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This event brought together a diverse audience to share ideas and learn about MIT international development technologies and projects. IDNight was an opportunity to build relationships between groups of people who bring many different perspectives to international development. It also promoted social awareness about pressing global issues such…
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“In Between” is a semi-autobiographical show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. On the precipice between two cultures stands Ibrahim Miari. His play recalls his childhood in Acco, memories of his Jewish and Palestinian grandmothers, of war, and of the struggle to shape and…
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Match Made in Hell? Citizens United and a Return to “Traditional American Values”
Thursday, October 25, 2012 – 7:00pmEastman LaboratoriesMel White, former ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, will describe the players and agendas that he believes drove the Citizens United legislation and that continue to propel the over-arching “traditional American values” campaign, a mutually exploitative relationship between religious fundamentalists and wealthy a-religious zealots. Drawing on…
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SOCAP is an annual event series that connects leading global innovators — investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs — to build this market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP events are produced by Social Capital Markets. This program was sponsored by the Episcopal City Mission of…
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Persia: The Pertinent History of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 – 12:30pmMaclaurin BuildingsRead a recent interview with Professor Tirman about US-Iran misperceptions. Click here for a timeline of Iran’s nuclear program.