The Daily Plan-it / Dean of Students Blog, Columbia J-school

This will be a timely and open discussion with two veteran Sri Lankan activists, sponsored by The Center for Place, Culture and Politics at The Graduate Center, CUNY (http://web.gc.cuny.edu/pcp/events.html).

With a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the brink of military defeat by the Sri Lankan State, we are grappling with important questions about the future of a political solution and the conception of peace in Sri Lanka. Join us is a public conversation with two veteran Tamil activists who were involved with Tamil militancy in their youth to discuss possibilities for the future after thirty years of militarization and armed struggle. The conversation will explore the shifts in political engagement, the decimation of dissent, and the concerns of ordinary people caught between a brutal non-state force and a repressive state.

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Nirmala is a Sri Lankan Tamil activist who lives in exile in London. She was the first woman to be detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the early eighties. A survivor of the government engineered Welikade prison massacre, Nirmila was subsequently freed from prison by LTTE guerrillas. She left the LTTE as a result of the total lack of internal democracy within the movement and its serious human rights abuses. Nirmala is the sister of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama, founder-member of the University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna), who was assassinated by the LTTE for her outspoken views.
They are the subjects of the documentary No More Tears Sister by the National Film Board of Canada.

Ragavan, a founding member of the LTTE, left the movement in the mid-1980s after ten years of involvement with Tamil militancy, due to the increasingly authoritarian character of the LTTE and its internal abuses. Ragavan lives in exile in London and is active on questions relating to democratization and a political solution in Sri Lanka. He has worked in solidarity with the Dalit communities of Sri Lanka.

Both Nirmala & Ragavan are active members of the Sri Lanka Democracy Forum (SLDF), an international network of Sri Lankan democracy and human rights activists campaigning
for a political solution through a democratic and just political process.

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To contact organizers of event, please email: pchandrasekaran@gc.cuny.edu

Sponsored by

The Center for Place, Culture and Politics

at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Chinese New Year Splendor at Radio City Music Hall
Discount tickets available for Jan 24 and 25
Go to: Lerner Hall West Ramp or call 646-522-5599

Divine Performing Arts presents classical Chinese dance and music in gloriously colorful and exhilarating shows.
An art form some three millennial old, Chinese dance is refreshingly dynamic and expressive.
Ancient legends and heroic figures come to life through its leaps, spins, and delicate gestures.
http://www.divineperformingarts.org/

This Wednesday, December 17 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm, head to College Walk for three ways to spread a little cheer to neighbors in need this holiday season:

Bring your unwanted clothing and textiles to donate to Wearable Collections. They will accept: any used clean clothing, including shoes, hats, handbags, and belts; household items such as curtains, linens, and towels; and clean clothing or textiles in any condition. Your old, ripped jeans can be recycled into new pillow stuffing! Wearable Collections will distribute wearable items to people who need them, and recycle the unwearables, enabling them to raise money for charitable organizations.

Gently used winter coats will be collected to benefit New York Cares’ 20th Annual Coat Drive. The donated coats are distributed to thousands of men, women, and children in New York City who would otherwise go without this winter.

Non-perishable food items and toiletries (like shampoo, soap, shaving cream,
etc.) will be collected for donation to our neighbors at Broadway Community, Inc. (BCI) at 601 West 114th Street. Their mission is to provide emergency food, clothing, and shelter to those in need, as well as long-term support aimed at healing the body, mind, and spirit. BCI impacts the lives of hundreds of people with meals, showers, shelter, counseling, healing workshops, internships, and training.

If you’d like to support any or all of these great causes, please bring your donations to College Walk on Wednesday, December 17 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm.

Wishing you a happy, healthy, and warm holiday season. Brought to you by the Office of Environmental Stewardship, Housing Services, and Public Safety.

