From ravi at MIT.EDU Wed Oct 4 00:04:46 2006 From: ravi at MIT.EDU (Ravi Purushotma) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 00:04:46 -0400 Subject: [Mitbaevents] Movies that Matter Saturday 7:15pm Message-ID: <5fe67d4b0610032104n42444a3do9da64cb86de2f363@mail.gmail.com> Hey Everyone -- Some of us were getting together to watch _Innocent Voices_ on Saturday 7:15 pm in the Sidney Pacific seminar room if you and/or any friends wanted to join us! ~Ravi ------------------------------------------------------ Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres's embattled childhood, Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices is the poignant tale of Chava (Carlos Padilla), an eleven-year-old boy who suddenly becomes the "man of the house" after his father abandons the family in the middle of a civil war. In El Salvador in the 1980s, the government's armed forces are already recruiting twelve year olds, rousting them out of their classes at the local middle school. If he is lucky, Chava has just one year of innocence left, one year before he, too, will be conscripted to fight the government's battle against the peasant rebels of the FMLN. Chava's life becomes a game of survival, not only from the bullets of the escalating war, but also from the dispiriting effects of daily violence. As he hustles to find work to help his single mother pay the bills, and experiences the pangs of first love for a beautiful classmate, Chava's tiny home village becomes both playground and battlefield. Armed only with the love of his mother (Leonor Varela) and a small radio that broadcasts a forbidden anthem of love and peace, and faced with the impossible choice of joining either the army or the rebels, Chava finds the courage to keep his heart open, and his spirit alive, in his race against time. (In Spanish with English Subtitles) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you Devotional Gathering -- Service Seminar Room, Sidney Pacific 2 - 3:00 pm Sunday, October 15 (refreshments provided) David From dgray at MIT.EDU Tue Oct 17 16:56:19 2006 From: dgray at MIT.EDU (dgray@MIT.EDU) Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:56:19 -0400 Subject: [Mitbaevents] Upcoming events Message-ID: <20061017165619.xfx2r19lg8xwgo0w@webmail.mit.edu> Hi, There are a lot of great events this week. A group plans to meet, pray, and discuss the life of the Bab, who foretold the coming of Baha'u'llah,the founder of the Baha'i Faith. There is a celebration commemorating the Birth of the Bab, and drama, stories, and music is planned. An introductory talk about the Baha'i Faith is scheduled to be at Harvard, and there is an Arts Night with Persian folk music and art on display. I'm happy to go to these events with anyone interested or provide more information. Friends would love to see you Study Circle -- The Twin Manifestations Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 pm Quincy House 58 Plympton Street Celebration of the Birth of the B?b Thursday, October 19, 7:30 pm Boston Bah?'? Center 595 Albany Street Boston Introductory Talk about the Baha'i Faith Friday, October 20, 8:00 pm Quincy House 58 Plympton Street Arts Night Performing Artist: http://www.dissonanceresolved.com/artsnight/Shiraz_Ensemble.html Visual Artist: http://www.dissonanceresolved.com/artsnight/hesam_sabetian.html Saturday, October 21, 7:00 pm Boston Bah?'? Center 595 Albany Street Boston David From dnawi at MIT.EDU Fri Oct 20 02:51:54 2006 From: dnawi at MIT.EDU (David Nawi) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:51:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Mitbaevents] Woohoo! It's a birthday celebration! Message-ID: So it's the Birth of the Bab today... How about everyone who is available meet together in the first floor of the MIT Student Center around 1:00 pm? Lunch will be my treat, and I've had my eye on that air hockey table for quite a while. Not that any of you could beat me... ;-) David PS Sorry if this email is sent more than once; I wanted to make sure I included everyone in the area. From jackievilladsen at gmail.com Sat Oct 21 17:35:47 2006 From: jackievilladsen at gmail.com (Jackie Villadsen) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:35:47 -0400 Subject: [Mitbaevents] Interfaith event at MacGregor tomorrow 2 pm Message-ID: <77064b1c0610211435jbf3f496x67fed08ea5c1bf2a@mail.gmail.com> Hello everybody! I am holding an interfaith event in the MacGregor Seminar room at 2 pm tomorrow, and you all are (most warmly) invited. It will consist of music and reading and quiet reflection on quotations from many different religions about a certain theme. Tomorrow's will be inner and outer peace. I want to have this event because religion should unite, not divide, and I think that one way to bring this about is for people to benefit from religions other than their own. I have often found that reading from other religions' writings helps me grow. So come and reflect on the wisdom of Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Muhammad, Baha'u'llah, and more. I want to have an event like this regularly, so if you're interested in coming, email me, and I can pick a time that works for everyone. Or just come and don't tell me beforehand. Please tell anyone else who might be interested (not just MacGregor residents). Also, if you have any ideas for the program (cool quotations, music, etc.) or if you can sing or play an instrument, please let me know! Much love, Jackie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I want to have this event because religion should unite, not divide, and I think that one way to bring this about is for people to benefit from religions other than their own. I have often found that reading from other religions' writings helps me grow. So come and reflect on the wisdom of Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Muhammad, Baha'u'llah, and more. I want to have an event like this regularly, so if you're interested in coming, email me, and I can pick a time that works for everyone. Or just come and don't tell me beforehand. Please tell anyone else who might be interested (not just MacGregor residents). Also, if you have any ideas for the program (cool quotations, music, etc.) or if you can sing or play an instrument, please let me know! Much love, Jackie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Eamon From ravi at MIT.EDU Thu Oct 26 12:00:10 2006 From: ravi at MIT.EDU (Ravi Purushotma) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:10 -0400 Subject: [Mitbaevents] Osama -- Movies that Matter -- Saturday 3:30pm Message-ID: <5fe67d4b0610260900m25f1e96y8ca5b805c50bb41a@mail.gmail.com> Hey Everyone -- Some of us were getting together to watch _Osama_ on Saturday 3:30 pm in the Sidney Pacific seminar room if you and/or any friends wanted to join us! ~Ravi --------------------------- A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work. The Taliban have also forbidden women to leave their houses without a male "legal companion." With her husband and brother dead, killed in battle, there is no one left to support the family. Without being able to leave the house, the mother is left with nowhere to turn. Feeling that she has no other choice, she disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called 'Osama,' the girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from finding out her true identity. Inspired by a true story, Osama is the first entirely Afghan film shot since the fall of the Taliban. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: mtm-osama.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 281528 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitbaevents/attachments/20061026/cffa7a78/attachment.jpg From dgray at MIT.EDU Sun Oct 29 02:06:24 2006 From: dgray at MIT.EDU (David S Gray) Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:06:24 -0500 Subject: [Mitbaevents] Devotional gathering -- Sunday Message-ID: <20061029020624.a9hbg6zp8k6cgcos@webmail.mit.edu> Hi, A devotional gathering is planned to be hosted in Sidney Pacific tommorow. Passages from many religious traditions have been selected and music is planned to be played during a period of praising God and reading His Word. Devotions in Sidney Pacific Seminar Room of Sidney Pacific Graduate Residence 3:30 pm Prayer and reflection with music and writings of many religious traditions. Map: tinyurl.com/y6n6fd www.cambridgebahais.org/devotions/October29/SidneyPacific Warm regards, David