Nader Notes

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Ralph Nader came to Hamilton tonight to speak about his latest book "Told You So" at the Hamilton Public Library. The sold-out lecture was co-sponsored by Bryan Prince Bookseller, OPIRG McMaster and the HPL. OPIRG's Coordinator of Volunteers Randy Kay was happy to meet Nader, the person responsible for bringing PIRGs to campuses in the 1970s.

Nader's resume of successful citizen engagement stretches back to the 1950s, and the author of 1965's "Unsafe at Any Speed" has certainly not lost any of the passion all these years later.

Citizen engagement is something Nader knows well, and he shared insights on how to get things done in a corporate society.

OPIRG Tweets during Nader's talk give you an idea of some of the topics touched upon:

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    6:59 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Heroic figures in our society not held up for emulation which would create more heroic figures.

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    6:54 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    We don't educate students, we vocation-ize them

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    6:52 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Excuses: no time, we don't know procedures, afraid of being criticized, it won't make a difference

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    6:48 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Are you making excuses to avoid taking action?

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    6:45 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    "Hi. How's your civic life?"

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    6:44 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Every social justice movement starts with a conversation between people

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    6:41 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    You won't get in media with message that social change isn't a remote possibility but easier than ppl think.

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    6:38 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Ralph notes the decline of Canadian social welfare firsts

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    6:20 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    The lost commons, we own it: they control it. on corp control over public goods

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    6:15 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    3h
    Permissible violence in a corporate state= workplace fatalities, street crime, lack of health care.

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    6:09 PM - 31 Jul 13 · Details

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    4h
    By what evidence, on what authority on 2 questions to always ask.

    • Here's the local daily's coverage: http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3918071-nader-s-an-open-book-when-it-comes-to-civic-engagement/

    His new book was purchased (and signed by the author) and will be available at the OPIRG McMaster Resource Centre in the fall.