BURMA / MYANMAR

The 2008 Constitution: An Obstacle to Free and Fair Elections in 2010? February 18, 2010 777 United Nations Plaza 10th Floor New York, NY 10017 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Senior General Than Shwe, current head of state of Burma, announced that the military junta will hold general elections in Burma during 2010. Despite any [...]

Democratic Socialism Real Change for a Change

Friday, March 5th – Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Norman Thomas High School 111 E 33rd St. New York, NY 10016 Join young activist from all over the country for a unique opportunity to attend interesting workshops, lecutures and discussions, while connecting with youth working for radical social change. Source: Carol the Artist

Donations for Surgery for Eymad Bornat of Bil’in – Urgent

Donations for Surgery for Eymad Bornat of Bil’in – Urgent Emad Bornat, a resident of the West Bank Village of Bil’in, photographer, father, and active member of the non-violent movement against the occupation, specifically the wall and settlements that take 56% of his village’s land for Israeli use, was badly injured a little over a [...]

March 4 Day of Action to Defend Education

Rally at Paterson’s office, 4pm-6pm, 633 3rd Avenue (between 40th and 41st streets) and march to the MTA, 347 Madison Avenue The Bail Out the People Movement endorses the March 4 National Day of Actions to Defend Education. Students, teachers, faculty, workers, concerned parents and community activists in New York City have called for a [...]

The Death and Life of American Journalism: A Conversation

This will be at the NY Society for Ethical Culture. 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Wednesday, February 3 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 pm) Auditorium Everyone agrees that a free society requires a free press. But a free press without the resources to compensate those who gather and analyze information, and [...]

GAZA, One Year Later: Dr. Mads Gilbert & Human Rights Watch’s Fred Abrahams

Date: Wednesday, February 3rd at 6:30pm Location: Room 1501, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286695823831#/event.php?eid=286695823831 Is there a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how, if at all, is the international community helping? What are the humanitarian concerns? What is Israel, America, and the international community’s responsibility to Gazans? [...]