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luke
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 Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: chomsky speaking in london, manchester and newcastle! |
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| Quote: | Hi folks
As you may know, in one month from today Noam Chomsky will be marking
his 80th birthday. Here is a summary of some of the things happening in or
initiated in the UK:
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1) Chomsky tribute website
http://www.chomskytribute.org
The site will go public on Monday 10 November. Please do visit and
leave a text or video message to be part of the initial launch!
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2) Chomsky meeting, London
Justice Not Vengeance is co-sponsoring, with Peace News and Voices in the
Wilderness UK, a meeting to celebrate Chomsky's contributions to our
struggles for peace and justice.
Speakers include:
Gabriel Carlyle (Voices in the Wilderness UK)
Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper)
Jonathan Steele (Guardian)
Mel Alfonso (Solidarity Not Charity)
Mel Evans (Climate campaigner)
Milan Rai (Peace News/JNV)
7.30pm, Monday 1 December
Artworkers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT.
Free, but please reserve your seat by emailing chomsky80@j-n-v.org
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3) Chomsky@80 conference
Speakers include:
Andy Bowman
David Miller, Strathclyde University
Leo Murray, Plane Stupid
Milan Rai, JNV/Peace News
Saturday 29 November, 2008
Central Hall, Oldham St, Manchester
£5 unwaged/£10 waged.
http://www.chomskyat80.org.uk
4) Propaganda Model conference
>> Twenty Years at the Margins:
The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model and Critical Media and
Communication Studies, 1988-2008
Speakers include:
James Curran, Alison Edgley, David Miller, Peter Wilkin and Milan Rai.
9.30am - 5pm, Friday 19 December 2008,
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
£20/£10 students
andrew.mullen@unn.ac.uk |
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Brown Sauce
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| you sure he'll be there luke ? looks to me like a lot of like minded folk, but I can't see any reference to him .. am I blind ?? |
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luke
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Location: by the sea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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you might be right there sauce, doh  i'm going to email the london one and check ... |
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