The Arts Initiative at Columbia University
www.cuarts.columbia.edu
Discover the arts. Discover New York

The Arts Initiative and all its programs are here to make the arts and the culture a part of your educational experience here at Columbia. Whether you’re an artist, a performer, an audience member or an occasional onlooker, the Arts Initiative is your portal to the arts on and off campus. From discounted Broadway tickets to a list of all arts-related student organizations - graduate and undergraduate - to a centralized calendar of most major campus events, you can find your 24/7 campus culture connection here. These programs include:

* CU Arts, the website and portal to Arts @ Columbia, all Arts Initiative programs and many other on and off campus arts resources.
* Arts Initiative Weekly E-newsletter, the best way to stay on top of arts and culture on and off campus
* The Ticket and Information Center (The TIC), a centralized box office for on and off campus events including discounted movie vouchers ($6.50 - $8.50) for faculty, staff and students.
* The Gatsby Charitable Fund, a fund for individual students and student organizations who produce arts-related campus events and projects.
* The Passport to New York, free museum entry with student CUID to over 30 major cultural institutions in New York City
* Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL), an alumni program whereby members join for $25 and enjoy discounts and special benefits to over 50 cultural NYC organizations as well as connect with fellow alumni at CAAL Events.

We would not exist without your questions, IDEAS and comments! Please send them to cuarts[at]columbia.edu. Thank you and have a great fall.

www.cuarts.columbia.edu
www.tic.columbia.edu

Best,

Chad Miller
Events and Outreach Coordinator

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Events and Outreach Coordinator
Arts Initiative at Columbia University
212.851.1875
www.cuarts.columbia.edu
www.tic.columbia.edu
facebook group: cuarts

It’s an alumni documentary up for the Tribeca Film Festival’s “Best World Documentary Feature” award.

What: “Baghdad High” Screening with Directors Ivan O’Mahoney and Laura Winter
When: Thursday, May 1
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Where: Stabile Student Center, Columbia Journalism School, 2950 Broadway (at 116th Broadway), New York City

“Baghdad High,” directed by Ivan O’Mahoney ‘00 and Laura Winter ‘96, is up for the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best World Documentary Feature this year. Four classmates (Kurd, Christian, Shiite, and Sunni/Shiite) in Baghdad were given cameras to document their last year in high school, resulting in a rare firsthand view of what it’s like growing up where
sectarian violence rages right outside the classroom window. Variety wrote that “the small, quotidian realities of living in a foreign-occupied, divided city are brought coolly but poignantly to life” in the film. It will screen April 29-May 3 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

For more information: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tff

Attention Students:

Prof. Joe Cutbirth is looking for a half-dozen or so volunteers to work and hang out at Headlines & Headliners, the 13th annual New York benefit for the National Lesbian-Gay Journalist Association.

The event will be emceed by Today Show co-host Meredith Vieira and hosted by Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times. It is set for 6-10 p.m.

March 12 at The Times Center, 242 West 41st St.

A big part of the evening is presentation of thousands of dollars in college scholarships from the NLGJA student project to high school students and undergraduates interested in journalism careers.

As appearances by and support from Matt Lauer, Geraldo Rivera, Jeanne Moos and others on the event committee shows (at least Cutbirth thinks) you don’t have to be gay to be part of this star-studded, professional evening.

For more info, go to: http://www.nlgja.org/newyork.htm. E-mail questions and replies to Prof. Cutbirth at jhc2003 at columbia.edu.

FROM: The New York Coalition for Professional Women in Arts and Media

Call for entries for the 2008 Collaboration Award

The New York Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts & Media (NYCWAM) will present the second biennial Collaboration Award recognizing Women Working with Women.

The $1000 award aims to encourage professional women in the arts and media to work collaboratively with other women on the creation of new works. Eligible teams are those who have completed a work, are readying a new work, or are continuing a work in progress.

Applicants may suggest any form of creative collaboration. Submissions will be judged on the basis of artistic excellence and clarity of the proposal, with special attention given to those proposals involving more than one discipline and which reflect the goals of the Coalition: to advance women and women’s issues. The team that has been selected, plus two runners up, will be invited to present a portion of their work at an awards ceremony in New York in October 2008. Women outside of New York may send a designee to present their project. NYCWAM does not pay for travel expenses.

Teams of two or more women working together on a creative project may apply for a Collaboration Award. Applicants must be members in good standing of an organization with full membership in NYCWAM. Those organizations are: Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild, Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and Writers Guild of America, East.

