The Anatomy of an Election: A Political Look at Why Obama Won and McCain Lost
Monday, Dec. 1 from 5:30-7:00 in the COM Student Lounge
***A Conversation with Michael McShane***
Mr. McShane is Vice President, Political Affairs, for the Grocery Manufacturers of America. He served in the Carter White House as a special assistant for Vice President Walter Mondale and has worked on 11 presidential campaigns in senior positions, including Vice Chair for the Lieberman for President campaign. He chaired all of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) activities at the Democratic convention in Chicago (1996) and Los Angeles (2000)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Monday, Nov. 24---Change.org and MySpace Join Forces to Launch "Ideas for Change in America"
PRESS RELEASE:
Change.org and MySpace Join Forces to Launch "Ideas for Change in America"
Unique and Inspiring Program Designed to Help Define Presidential Agenda and Provoke Social Change
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 24, 2008 -- Change.org, the leading online platform for social change, and MySpace, the world's premier social network, today announced the launch of "Ideas for Change in America," a groundbreaking citizen-driven effort to help define President-elect Barack Obama's presidential agenda. The campaign is supported by more than a dozen voter mobilization organizations that played an integral role in the record-setting voter turnout, including Declare Yourself, Student PIRGs, Voto Latino, and HeadCount. Media and nonprofit partners include techPresident, Netroots Nation, the Sunlight Foundation, GOOD, and Change Congress.
The 2008 campaign brought unprecedented levels of political participation and excitement, mobilizing millions of new voters. But with election over, the most pressing question has now become: What's next? How can the millions of people inspired by the campaign work with the new administration to create real change?
With the launch of Change.gov earlier this month, President-elect Obama made the first step toward providing the transparency his campaign promised in setting up the Obama Administration. But while Change.gov allows users to submit their stories about the campaign, it does not enable citizens to publicly express their own ideas for how the Obama Administration should advance change or to collaborate in the ways they had become accustomed to during the campaign.
In response, Change.org has created an open platform at www.change.org/ideas that allows anyone to submit an idea for how they would advance change on an issue of importance, discuss ideas with others, and vote on the best ideas from around the country. MySpace has also created a parallel site at www.myspace.com/changedotorg that has the ability to enable nearly 118 million monthly active MySpace users around the globe to directly submit video ideas for the change they would like to see.
"In his victory speech, President-elect Obama talked about his commitment to opening up government, and called for citizens to participate in their own democracy again," said Change.org founder and CEO Ben Rattray. "Ideas for Change in America answers that call by empowering Americans to get involved in the process of identifying solutions to the most important problems we face."
In the lead-up to Inauguration Day, Change.org, MySpace, and their partners will hold an event in Washington, DC to announce the top 10 rated ideas and deliver them to a representative from the Obama Administration. Change.org and MySpace will also announce a formal nonprofit sponsor for each idea. Each sponsoring nonprofit will then launch a national campaign to mobilize the millions of people on both sites to ensure that each top idea gets the full consideration of the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress.
"During the election millions of MySpace users participated in the campaign like never before through meaningful programs that MySpace developed with the goal of engaging users in the political process," said Lee Brenner, Director of IMPACT & Executive Producer of Political Programming. "We are excited to partner with Change.org to continue this momentum. Ideas for Change in America is an additional tool to enable the MySpace community to continue their active involvement in politics and in making an impact post the election."
About Change.org:
Change.org is an online hub and media network for social issues and collective action. The San Francisco-based social entrepreneurship venture operates a network of blogs covering more than a dozen major social issues and has partnered with more than 2500 leading nonprofit organizations to provide outlets for powerful action. Change.org was founded by two former classmates from Stanford, Ben Rattray and Mark Dimas, in 2006.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums. MySpace's international network includes more than 30 localized community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).
Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, September 2008. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to www.comscore.com.
