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The Human Rights Media
Institute in collaboration with many organizations is proud to present
world renowned journalist and author, Robert Fisk in a national
fundraising tour. Robert Fisk, internationally recognized
journalist for the Independent of London, speaks on his new book "The
Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East". The
book will be sold at the event for the special price of $50 (retail
$60) and you can have it signed there by Mr. Fisk.
The tour has been organized to raise funds for the Under the Olive Tree
radio exchange program. UOT in collaboration with I'lam the
Palestinian-Israeli media center in Nazareth within the 1948
territories and the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), a
Palestinian initiative based in Beit Sahour within the 1967
territories, will be sending two Palestinian youth from Canada to
intern in Palestine and bringing two Palestinians from Palestine to
intern with four radio stations in North America. The first leg
of the exchange program will start in July and we need your help.
TOUR SCHEDULE
Specify
lecture and/or reception and the number of tickets you require when you
email your local organizers. Your tickets will be reserved at the
door where there will be a separate line for ticket holders. We
will be accepting cash only at the doors.
Vancouver, BC:
Sunday June 4th. Lecture and Book signing,
7:00pm, Maritime Labour Center 1880 Triumph st, North of Hastings at
Victoria drive and Triumph. $10-$20 Sliding scale.
Calgary, AB:
Monday June 5th. Lecture and Book signing,
7:00pm, University of Calgary, Alberta Room, Dinning Centre.
$20 in advance
$25 at door.
Ottawa, ON:
Tuesday June 6th. Lecture and Book signing, 6:30pm, Carleton University,
Alumni Theater, $10-$20 Sliding scale, 444 seats.
Montreal, QC:
Wednesday June 7th. Lecture and Book signing,
6:00pm Concordia University, Room H-110,
$10-$20 Sliding scale, 650 seats.
Toronto, ON: Thursday June
8th. Lecture and Book signing, 8:00pm Ontario Institute for Studies in Education OISE (UofT), 252
Bloor St West, Room# G162, $10-$20 Sliding scale.
New Glasgow, NS: Friday June 9th. Lecture and Book signing, 7:00pm North Nova Education Centre, Presentation Room, 343 Park St., Donation $5-$20 Sliding scale.
Biography
Robert Fisk, internationally recognized
journalist for the Independent of London, peaks on his new book.
Described by the New York Times as "probably the most famous foreign
correspondent in Britain", Fisk has over thirty years of experience in
international reporting, dating from 1970s Belfast and Portugal's 1974
Carnation Revolution, the 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War, and
encompassing the 1979 Iranian revolution, the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war,
1991 Persian Gulf War, 2002 Invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 Invasion
and subsequent Occupation of Iraq.
Fisk
has received Amnesty International UK Press Awards in 1998 for his
reports from Algeria and again in 2000 for his articles on NATO air
campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999. He received the British Press
Awards' International Journalist of the Year seven times, and twice won
its "Reporter of the Year" award. In addition to his reporting, he has
authored several books including "Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War", "In
Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the Price of Neutrality", and most
recently "The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle
East".
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