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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDIA & DISINFORMATION warmly invites everyone concerned about this defining issue facing humanity to participate in and support this initiative. [Visit: www.halifaxsymposium.ca Tel: 444-4922] June 30- July 4, 2004 FASS Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Ave. Featuring over 40 speakers/participants from Canada, First Nations, USA, Ireland, England, Cuba, Pakistan, India, Palestine Wednesday, June 30, Opening Reception/Ceilidh Welcome to all participants to Nova Scotia by Chief Reginald Maloney, Indian Brook First Nations on behalf of the Mi'kmaq First Nations Lewis MacKinnon, Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia Dr Ismail Zayid, president, Canada Palestine Association Catherine Cooper, co-editor, Dalhousie Gazette Maritime Muslim Students Association Gaelic, Mi'kmaq, Afro-Nova Scotian performing artists: Lewis MackInnon, Gaelic singer Barry Shears, a demonstration of the traditional dance pipes (Barry is five time national bagpipe champion) Catherine Martin, a Mi'kmaq chanter and drummer; and Spoken Word (Word Iz Bond). Everyone welcome! July 1, 9 a.m. Daily General Sessions begin Thursday, July 1, Canada Day Evening Public Forum - 7 p.m. End Colonial Justice! Affirming the Rights of First Nations to Sovereignty Speakers: Splitting the Sky, a leader of the Gustafsen Lake (BC) Uprising, 1995; Ariwakete (Clifton Nicholas), spokesperson for Kanehsatake Council, Mohawk Territory Dr. Anthony Hall, author of The American Empire & the Fourth World Karen Somerville, representative of Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church) Friday, July 2, Evening Public Forum - 7 p.m. Islam, Jihad & 'The Clash of Civilizations' Speakers: Hassan Abbas, Harvard Law School; Dr. M.I. Elmasry, national president Canadian Islamic Congress; Dr. Jaspal Singh, South Asian Centre Saturday, July 3, Evening Public Forum - 7 p.m. TBA followed by ... The Fantasy War: Weapons of Mass Destruction & 'Democracy' Illustrated/lecture film premiere of 11 June 2004 address by acclaimed Middle Eastern journalist Robert Fisk, specially forwarded to the Symposium Topics include: The Modus Operandi of Disinformation * 9-11 & the 'War on Terror' * Nation Building * Cuba-Venezuela, Korea, South Asia * Palestine-Israel * Environment (Fisheries / Seismic Testing / DU) * Think Tanks * Media Challenges * The Dignity & Rights of Labour Endorsers include: CKDU * Noam Chomsky * Confederation of Canadian Unions/NS Union of Public Employees * SW NS Fishermens' Rights Assoc * Canada Palestine Assoc * NSCUBA * Bruce Wark * Chief Reginald Maloney/Indian Brook * Native Studies, St Thomas Univ * Envision Productions * Fernwood Books * Maritime Muslim Students * Maritime Arab Students Assoc * The Dominion * Calgary & District Labour Council * Susan Riordan * Betty Peterson * Parent-Child Guide * Shunpiking Magazine Everyone who wants to speak during the Symposium can play a role Visit: www.halifaxsymposium.ca Tel: 444-4922 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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