About MySpace IMPACT
MySpace IMPACT's goal is to empower users to make a difference in the world by building partnerships and programs focused on voter education, voter registration, and voter turnout. To educate MySpace users about candidates and issues, the company teamed up with MTV in the primary season to produce a series of highly interactive candidate town hall events geared toward young and first-time voters called the MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues; partnered with NBC News and msnbc.com to deliver high-quality election coverage and citizen journalism opportunities to users through a hub called Decision08; and worked with the Commission on Presidential Debates to power MyDebates.org, the official online companion to the Presidential Debates. MySpace IMPACT's online voter registration is powered by the non-profit nonpartisan organization Declare Yourself
Contacts:
Change.org
Ben Rattray
ben@change.org
202-253-1288
MySpace:
Jamie Schumacher
jschumacher@myspace.com
310-969-7087
Change.org and MySpace Join Forces to Launch "Ideas for Change in America"
Unique and Inspiring Program Designed to Help Define Presidential Agenda and Provoke Social Change
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 24, 2008 -- Change.org, the leading online platform for social change, and MySpace, the world's premier social network, today announced the launch of "Ideas for Change in America," a groundbreaking citizen-driven effort to help define President-elect Barack Obama's presidential agenda. The campaign is supported by more than a dozen voter mobilization organizations that played an integral role in the record-setting voter turnout, including Declare Yourself, Student PIRGs, Voto Latino, and HeadCount. Media and nonprofit partners include techPresident, Netroots Nation, the Sunlight Foundation, GOOD, and Change Congress.
The 2008 campaign brought unprecedented levels of political participation and excitement, mobilizing millions of new voters. But with election over, the most pressing question has now become: What's next? How can the millions of people inspired by the campaign work with the new administration to create real change?
With the launch of Change.gov earlier this month, President-elect Obama made the first step toward providing the transparency his campaign promised in setting up the Obama Administration. But while Change.gov allows users to submit their stories about the campaign, it does not enable citizens to publicly express their own ideas for how the Obama Administration should advance change or to collaborate in the ways they had become accustomed to during the campaign.
In response, Change.org has created an open platform at www.change.org/ideas that allows anyone to submit an idea for how they would advance change on an issue of importance, discuss ideas with others, and vote on the best ideas from around the country. MySpace has also created a parallel site at www.myspace.com/changedotorg that has the ability to enable nearly 118 million monthly active MySpace users around the globe to directly submit video ideas for the change they would like to see.
"In his victory speech, President-elect Obama talked about his commitment to opening up government, and called for citizens to participate in their own democracy again," said Change.org founder and CEO Ben Rattray. "Ideas for Change in America answers that call by empowering Americans to get involved in the process of identifying solutions to the most important problems we face."
In the lead-up to Inauguration Day, Change.org, MySpace, and their partners will hold an event in Washington, DC to announce the top 10 rated ideas and deliver them to a representative from the Obama Administration. Change.org and MySpace will also announce a formal nonprofit sponsor for each idea. Each sponsoring nonprofit will then launch a national campaign to mobilize the millions of people on both sites to ensure that each top idea gets the full consideration of the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress.
"During the election millions of MySpace users participated in the campaign like never before through meaningful programs that MySpace developed with the goal of engaging users in the political process," said Lee Brenner, Director of IMPACT & Executive Producer of Political Programming. "We are excited to partner with Change.org to continue this momentum. Ideas for Change in America is an additional tool to enable the MySpace community to continue their active involvement in politics and in making an impact post the election."
About Change.org:
Change.org is an online hub and media network for social issues and collective action. The San Francisco-based social entrepreneurship venture operates a network of blogs covering more than a dozen major social issues and has partnered with more than 2500 leading nonprofit organizations to provide outlets for powerful action. Change.org was founded by two former classmates from Stanford, Ben Rattray and Mark Dimas, in 2006.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums. MySpace's international network includes more than 30 localized community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).
Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, September 2008. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to www.comscore.com.