Funding for the 2008 Collaboration Award has been provided by playwright, Elsa Rael, and by Back Stage editor, Sherry Eaker. The first Collaboration Award was presented in 2006 to playwright Jennifer Maisel and director Wendy McClellan for their play BIRDS.

Applications may be downloaded from the NYCWAM website: www.nycwam.org

or by mail by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

The New York Coalition of Professional Women in the Arts & Media

P.O. Box 2537
Times Square Station
New York, NY 10108
Completed Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008.

For further information after reviewing guidelines and application contact:
Deborah Savadge
Phone: 212-592-4511 or 212-595-2582
E-Mail: Collaboration@NYCWAM.org

Headlines and Headliners, the 12th Annual New York benefit for the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association needs five volunteers to help with logistics and registration for a couple of hours on March 15 (Thursday).

You’ll receive much-coveted complimentary admission to the event.

Anderson Cooper is NOT expected to attend (baby steps…), but many fine well-known journalists who are not gay contribute time and energy to an exceptional program and social evening.

Non-gay volunteers are welcome.

This year, the program includes: Brian Ross, ABC; Meredith Vieira, Today; Soledad O’Brien, CNN; Jason Bellini, CBS News on Logo.

Additionally, Martina, a couple of the Queer Eye guys, and dozens of the usual suspects will be there.

The event is 6:30-9:30 p.m. at ABC Times Square Studio. For more details, go to NLGJA Web site.
http://www.nlgja.org/news/newyork07.html

Contact: Joe Cutbirth, jhc2003@columbia.edu; 212.873.2827.

A Feast of Authentic Chinese Art and Culture Rich with the Spirit of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance!

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a leading Chinese-language network is bringing to life the ancient Chinese heritage led by morality and spirituality with the stunning Chinese New Year Spectacular: “Myths and Legends.” Glimpse into an ancient civilization and magical realm with an international cast of more than 200 distinguished vocalists, musicians, and classical Chinese dance artists in magnificent attire and breathtaking settings to present the most glorious era in China’s 5,000-year history — The Great Tang Dynasty!

This 30-city, worldwide tour will come into town by showcasing the myths and legends that have shaped Chinese spirituality and culture. Audiences will go on a journey inspired by the traditional Chinese moral values of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance and be transported across centuries and oceans to a world that has not been seen since the days of the great emperors of the Tang Dynasty. Rated the 7th largest show in February 2006 by Billboard Magazine, the Chinese New Year Spectacular is the largest overseas Chinese New Year’s celebration, is anticipated to play to at least 100,000 live audience members in 2007! View the photo gallery and video highlights of previous shows at http://www.BestChineseShow.com

Location: Radio City Music Hall (1260 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020)

Show Time: 2/14/2007 (Wed.) 8pm; 2/15 (Thu.), 11am, 8pm; 2/16 (Fri.), 11am, 8pm; 2/17 (Sat.), 2pm, 8pm
(2/16 11am show is for group tickets only, call 888 683 4338 for details)

We have negotiated a special price for the Columbia community this year, so you can buy one get one free for February 14 (the Valentine Day) or February 15 shows. Please, stop by the Box Office in Lerner Hall to pick up your tickets before February 9, between 11am and 6pm.

Here are some useful links:
www.shows.ntdtv.com
http://ticket.ntdtv.com/?city=ny&lang=en

You can also contact me directly if you have any questions Thank you!
Kind regards,
Wuyi Liu
liu@phys.columbia.edu

February 2 & 3
New York University
19 University Place - Room 102

***FRIDAY - 6:30 PM - PANEL DISCUSSION*** Translating the World: Engaging Americans in International Journalism

Moderated by: Daljit Dhaliwal - International news anchor for BBC, CNN, ITN and PBS

Panelists:
Cynthia McFadden - Nightline Anchor
Jonathan Stack - Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Stephen Segaller - Director of News and Public Affairs Programming, Thirteen/WNET Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews - CBS News Foreign Editor & NYU Alum Philip Littleton - CNN Senior Photojournalist

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

***SATURDAY — FREE DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS*** Documentary films produced by the 2006 Graduates of the NYU Department of Journalism

11:00 AM: Good Morning, Dangme – produced by Takaya Kawasaki Radio Ada, the first community radio station in Ghana, is a powerful engine of social change in this poor rural area. By broadcasting in the local language, Dangme, this radio station has helped a predominantly illiterate and patriarchal society cope with its education and gender problems. With the support of the UN and international organizations, Radio Ada now serves as a role model for many African countries.

