[LCM Events] TEDxRamallah Screening at MIT | TODAY! April 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM

[Dimitri Turbiner]

What is this shit??!!!??



Jews of MIT how can we let this blatantly anti-Israel propaganda happen?


"...due to occupation..." ???
come on!


Also, isn't TED supposed to be about techno-science stuff? Like the TEDx we
had at Caltech?




What is going on!!






On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:38 AM, Hana Khalil <hkhalil at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
> Please Forward widely!
>
> *I am pleased to announce that Palestine at MIT will be hosting a streaming
> of *
> *TEDxRamallah <http://www.tedxramallah.com/en/home/> TODAY Saturday April
> 16, 2011!*
> *
> *
> *When: TODAY April 16, 2011 3:00-8:00 PM*
> *Where: MIT, Room 4-163 [http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4]*
> *RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200151193358985&index=1
> *
>
>
> ****************************************************************************************************************
> *Note that TEDxRamallah is no normal TEDx <http://www.ted.com/tedx>!*
>
>    - As an event, TEDxRamallah is happening in a city on land that cannot
>    be reached by a large part of its own population due to occupation. It is
>    also removed from access to the larger majority of people from neighboring
>    countries.
>    - As an initiative, TEDxRamallah takes on the responsibility to go
>    beyond the event itself to fulfill the promise of what TED<http://www.ted.com/>stands for: "We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change
>    attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world."
>
> TEDxRamallah aims to showcase inspiring stories of Palestine. It also aims
> to educate and inspire by providing a space for people to share their ideas
> in any field, whether science, education, literature, technology, design,
> etc. to contribute to the positive perception of Palestine.
>
> TEDxRamallah is a one day event that will take place in three venues in
> three cities: Convention Palace in Bethlehem, Sunflower Theatre in Beirut,
> and in a venue in Amman. The TEDxRamallah program will have a majority of
> speakers speaking live from the Convention Palace, while those speakers who
> cannot access Palestine will speak from the partner cities and will be
> streamed into Bethlehem. It is also through the energy nurtured around
> TEDxRamallah that we have been able to pool in massive involvement to
> highlight inspiring and yet untold stories of Palestine, all gathered and
> meticulously brought to life by the TEDxRamallah team and network. Those
> stories are found on this site under Palestine Stories. All content is the
> product of the TEDxRamallah team and network's efforts, by that moving
> TEDxRamallah from a platform to a platform and content generator...
>
>
> ****************************************************************************************************************
> *Please forward widely to all who may be interested!*
> You can check out TEDxRamallah's website here<http://www.tedxramallah.com/en/home/>,
> or follow them on Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/tedxramallah>.
>
> Feel free to contact Palestine at MIT at *pal_contact at mit.edu *if you have
> any questions or concerns.
>
> Peace
> Hana Khalil
>
>
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