About MySpace IMPACT
MySpace IMPACT's goal is to empower users to make a difference in the world by building partnerships and programs focused on voter education, voter registration, and voter turnout. To educate MySpace users about candidates and issues, the company teamed up with MTV in the primary season to produce a series of highly interactive candidate town hall events geared toward young and first-time voters called the MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues; partnered with NBC News and msnbc.com to deliver high-quality election coverage and citizen journalism opportunities to users through a hub called Decision08; and worked with the Commission on Presidential Debates to power MyDebates.org, the official online companion to the Presidential Debates. MySpace IMPACT's online voter registration is powered by the non-profit nonpartisan organization Declare Yourself
Contacts:
Change.org
Ben Rattray
ben@change.org
202-253-1288
MySpace:
Jamie Schumacher
jschumacher@myspace.com
310-969-7087
Sunday, November 23, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Sunday, Nov. 23---Real WorldLatin America: A Contemporary Economics and Social Policy Reader
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest title, *Real World
Latin America: A Contemporary Economics and Social Policy Reader*.
Looking for diverse perspectives to explain the profound economic and social
transformations taking place in Latin America? Real World Latin America
brings together the best recent reporting on the region from *Dollars &
Sense* and *NACLA Report on the Americas*.
Forty-five well-researched and clearly-written articles will give students a
thorough introduction to Latin American economic policies, including the
region's changing political maps, the hidden costs of development, struggles
for human rights, international trade deals, and the role of the United
States in the region.
Chapters on social movements and alternative forms of production document
the grassroots challenges to the Washington Consensus that are rising from
Argentine factory shop-floors, Venezuelan cooperatives, Oaxacan schoolrooms,
and elsewhere. Further chapters look at the impact of migration on home
countries and diasporan communities, and the challenges of responsible
environmental stewardship.
*Praise for Real World Latin America:*
The editors of *Dollars & Sense* and *NACLA Report on the Americas* have
done us a great service. This is a timely collection of essays,
sophisticated yet highly readable analysis of the most pressing issues
facing Latin America today. The book is ideally suited for undergraduate
courses on the region, and will be of interest to a broader readership as
well.
—Eric Hershberg, President, Latin American Studies Association
Latin America is on the move, finding its way towards new approaches to
economic development with social justice. *Real World Latin
America*provides a compelling picture of change, political conflict,
and the real
stakes involved in the region. It is a valuable guide to the contemporary
history of the present, inviting readers to stay tuned for more to come.
—Michael A Cohen, Director of the International Affairs Program, New School
University
This is a timely and invaluable overview of current political, economic,
social and cultural dynamics in Latin America. It brings together an
impressive array of experts who write in a concise and accessible manner on
a wide range of topics that define the current Latin American and
hemispheric reality. Here the reader will find analysis and context for
making sense of today's headlines. I cannot imagine a more important
collection for classroom use and for readers from the general public
interested in understanding contemporary Latin America.
—William I. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, Global Studies, and Latin
American Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, and
author of *Latin
America and Global Capitalism*
Click here for more
information.
Click here to order an exam
copy.
Latin America: A Contemporary Economics and Social Policy Reader*.
Looking for diverse perspectives to explain the profound economic and social
transformations taking place in Latin America? Real World Latin America
brings together the best recent reporting on the region from *Dollars &
Sense* and *NACLA Report on the Americas*.
Forty-five well-researched and clearly-written articles will give students a
thorough introduction to Latin American economic policies, including the
region's changing political maps, the hidden costs of development, struggles
for human rights, international trade deals, and the role of the United
States in the region.
Chapters on social movements and alternative forms of production document
the grassroots challenges to the Washington Consensus that are rising from
Argentine factory shop-floors, Venezuelan cooperatives, Oaxacan schoolrooms,
and elsewhere. Further chapters look at the impact of migration on home
countries and diasporan communities, and the challenges of responsible
environmental stewardship.
*Praise for Real World Latin America:*
The editors of *Dollars & Sense* and *NACLA Report on the Americas* have
done us a great service. This is a timely collection of essays,
sophisticated yet highly readable analysis of the most pressing issues
facing Latin America today. The book is ideally suited for undergraduate
courses on the region, and will be of interest to a broader readership as
well.