12:00 PM: MD-RN – produced by Barnaby Lo With 50,000 U.S. immigrant visas guaranteed for foreign nurses, nursing has become the profession of choice for Filipinos in the past six years. This includes doctors – 5,000 of whom have left the country. The exodus has caused more than 100 hospitals to close, and many to operate without a doctor.

12:30 PM: Going Home – produced by Natalie Jimenez In a neglected building in Harlem, tenants face the devastating effects of water leaks, mold and a system that does not enforce fast repairs. One woman fights to correct these outstanding violations, but her fight comes at a cost.

1:00 PM: Toys Are Us – produced by Brian Stillman They’re created by artists. They sell for hundreds of dollars. And they’re made of plastic. Enter the colorful, sophisticated and often challenging world of designer vinyl toys, where art and commerce collide, and enterprising do-it-yourselfers prove that making toys isn’t just kid’s stuff.

1:30 PM: The Cost of Sharing – produced by Sarah Nasr It is suspected that more than 200 million people are infected with Hepatitis C (HCV). Experts claim that Egypt has the highest rate of HCV in the world. This film focuses on a village in the Nile Delta where residents are hardest hit. It explores the ironic way that this virus was spread, its consequences and the inadequate prevention and treatment campaigns in Egypt and other developing countries.

1:50 PM: Growing Concerns – produced by Crystal Fisher With advances in modern medicine, parents face new dilemmas. Growth hormones are now offered as a possible solution to meeting society’s harsh physical standards. But, what should parents consider when they have the option to genetically alter their child’s body and future?

2:20 PM: The Unscored Goal – produced by Christos Gavalas In the summer of 2006, Ghana shocked the world with its performance at the World Cup in Germany, fueling Ghanaian kids’ passion for soccer.
One of them, Okyere Missah, a 16-year-old boy from Accra, is spotted by an unlicensed agent who urges him to leave Ghana to pursue his soccer dream in Europe. How much of an illusion can such a dream be?

3:00 PM: School Girls, Lane Girls – produced by Carielle Doe After years of civil war, the smallest West African nation of Liberia was ripe for change. In 2006, they welcomed Africa’s first female president as their new head of state. Her agenda included creating new opportunities for Liberian women. Many young girls in Liberia want to take advantage of the opportunities by going to school.
Unfortunately the girls’ methods of funding an education may do them more harm than good.

3:40 PM: Native New Yorkers – produced by Liu Changying New York City is a beacon of cultural diversity and a symbol of modernity. But Native American New Yorkers strive to maintain their ancient cultural heritage and a sense of who they are in a city that embraces people from all over the world.

4:10 PM: The Money Stone – produced by Stuart Harmon 400 feet below the soil of Ghana, thousands of young men risk their lives digging deep below the surface to extract one of Earth’s most precious resources: gold. Known locally as “galamsey,” most suffer greatly due to the hard work and dangerous conditions, but some manage to struggle their way out. This is the story of three young men who bet everything in search of not only better lives, but also, the money stone.

5:10 PM: A Global Price – produced by Jacqueline Reeves What is the cost of our increasingly interconnected world? This film explores the ripple effect of globalization on Ghanaian poultry farmers, highlighting their day-to-day struggle to compete with the rest of the world.

5:40 PM: Ladies of the Land – produced by Megan Thompson As small family farms continue to disappear from the American landscape, a new group of farmers grows dramatically: women. The film tells the stories of new women farmers in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, exploring the ways they challenge traditional agricultural models, the difficulties they face, and the reasons why they love the land.

