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November 8, 2010
Obama endorses India
U.S. President Barack Obama has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. He made the announcement while addressing India’s Parliament as part of a three-day visit. India has long lobbied to join China, France, the U.S., Russia, and the Britain as a permanent member. SFU political science professor Alexander Moens, who specializes in American politics and U.S. foreign policy, applauds Obama’s move.
Alexander Moens, 778.782.4361; moens@sfu.ca
Chinese environmentalist lecture
Chinese journalist Dai Qing – known for criticizing the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric project – is lecturing Nov. 9, 6 p.m., at SFU Harbour Centre. Qing’s book, Yangtze! Yangtze!, earned her a 10-month sentence in a maximum-security prison for speaking out against the project. The social and environmental activist’s talk, China’s Water Crisis: Beijing’s Crippling Water Shortage and the Unfolding Tragedy of the Three Gorges Dam, is free and open to the public.
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/climatechange/Lectures.html
Nastenka Calle, 778.782.8834; n_calle@sfu.ca
Discussing art and science
The SFU Centre for Dialogue, in association with LINK Dance Foundation, is presenting a series of discussions this month called Dialogues on Art and Science. The series will explore the similarities and differences between both disciplines as they employ creativity, experimentation, logic, and intuition to understand the world around us. Dialogues are scheduled for Nov. 9, 14 and 18.
Website: http://at.sfu.ca/DIdIWj
Rebecca Coleman, 778.230.1712; rebecca@rebeccacoleman.ca
U.S. President Barack Obama has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. He made the announcement while addressing India’s Parliament as part of a three-day visit. India has long lobbied to join China, France, the U.S., Russia, and the Britain as a permanent member. SFU political science professor Alexander Moens, who specializes in American politics and U.S. foreign policy, applauds Obama’s move.
Alexander Moens, 778.782.4361; moens@sfu.ca
Chinese environmentalist lecture
Chinese journalist Dai Qing – known for criticizing the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric project – is lecturing Nov. 9, 6 p.m., at SFU Harbour Centre. Qing’s book, Yangtze! Yangtze!, earned her a 10-month sentence in a maximum-security prison for speaking out against the project. The social and environmental activist’s talk, China’s Water Crisis: Beijing’s Crippling Water Shortage and the Unfolding Tragedy of the Three Gorges Dam, is free and open to the public.
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/climatechange/Lectures.html
Nastenka Calle, 778.782.8834; n_calle@sfu.ca
Discussing art and science
The SFU Centre for Dialogue, in association with LINK Dance Foundation, is presenting a series of discussions this month called Dialogues on Art and Science. The series will explore the similarities and differences between both disciplines as they employ creativity, experimentation, logic, and intuition to understand the world around us. Dialogues are scheduled for Nov. 9, 14 and 18.
Website: http://at.sfu.ca/DIdIWj
Rebecca Coleman, 778.230.1712; rebecca@rebeccacoleman.ca