—Eric Hershberg, President, Latin American Studies Association
Latin America is on the move, finding its way towards new approaches to
economic development with social justice. *Real World Latin
America*provides a compelling picture of change, political conflict,
and the real
stakes involved in the region. It is a valuable guide to the contemporary
history of the present, inviting readers to stay tuned for more to come.
—Michael A Cohen, Director of the International Affairs Program, New School
University
This is a timely and invaluable overview of current political, economic,
social and cultural dynamics in Latin America. It brings together an
impressive array of experts who write in a concise and accessible manner on
a wide range of topics that define the current Latin American and
hemispheric reality. Here the reader will find analysis and context for
making sense of today's headlines. I cannot imagine a more important
collection for classroom use and for readers from the general public
interested in understanding contemporary Latin America.
—William I. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, Global Studies, and Latin
American Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, and
author of *Latin
America and Global Capitalism*
Click here for more
information.
Click here to order an exam
copy.
EVENT: Tuesday, Nov. 25-Sunday, Dec. 7---Passim Annual Holiday Fundraising Auction
Passim Annual Holiday Fundraising Auction!
We're kicking-off our Annual Holiday Fundraising Auction Early and Online this year!
The Passim Holiday Auction opens for bidding on Tuesday, November 25th at 8:00am. Online bidding will close on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00pm. However, for most items bidding will continue during a Live Auction at our Members' Holiday Party on Sunday, December 7th, where we will have even more items! You need not be present at the live event to win.
This is a great way to help out Passim and take care of holiday gift buying needs!
View All 5 Items
Week on the Vineyard!
Enjoy a week at a cottage on Martha's Vineyard! Amazingly located along the water in East Chop this retreat boasts a colorful history, beautiful views, a guesthouse, and friendly backyard ducks! Call your family or get some friends together for a...
Value
$3,500.00
Current Bid
Tripping Lily House Concert
The next time you host a party, create a unique experience and impress your friends with live music! Bid to get an exclusive house concert from innovative roots group Tripping Lily. Tripping Lily weaves a beautiful musical collage of ukulele, vio...
Donated by:
Tripping Lily
Value
$1,000.00
Current Bid
Pete Seeger Photograph
Pete Seeger takes a classic pose in this iconic photo of the folk legend. Taken at Woodyfest in Oklahoma this beautiful shot is something you don't want to pass up!
Donated by:
Artistic Touch Photography
Value
$200.00
Current Bid
Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center
26 Church St Suite 300 Cambridge, MA 02138
Ph: 617-492-5300
http://www.passimcenter.org/
You are receiving this email at adonohue@bu.edu because you have requested information from Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center or have participated in one of our online fundraising auctions. You may UNSUBSCRIBE if you no longer want to receive auction-related emails.
We're kicking-off our Annual Holiday Fundraising Auction Early and Online this year!
The Passim Holiday Auction opens for bidding on Tuesday, November 25th at 8:00am. Online bidding will close on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00pm. However, for most items bidding will continue during a Live Auction at our Members' Holiday Party on Sunday, December 7th, where we will have even more items! You need not be present at the live event to win.
This is a great way to help out Passim and take care of holiday gift buying needs!
View All 5 Items
Week on the Vineyard!
Enjoy a week at a cottage on Martha's Vineyard! Amazingly located along the water in East Chop this retreat boasts a colorful history, beautiful views, a guesthouse, and friendly backyard ducks! Call your family or get some friends together for a...
Value
$3,500.00
Current Bid
Tripping Lily House Concert
The next time you host a party, create a unique experience and impress your friends with live music! Bid to get an exclusive house concert from innovative roots group Tripping Lily. Tripping Lily weaves a beautiful musical collage of ukulele, vio...
Donated by:
Tripping Lily
Value
$1,000.00
Current Bid
Pete Seeger Photograph
Pete Seeger takes a classic pose in this iconic photo of the folk legend. Taken at Woodyfest in Oklahoma this beautiful shot is something you don't want to pass up!