6:15 PM: Born in JAHpan – produced by Minako Kurasawa Split legs, flashy clothes, colorful makeup. Today, many young girls in Japan study and perform Jamaican style reggae dancing. In a society filled with social pressures and expectations of women, reggae dancing has become a tool for many young girls to break free and express themselves and their sexuality.

New York and the News: Three Voices
The Bernard and Irene Schwartz
Distinguished Speakers Series
Tuesday, October 10 at 6:30pm

Over the course of the last three centuries, the role of the press has shifted dramatically, from openly advancing partisan politics to idealizing objective reporting. This panel will discuss the evolution of the press
from the 18th century to today and the active role that New York played in the maturation of American journalism.

Eric Burns is the host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Watch” and the author of Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism. Clyde Haberman writes the NYC
column for The New York Times, where he has also served as a foreign correspondent and as an editor in the Week in Review section. Michael Schudson is Professor of Communication in the Graduate School of
Journalism at Columbia University and Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. He wrote Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers.

Presented in collaboration with Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism

All Columbia Journalism School students, faculty, adjuncts and staff get to go for free (regular admission is $10 for students & educators)! Just show up with your CUID!

170 Central Park West at 77th Street
New York NY 10024
(212) 873-3400
www.nyhistory.org

Below you will find Prof. Sig Gissler’s annual guide, “Safety Suggestions For Students/Reporters.” Written in his inimitable style, the guide is a useful document for our students (and any new reporters) as they navigate the city. During orientation, we receive a formal presentation from the University’s security operation, but our students, of course, get to know the city in very different ways than the typical CU student. Several students from previous years have praised this document each time it’s been handed out. The idea isn’t to scare you about New York City, but to offer practical, common sense (though not necessarily common knowledge) tips.

Please make sure you discuss this with your RWI professor after you read it - he/she might have amplifications and additional tips.

SAFETY SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDENTS/REPORTERS
- Compiled by Prof. Sig Gissler, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism

How to navigate neighborhoods
* If possible, begin with a briefing at the police precinct and community board.
Ask not only about crime but also about cultural customs that can affect how
well or poorly you will relate to residents.
* Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Don’t day dream.
* Before whipping out a notebook on the street, get a general “feel” of
the place. Walk around, look around.
* Keep your valuables at home. Take only what you can afford to lose.
But carry some identification.
* Try to stay on the main streets where people cluster. Be careful of
deserted streets or areas (at least until you know the neighborhood).
* Look for safe places to interview people, such as under store awnings
or in bus-stop shelters or churches.
* If the neighborhood is dangerous, avoid being on the street at night,
especially in deserted, poorly lit areas.
* Don’t hesitate to take a taxi to a safe subway stop.
* Regularly share reporting experiences in your seminar. Learn from each other.

The craft of reporting
* Approach people with a confident, friendly manner. Don’t look fearful
(it can convey disrespect). Don’t look like a victim (it can invite trouble).
* Project genuine interest. Let your humanity show. Talk about some
personal things. Practice striking up conversations with people
everywhere (elevators, subway platforms, etc.).
* Dress in casual, comfortable clothes (don’t “dress down” or “up”).
* Let people get comfortable before jotting down notes. Try some small
talk. Don’t rush. Slide into the relationship.
* If people recoil from a question, ease off and loop back later.
* If a language barrier arises, seek help, most likely from younger people.
* After sizing them up, ask strangers for help. They’ll often oblige.
* Trust your gut. If a situation feels creepy, it probably is. Back off.

Any recurring booboos?
* Don’t wander too far off the beaten track, especially after sundown.
* Don’t explore without a good map. You can easily end up in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
* Avoid the subway after midnight, especially out in the boroughs.
* Be careful about getting into cars with people you don’t really know.
* Don’t travel without quarters (for pay phone) or MetroCard (for mass transit).
* Don’t get cocky or complacent. Just because New York isn’t as menacing
as you might have imagined, stay alert.
* Oh, yes. Don’t forget to eat a good breakfast.

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HELP GETTING AROUND NYC
Even native New Yorkers can sometimes use some help figuring out the fastest way to certain parts of the city. Sure, you can look at a subway map, but street addresses aren’t really featured on those maps - you can waste a lot of time guessing where you have to go.

