on
Monday, February 5 at Columbia University
and
Saturday, February 17 at a conference and a reception
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007
4:00 pm
Teatro at Casa Italiana Columbia University Amsterdam Avenue and 117th Street
Philosophy Colloquium: "The Mysteries of Nature: How Deeply Hidden?"
Lecture followed by Q&A with audience.
Admission to this event is free and open to the general public on a first come first served basis. Seating is, however, extremely limited. There are no tickets for this lecture.
6:15 pm
Miller Theater Columbia University Broadway and 116th Street
"Noam Chomsky/Harold Pinter"
Professor Chomsky will comment on and respond to Harold Pinter's 2005 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in which Pinter excoriated the United States as being 'brutal, scornful and ruthless.'
The comments and Q&A with Professor Chomsky will be preceeded by a screening of Pinter's speech (45 minutes).
Tickets are $5 and available through the Miller Theater box office, either by phone, at 212-854-7799 or in person.
Tickets are not available for purchase through the Miller Theater website.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
12:00 pm
Bayard Rustin High School 351 West 18th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues
An address by Noam Chomsky
on "Manufacturing Consent"
to the
annual conference of the Young Democratic Socialists "Justice Beyond Borders: Democracy and Socialism in the 21st Century"
Tickets are $10
More information on the conference and advance tickets at the website: http://www.ydsusa.org/news/justice-beyond-borders
Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the event. Conference registration is not necessary. Cash, check, Visa, Mastercard accepted at the door.
4:00 pm
"For Us, For Nicaragua" An intimate afternoon of hope and inspiration
with
Noam Chomsky
in support of Dos Pueblos: the New York-Tipitapa Sister City Project
A reception at home of Carole and Saul Zabar followed by a Q&A with Professor Chomsky, led by Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal and Voices of a People's History of the United States, with Howard Zinn.
Donations begin at $200 and must be made in advance at http:// www.tipitapa.org/ or by calling 646-610-2215