Donated by:
Artistic Touch Photography
Value
$200.00
Current Bid
Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center
26 Church St Suite 300 Cambridge, MA 02138
Ph: 617-492-5300
http://www.passimcenter.org/
You are receiving this email at adonohue@bu.edu because you have requested information from Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center or have participated in one of our online fundraising auctions. You may UNSUBSCRIBE if you no longer want to receive auction-related emails.
EVENT: Nov. 20-Dec. 31---THE HELP GROUP & RIGHT START LAUNCH NATIONAL IN-STORE HOLIDAY
THE HELP GROUP & RIGHT START LAUNCH NATIONAL IN-STORE HOLIDAY
TOY DRIVE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS
In Natick, Massachusetts, Hundreds of Holiday Toys will be given to Underserved Children
This holiday season, Right Start, a national specialty retailer of juvenile products for infants and young children, in collaboration with The Help Group National Autism Foundation, will conduct a toy drive in all of its 36 store locations throughout the United States. This wonderful program will brighten the holiday season for children with autism and other special needs, ages 5 and under, whose families have limited financial means.
The Help Group National Autism Foundation, established under the auspices of The Help Group – the nation's largest and most comprehensive nonprofit of its kind serving children with autism and other special needs – welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with Right Start to create greater awareness about the special needs community and to reach out to even more children and families this holiday season.
"The Help Group is proud to partner with an organization whose leadership promotes community involvement," said Dr. Barbara Firestone, President and CEO of The Help Group. "We salute Right Start for its commitment to caring and including the public in ongoing awareness campaigns on behalf of children with autism and other special needs."
To maximize the reach of toy donations, The Help Group invited applications for participation from qualified nonprofit autism organizations in each of the Right Start cities throughout the country. These local partners will distribute hundreds of toys to families who may not otherwise have access to toys this holiday season.
Each of these beneficiary autism organizations also received a complimentary copy of Dr. Barbara Firestone's highly acclaimed and award winning book Autism Heroes: Portraits Of Families Meeting The Challenge. This awareness and outreach initiative is part of The Help Group's multi-site, multi-community book distribution program to underserved families made possible through a generous foundation grant.
The holiday toy drive will kick-off on November 20, 2008 and continue through December 31, 2008. "The Right Start's mission is to provide the tools for every stage of a child's life. This holiday season, our customers will have the opportunity to help an underserved child with autism or other special needs by visiting any one of our store locations and buying or donating a new, unwrapped toy," said Hope Neiman, COO, Right Start.
TOY DRIVE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS
In Natick, Massachusetts, Hundreds of Holiday Toys will be given to Underserved Children
This holiday season, Right Start, a national specialty retailer of juvenile products for infants and young children, in collaboration with The Help Group National Autism Foundation, will conduct a toy drive in all of its 36 store locations throughout the United States. This wonderful program will brighten the holiday season for children with autism and other special needs, ages 5 and under, whose families have limited financial means.
The Help Group National Autism Foundation, established under the auspices of The Help Group – the nation's largest and most comprehensive nonprofit of its kind serving children with autism and other special needs – welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with Right Start to create greater awareness about the special needs community and to reach out to even more children and families this holiday season.
"The Help Group is proud to partner with an organization whose leadership promotes community involvement," said Dr. Barbara Firestone, President and CEO of The Help Group. "We salute Right Start for its commitment to caring and including the public in ongoing awareness campaigns on behalf of children with autism and other special needs."
To maximize the reach of toy donations, The Help Group invited applications for participation from qualified nonprofit autism organizations in each of the Right Start cities throughout the country. These local partners will distribute hundreds of toys to families who may not otherwise have access to toys this holiday season.
Each of these beneficiary autism organizations also received a complimentary copy of Dr. Barbara Firestone's highly acclaimed and award winning book Autism Heroes: Portraits Of Families Meeting The Challenge. This awareness and outreach initiative is part of The Help Group's multi-site, multi-community book distribution program to underserved families made possible through a generous foundation grant.