Fortunately, there are two, free, interactive ways to help you out.

HOPSTOP: http://www.hopstop.com
This is an interactive map and guide for the subway system and is
the single best way to navigate the city (think of it as Mapquest for the
subway). Enter your starting and ending points and you will learn what trains
to take - and walking directions once you get there. Last year, many students
used it every day. You can also create various itineraries for multiple stops, return trips, etc.
This gives you directions in several languages and can be sent to your cellphone, PDA, etc.
There are two, competing site that have been launched, PublicRoutes.com and Trips123.com- if you have comments about which one’s better, please send it to dos@jrn.columbia.edu

MTA INFORMATION LINE: 718-330-1234
Yes, it’s a phone number and it’s very useful. Listen to the long intro and
then hit * and then 0 to speak to an agent. I have never had to wait more than
three minutes to get an agent.

Once you’re connected, give them your starting and ending points and they will
tell you exactly how to get there; what stations/trains you need and how far
you need to walk when you get to the other end. Memorize this number!

MTA official site is MTA.info - be sure to get a monthly Metro Card once you start the school year. You will be spending a lot of time on the subways and buses.

RICHARD M. SMITH
Editor-in-Chief, Newsweek

MARK WHITAKER
Editor, Newsweek

cordially invite you to

THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

with special guest panel moderator
BRIAN WILLIAMS, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News

and special guest luncheon keynote speaker
THE HONORABLE MARK WARNER, Former Governor of Virginia

TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2006
10:30 A.M. Panel Discussion
12:00 P.M. Lunch

The Rockefeller University, Caspary Hall, 1230 York Avenue at 66th Street, NY, NY

RSVP to Erin Gill at erin.gill-rsvp@newsweek.com or 212-445-4156

CPJ has kindly set aside two seats for J-school students for this event. If you would like to attend, you MUST follow the instructions at the bottom. There is a chance they will be able to accommodate one or two more people closer to the event.

CPJ Luncheon: The Crackdown on the Private Press in Ethiopia

Following antigovernment protests last November, the Ethiopian government blocked most private newspapers from publishing; raided newspaper offices, confiscating computers, documents and other materials; expelled two foreign journalists; and issued a “wanted list” of editors, writers, and dissidents. Fourteen journalists were arrested and charged with genocide and treason, offenses punishable by death. Two more are in jail after being convicted of “press offenses” under Ethiopia’s restrictive media law.

On March 3, CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Julia Crawford, Nairobi-based editor Charles Onyango-Obbo, and CPJ Board Member Charlayne Hunter-Gault traveled to Addis Ababa to pressure authorities to release Ethiopian journalists jailed in the massive crackdown. The CPJ delegation met with Ethiopian journalists, lawyers, diplomats, and top government officials, including Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. CPJ was also allowed to visit Kality Prison, on the outskirts of the capital, where dozens of opposition leaders and at least 14 journalists are being held. The delegation spoke for close to an hour with several of the imprisoned journalists, all of whom professed their innocence.

CPJ is pleased to host a luncheon with Julia Crawford to discuss CPJ’s work in Ethiopia. Advance copies of a special report on the delegation’s findings will be available.

Friday, April 28
12:30-2 PM (light lunch served)
CPJ offices
330 Seventh Avenue (b/w 28th and 29th streets)
11th Floor

Below is a link to some of our recent work on Ethiopia:
http://www.cpj.org/regions_06/africa_06/africa_06.html#ethiopia

TO RSVP, please follow these instructions carefully:

If you haven’t registered on this site earlier, follow these instructions to post a comment - in this case, your interest in attending. If you have already registered, just go ahead and log in and indicate your interest, using your full name and Columbia e-mail address.

* To register for this blog (you only have to do this once for all future comments), go to http://deanstudents.blogsome.com/wp-register.php (once you are registered - includes a password being sent to you via e-mail), go to step 2.

* Click on the “Comments” at the bottom of this post and fill in your FULL NAME - first and last - and Columbia e-mail address (just fill it in once, typing in just “N/A” in the URL section if you don’t have a site.
Your name WILL NOT show up there immediately, but will be there when we approve the comment within a few hours.

