Past Speakers
FFBC members enjoy breakfast and a speaker during our monthly gatherings. Breakfast begins promptly at 7:00am. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at Hoyt Sherman Place. To view upcoming speakers, click here.
Hoyt Sherman Place (Web site)
1501 Woodland Avenue
Des Moines,IA 50309
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December 2, 2016
Mel Duncan
Executive Director and Cofounder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, the Preeminent International Unarmed Civilian Protection Advocacy Agency, based in Brussels, Belgium.
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November 4, 2016
Dr. Maria Filippone, D.O.
Advocate for Physicians for Social Responsibility, who recently journeyed to the Gaza Strip.
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October 7, 2016
Jim Mowrer
Democratic Candidate for United States Representative for Iowa’s 3rd District.
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September 2, 2016
Jack Schuler,
a trans male Iowa high school English teacher.
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August 5, 2016
Shadley Grei,
local filmmaker and performance artist.
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July 1, 2016
Congressman David Young,
U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 3rd District.
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June 3, 2016
Joshua Barr,
the new Human Rights Director for the City of Des Moines.
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May 6, 2016
Tyler McCubbin,
who Dowling Catholic High School declined to hire as a teacher because he is gay and getting married.
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April 1, 2016
Joseph Bolkcom
Iowa Senator who introduced an Iowa Death With Dignity statute.
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March 4, 2016
Andy Mcguire,
head of the Iowa Democratic Party for a post-mortem on the Iowa Caucuses.
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February 5, 2016
Suzanna De Baca,
President/CEO Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
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January 8, 2015
Governor Martin O’Malley,
Democratic Presidential Candidate 2016