The holiday toy drive will kick-off on November 20, 2008 and continue through December 31, 2008. "The Right Start's mission is to provide the tools for every stage of a child's life. This holiday season, our customers will have the opportunity to help an underserved child with autism or other special needs by visiting any one of our store locations and buying or donating a new, unwrapped toy," said Hope Neiman, COO, Right Start.
Friday, November 21, 2008
EVENT: Tuesday, Nov. 25---Sex and the Spirit: What do our spiritual lives teach us about our sexual relations?
Sex and the Spirit
What do our spiritual lives teach us about our sexual relations? A weekly discussion of sex and religion using the book 'Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses' by Boston University Professor Donna Freitas, CAS Religion. Hosted by Br. Larry Whitney, LC+, University Chaplain for Community Life at Marsh Chapel, Boston University.
When: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:00pm until 6:00pm on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008
(Repeats on every Tuesday each week until Tue Dec. 9th, 2008)
Where: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue (Thurman Room)
Who: Open to General Public
Admission is free
More Info, contact:
Marsh Chapel
Br. Larry Whitney, LC+
lwhitney@bu.edu
617-358-3392
What do our spiritual lives teach us about our sexual relations? A weekly discussion of sex and religion using the book 'Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses' by Boston University Professor Donna Freitas, CAS Religion. Hosted by Br. Larry Whitney, LC+, University Chaplain for Community Life at Marsh Chapel, Boston University.
When: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:00pm until 6:00pm on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008
(Repeats on every Tuesday each week until Tue Dec. 9th, 2008)
Where: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue (Thurman Room)
Who: Open to General Public
Admission is free
More Info, contact:
Marsh Chapel
Br. Larry Whitney, LC+
lwhitney@bu.edu
617-358-3392
EVENT: Monday, Dec. 1---Panel Discussion: Europe Confronts Its Past
Panel Discussion: Europe Confronts Its Past
Igor Lukes
University Professor and Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University; Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Boston/
Martin Simecka
Editor-in-chief of Respekt,* a weekly newsmagazine in the Czech Republic, reporting on domestic and foreign political and economic issues, as well as on science and culture.
*On October 13, Respekt published an article by a historian from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes reporting that a team of historians had uncovered a police document identifying Czech-born Milan Kundera as having informed in 1950 on Miroslav Dvoracek, who served 14 years in prison after being uncovered as a spy. Respekt has refused to apologize to author Milan Kundera for publishing allegations he once informed on a Western spy.
Introduction: Peter Muzila
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovakia in Boston
This event takes place in conjunction with a panel exhibit prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Slovak National Museum entitled "The Magic Number 8 in the History of Slovakia."
Slovak history is interesting in that many important and pivotal events took place during years that end in the number eight. These crucial years include 1848, 1918, 1938, 1948 and 1968. The year 1989 also belongs in this category because the historical turning point that was the November Velvet Revolution of 1989 actually began in 1988. There are important internal connections between the "8" years and their events. The Slovaks' national emancipation process began with the uprising in the revolutionary year 1848 and culminated in 1918 with the founding of Czechoslovakia. This common state of Czechs and Slovaks was then exposed in 1938 to a challenging historical test. The historical ties between 1948, 1968 and 1989 are also strong. They mark the founding, crisis and fall of the communist system in the former Czechoslovakia. In terms of their meaning for history, the "eight"-year anniversaries that fall in 2008 are a natural reflection of both Slovak history in a broader context and of that history's connections to the present. This is also the goal of the exhibition, The Magic Number Eight in the History of Slovakia, whose organizers seek to improve mutual knowledge and understanding among nations.
6:00 PM
Boston University Photonics Center
8 St. Mary's Street, 9th Floor
In cooperation with the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Slovakia
Free and open to the public | Reception to follow
More Information: 617-358-2778 or ihs@bu.edu
Igor Lukes
University Professor and Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University; Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Boston/
Martin Simecka
Editor-in-chief of Respekt,* a weekly newsmagazine in the Czech Republic, reporting on domestic and foreign political and economic issues, as well as on science and culture.