If more than two people RSVP, those three and higher will form the wait list for any dropouts. There may also be more seats available closer to the event.
Confirmations will be e-mailed to those who will be attending by the day before the event.

Cheers, Deans Sreenivasan & Huff

Poseidon and Athena tell of the fall of the Trojan regime, informing us that tough decisions will have to be made in its wake. Journalist Talthybius follows the fate of the vanquished, using Geraldo-style tactics to land exclusive interviews with Helen and Andromache. Poseidon leads a political roundtable in the style of Charlie Rose. You are the studio audience, called upon to determine the fate of the vanquished.

Through a unique presentation, drawn almost entirely from the original Euripides text, this unconventional Trojan Women shows how the decline of objective, non-participatory press affects our collective awareness of suffering.

Discount Tickets to The Trojan Women! Columbia Journalism School students are entitled to $8 tickets for the first two weeks of the show! See The Trojan Women March 16, 17,18, 23, 24, or 25, 2006. Purchase tickets in advance at Ticket Central using promotional code JSCH.

The Trojan Women plays from March 15 through April 1 at The TADA! Theater (15 West 28th Street; between Broadway and 5th). Show times are Thursday through Saturday nights at 8pm, with additional matinees on Saturdays at 3pm. Opening night is Wednesday, March 15 at 8pm.
Tickets are $15.00 for general admission, $10.00 for students and seniors, and they can be purchased by calling 212-279-4200 or visiting TicketCentral.com . Call 718-398-2494 for more information. This presentation is not a TADA! production

NOTE THE NEW DATE: Sunday, Feb. 12.

Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2:30 P.M.
Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the
Laws That Changed America (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2005)
With author Nick Kotz; moderated by Sam Freedman, Columbia University
School of Journalism
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Opposites in almost every
way, suspicious of each other at first, President Johnson and Dr. King were
thrust together in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Both
men sensed an opportunity and began a delicate dance of accommodation that
moved them and the entire nation toward the historic Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Kotz draws on a wealth of newly
available sources - from President Johnson’s telephone conversations to FBI
wiretap logs - to provide the first definitive account of the relationship
between these two great leaders.
FREE with suggested donation
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RESERVE TICKETS
On-line: Visit www.mjhnyc.org
Phone: Call 1.646.437.4202/4203
In Person: Visit the Museum Box Office at 36 Battery Place, Battery Park
City, New York.

Advance ticket purchases are recommended. All sales are final. Internet
orders are subject to service charges.
Programs, performers, dates, and times are subject to change.

GENERAL INFORMATION
1.646.437.4200

MAP
http://www.mjhnyc.org/visit_information_d.htm

DIRECTIONS
Subway:
4/5 to Bowling Green, walk west along Battery Place.
W/R to Whitehall Street, walk west along Battery Place.
1 to South Ferry, walk north along Battery Park/State Street, turn left
and walk west on Battery Place.
J/M/Z to Broad Street, walk one block west to Broadway, and then south to
the corner of Battery Place and Bowling Green. Walk west on Battery Place.

Bus:
M1 to Battery Park.
M6 to Battery Park.
M9 to Battery Park City, stops in front of Museum.
M15 to Battery Park City.
M20 to Battery Park City, stops in front of Museum.

Ferry:
Staten Island Ferry

Driving:
FDR Drive to Battery Park City East exit
or West Side Highway becomes West Street,
turn right onto Battery Place, or call 1.646.437.4200.

Parking
The Museum offers a $3 discount on parking at three nearby garages. Please
refer to map for directions to these garages. Visitors should present their
parking ticket at the admissions desk to receive disount validation.

Q: How can I find out about volunteer opportunities for Thanksgiving weekend?

A: Columbia’s Community Impact runs a food pantry and soup kitchen. You can find out more from Caty Saintil at x46310. You can also call 864-6100.

Here are some others:
http://www.volunteernyc.org/org/opp/10206148.html
http://www.bowery.org/features/thanks_volunteer.htm