ability to meet those challenges through open discussion, the building of consensus, planning and democratic government.

Tax deductible donations to support the Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture Series are greatly appreciated. Please make checks out to the International Institute and indicate the Zeidler Memorial Lecture Fund in the memo section of the check.
Send to:
Frank P. Zeidler Memorial Lecture Fund
c/o International Institute of Wisconsin
1110 N. Old World Third Street, Suite 420
Milwaukee, WI 53203

For further information call 414-873-6359.

The Lecture Committee expresses thanks for the generous support of the Argosy Foundation, the International Institute of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Public Library, and Milwaukee Public Television.

 
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