*On October 13, Respekt published an article by a historian from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes reporting that a team of historians had uncovered a police document identifying Czech-born Milan Kundera as having informed in 1950 on Miroslav Dvoracek, who served 14 years in prison after being uncovered as a spy. Respekt has refused to apologize to author Milan Kundera for publishing allegations he once informed on a Western spy.
Introduction: Peter Muzila
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovakia in Boston
This event takes place in conjunction with a panel exhibit prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Slovak National Museum entitled "The Magic Number 8 in the History of Slovakia."
Slovak history is interesting in that many important and pivotal events took place during years that end in the number eight. These crucial years include 1848, 1918, 1938, 1948 and 1968. The year 1989 also belongs in this category because the historical turning point that was the November Velvet Revolution of 1989 actually began in 1988. There are important internal connections between the "8" years and their events. The Slovaks' national emancipation process began with the uprising in the revolutionary year 1848 and culminated in 1918 with the founding of Czechoslovakia. This common state of Czechs and Slovaks was then exposed in 1938 to a challenging historical test. The historical ties between 1948, 1968 and 1989 are also strong. They mark the founding, crisis and fall of the communist system in the former Czechoslovakia. In terms of their meaning for history, the "eight"-year anniversaries that fall in 2008 are a natural reflection of both Slovak history in a broader context and of that history's connections to the present. This is also the goal of the exhibition, The Magic Number Eight in the History of Slovakia, whose organizers seek to improve mutual knowledge and understanding among nations.
6:00 PM
Boston University Photonics Center
8 St. Mary's Street, 9th Floor
In cooperation with the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Slovakia
Free and open to the public | Reception to follow
More Information: 617-358-2778 or ihs@bu.edu
EVENT: Friday, Nov. 21---History, Memoir and Comics: Graphic Representations of 9/11
History, Memoir and Comics: Graphic Representations of 9/11
Professor Davida Pines has a long-standing interest in, and fascination with, the way the art of comics lends itself to the simultaneous representation of personal and public history. She will consider the difference that comics make when representing serious historic events, and the relationship between form and content in two different graphic works on "9/11: Art Spiegelman's In the Shadow of No Towers and Alissa Torres' American Widow."
Speaker(s): Davida Pines, author and professor
When: Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:00pm until 4:00pm on Friday, Nov 21, 2008
Where: College of General Studies, 871 Commonwealth Avenue (CGS Katzenberg Center, Room 330A)
Who : Open to General Public
Admission is free
Contact: College of General Studies Faculty Research & Scholarship Committee
Prof. Joellen Masters
joellenm@bu.edu
617-358-3205
Professor Davida Pines has a long-standing interest in, and fascination with, the way the art of comics lends itself to the simultaneous representation of personal and public history. She will consider the difference that comics make when representing serious historic events, and the relationship between form and content in two different graphic works on "9/11: Art Spiegelman's In the Shadow of No Towers and Alissa Torres' American Widow."
Speaker(s): Davida Pines, author and professor
When: Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:00pm until 4:00pm on Friday, Nov 21, 2008
Where: College of General Studies, 871 Commonwealth Avenue (CGS Katzenberg Center, Room 330A)
Who : Open to General Public
Admission is free
Contact: College of General Studies Faculty Research & Scholarship Committee
Prof. Joellen Masters
joellenm@bu.edu
617-358-3205
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
EVENT: Sunday, Dec. 7---21st Annual Foster Children's Holiday Party at Tufts
21st Annual Foster Children's Holiday Party at Tufts
A Volunteer Opportunity for the Tufts Community
The Boston Tufts Alliance, a chapter of the Tufts University Alumni Association, in partnership with the Association of Tufts Alumnae and the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, invite your volunteer participation in a great community event now celebrating its 21st year!
Tufts' annual Foster Children's Holiday party is a service event bringing the Tufts community together with neighboring foster families for an afternoon of generosity, warmth and holiday cheer. Tufts volunteers have the opportunity to wrap holiday gifts in advance and/or help to host the party by serving snacks, leading arts and crafts activities, reading, singing, and distributing holiday gifts.
