Chomsky Speaks At Boston University: On Palestine!

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Jacob Sleeper Auditorium - College of General Studies- rm: 129
Street: 871 Commonwealth Avenue
City/Town: Boston, MA


Noam Chomsky, prolific author and Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for over half a century. Among his many dozens of books are Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs, The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo, Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians, Manufacturing Consent, Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies, and Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy. (for more information: http://www.chomsky.info/)

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Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is an annual international series of events held in cities and campuses across the globe. The aim of IAW is to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns as part of a growing global BDS movement.

Last year, more than 40 cities around the world participated in the week's activities, which took place in the wake of Israel's brutal assault against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. IAW continues to grow with new cities joining this year.

Third Annual Boston Palestine Film Festival

Monday November 2 at 7pm: "Over their Dead Bodies" [CAS rm B36]

Tuesday November 3 at 7pm: "This Palestinian Life" [CAS rm B36]

Wednesday November 4 at 7pm: "Welcome to Hebron," Followed by comments from American-Israeli Activist Bekah Wolf from the Palestine Solidarity Project ( http://palestinesolidarityproject.org) [CAS rm 224]

---------------------------------------------------------Bekah Wolf is an American Jew with Israeli citizenship who has worked inthe Occupied Palestinian Territories since 2003. She is the internationalcoordinator for the Palestine Solidarity Project, a Palestinianorganization dedicated to organizing and supporting popular, unarmedresistance to the occupation based in the village of Beit Ommar. She isspeaking on behalf of the PSP committee, a group of Palestinian men andwomen (all of whom were prevented from traveling to the United States tospeak themselves), including her husband and recent political prisoner,Mousa Abu Maria.

Just Beginning!

As of yesterday, we became a university sanctioned group, which will give us access to funds and space. We will keep you updated on your initial activities.

Welcome!

This is a form of expression and news from the new Students for Justice in Palestine group at Boston University. We have just started this semester and we already have several events planned. This is where you can stay informed on our progress as we tear down the systems of power supporting the occupation of Palestine.