Events
Some say that universities are simply in the "knowledge business." Others contend that a liberal arts education should propel students to action, particularly in the realm of social justice. What is the right answer for Brandeis University? As Brandeis undertakes a comprehensive strategic planning process under new leadership, setting priorities for years to come, what models from the U.S. and abroad can inform our thinking? Join distinguished members of the International Advisory Board of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, including leaders in government, education, business, and law from Mauritania, Palestine, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Sri Lanka, the U.S., and Venezuela.
We are really excited by the opportunity of bringing Israeli theatre to young(er) American audiences, and will be performing a reading of Savyon Liebrecht's Apples from the Desert. The play was first performed at Beit Lessin in September of 2006, and won the Theater Award for best playwright of the year in 2006. The play tells the story of Rivka, a religious adolescent, whose father is trying to find her a match. Rivka, however, falls in love with Dubi, a kibbutznik, and runs away with him to his southern kibbutz. Her mother, aunt and father refuse to accept her new way of life and head south for a conflict between two worldviews, which are essentially two extremes of the Israeli society.
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The Melton Foundation (MF) is currently recruiting a part-time Communications Specialist. The Foundation promotes global citizenship as a way to encourage people and institutions to collaborate on shared global challenges. We accomplish this through a portfolio of hands-on projects and activities that involve a growing network of Melton Fellows, universities, and partners in diverse world regions who share our commitment to promoting global citizenship.
The NEGMA Conference, which will be held on March 24-25, 2012 at the MIT Media Lab, will be a platform to launch emerging social entrepreneurs and innovators working to solve some of Egypt’s biggest development challenges. At the conference, 10 NEGMA Finalists will compete in the ImpactEgypt! Competition for a chance to incubate their ideas with partners in Egypt. Conference participants will engage in working groups to provide feedback on the 10 project ideas, and will also have the opportunity to attend networking events, panels, seminars and an evening gala event on entrepreneurship, sustainable development and innovation in Egypt.
The NEGMA Conference, which will be held on March 24-25, 2012 at the MIT Media Lab, will be a platform to launch emerging social entrepreneurs and innovators working to solve some of Egypt’s biggest development challenges. At the conference, 10 NEGMA Finalists will compete in the ImpactEgypt! Competition for a chance to incubate their ideas with partners in Egypt. Conference participants will engage in working groups to provide feedback on the 10 project ideas, and will also have the opportunity to attend networking events, panels, seminars and an evening gala event on entrepreneurship, sustainable development and innovation in Egypt.
Join economist Mark Weisbrot as he discusses how democracy has changed the hemisphere and the world and why it matters. Please RSVP to galhouse
brandeis [dot] edu or join the event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/146607168794531/ Food & refreshments will be served at noon, the talk will follow shortly after. Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, D.C. He has written numerous research papers on economic policy, especially on Latin America and international economic policy. He is also co-author, with Dean Baker, of Social Security: The Phony Crisis (University of Chicago Press, 2000).
A bike drive is an event, often organized by a volunteer, to collect bicycles for Bikes Not Bombs. Large drives will sometime bring in over 200 bikes! These drives help us extend our network of bike collection beyond our two locations in Jamaica Plain. If you have a bike to donate, you can always bring it to Jamaica Plain, but if you live further away, then hopefully you'll be able to find a bike drive that is closer.
Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward
Third in a semester-long series of lectures:Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard UniversityRicardo Hausmann, professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School, and director of the Center for International Development, Harvard UniversityChaired by Elias Papaioannou, assistant professor of economics, Dartmouth College, and visiting assistant professor of economics, Harvard University
