James Simpson, a nationally known economist and an investigative journalist was the guest speaker at the ICON Lecture on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mr. Simpson is an expert on immigration and the refugee program that is being presently debated in this country. His talk. entitled , “The Refugee Resettlement Migration Crisis” provided crucial information on this important subject that is causing great controversy as to the advisability of bringing in refugees from the Middle East and other areas that are presently in turmoil. Mr. Simpson is the author of “The Red-Green Axis: Refugees, Immigration, and the Agenda to Erase America”.
ICON’s next lecture, “The EMP Threat” will be presented on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Chapel Hill. Mr. James Jay Carafano, PhD, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, is the Heritage Foundation’s Vice President and in 2012 assumed responsibility for Heritage’s entire defense and foreign policy team. For tickets and more details, please go to www.iconlectureseries.com
The following photos were taken at the James Simpson lecture. Nancy
James Simpson, ICON guest speakerAnn Bowman, Chapter Leader, ACT for America, James Simpson, and Keith Davis, ACT for America Chapter Leader, Fayetteville, NC
From the left, seated, Jane Hogan, Jenise Guidry, and standing, Kimberly Sanchez, Betty Ann Guidry and Andrea Rock and P.J. Gentry, Person County GOP ChairB.J. and Barry VogelFrom the left: Hannah Stein, Dr. Rosemary Stein, P.J. Gentry and standing, Marlene WallerACT for America Chapter Leaders: From the left: Fay Haggard, Highpoint, NC, Tina Forsberg, Greensberg, Cheri Pickett, Greensboro, Carolyn Parker-Ballou, Southpoint, Nancy Clark, ICON board member, Leigh Sudbrink, Greensboro, and back row – Dee Davis, Fayetteville and Robert Goodwill, High Point, NCFrom the left: Susan Berkowitz, Marty Berkowitz, Mike Ross, Vickie Jernigan, Joe Jernigan, Michael LaPaglia, candidate for NC Secretary of State, and Mike AbramsonFrom the left: Buckey Waters, Janie Wagstaff, President, ICON Lecture Series, and Mike WatersFrom the left: Tony Bruno, Mary McKinney, Joel Freelander, and Jack McCallus
From the left: Karen Kolias and Gladys KofaltFrom the left: Tracy Marillo and Rosemarie WenzelSusan Myrick, Civitas, and James SimpsonMeg Gresham, ICON board member and Jeff MillerFrom the left: Tina Forsberg and Mary Carter
AFTER THE LECTURE AT THE SILVERSPOT IN CHAPEL HILL
Ann Bowman, ACT for America Chapter Leader and James Simpson
from the left: Dr. Laura Gutman, ICON board member and Carolyn and Bob Ballou