Thursday, December 4
Alumnae Lounge, Medford/Somerville Campus
Gift Wrapping: Open Hours for volunteers (you do need to register to attend):
6:00-8:00pm
Sunday, December 7
Alumnae Lounge, Medford/Somerville Campus
Party Hosts: Volunteers sought for two shifts as follows:
Shift A: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Shift B: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Party runs from 2:00 - 4:00 pm - volunteer shifts include set-up and clean-up.
RSVP: Please email FCHP@tufts.edu to coordinate a volunteer assignment and include with your email: full name, class year (if applicable), phone number and specific volunteer shift.
Questions? Email Samantha Snitow, A02, at samantha.snitow@alumni.tufts.edu
A Volunteer Opportunity for the Tufts Community
The Boston Tufts Alliance, a chapter of the Tufts University Alumni Association, in partnership with the Association of Tufts Alumnae and the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, invite your volunteer participation in a great community event now celebrating its 21st year!
Tufts' annual Foster Children's Holiday party is a service event bringing the Tufts community together with neighboring foster families for an afternoon of generosity, warmth and holiday cheer. Tufts volunteers have the opportunity to wrap holiday gifts in advance and/or help to host the party by serving snacks, leading arts and crafts activities, reading, singing, and distributing holiday gifts.
Thursday, December 4
Alumnae Lounge, Medford/Somerville Campus
Gift Wrapping: Open Hours for volunteers (you do need to register to attend):
6:00-8:00pm
Sunday, December 7
Alumnae Lounge, Medford/Somerville Campus
Party Hosts: Volunteers sought for two shifts as follows:
Shift A: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Shift B: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Party runs from 2:00 - 4:00 pm - volunteer shifts include set-up and clean-up.
RSVP: Please email FCHP@tufts.edu to coordinate a volunteer assignment and include with your email: full name, class year (if applicable), phone number and specific volunteer shift.
Questions? Email Samantha Snitow, A02, at samantha.snitow@alumni.tufts.edu
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
PRESS RELEASE: Tuesday, Nov. 18---Columbia Journalism Review
A dirty little secret of journalism has always been the degree to which some reporters rely on press releases and public relations offices as sources for stories. But recent newsroom cutbacks and increased pressure to churn out online news have given publicity operations even greater prominence in science coverage. Cristine Russsell reports in The Observatory, science desk of CJR.org, the Web site of the Columbia Journalism Review.
Meanwhile, the health care discussion of the past year has been remarkable for the narrow range of ideas and opinions that have floated down to the man on the street. As a potential corrective, our Trudy Lieberman is introducing a series of interviews with a wide range of people and perspectives on the subject, by way of urging the press to follow suit. Here is the first, an interview with Yale professor Theodore Marmor, a health care expert and the co-author of a recent op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The headline, "Health-care plans familiar; Obama and McCain fall into old traps when it comes to financing,"
We hope you find them both illuminating.
The editors
The Observatory — November 14,
Science Reporting By Press Release
An old problem grows worse in the digital age
By Cristine Russell
http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/science_reporting_by_press_rel.php?page=all
Excluded Voices
An interview with Theodore Marmor
By Trudy Lieberman
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/excluded_voices.php?page=all
Meanwhile, the health care discussion of the past year has been remarkable for the narrow range of ideas and opinions that have floated down to the man on the street. As a potential corrective, our Trudy Lieberman is introducing a series of interviews with a wide range of people and perspectives on the subject, by way of urging the press to follow suit. Here is the first, an interview with Yale professor Theodore Marmor, a health care expert and the co-author of a recent op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The headline, "Health-care plans familiar; Obama and McCain fall into old traps when it comes to financing,"
We hope you find them both illuminating.
The editors
The Observatory — November 14,
Science Reporting By Press Release
An old problem grows worse in the digital age
By Cristine Russell
http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/science_reporting_by_press_rel.php?page=all
Excluded Voices
An interview with Theodore Marmor
By Trudy Lieberman
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/excluded_voices.php?page=all
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