Upcoming Events: Middle East
Mon 6/24
Middle East Discussion Group
Date: Mon, June 24, 2013Time: 5:30 PM
Make your voice heard in an enriching, provocative and fun discussion with fellow Club members as you weigh in on events shaping the face of the Middle East. Each month, the Middle East Member-Led Forum hosts an informal roundtable discussion on a topic frequently suggested by recent headlines. After a brief introduction, the floor will be open for discussion. All interested members are encouraged to attend. There will also be a brief planning session
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. program
Cost: FREE
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Mon 7/29
Middle East Discussion Group
Date: Mon, July 29, 2013Time: 5:30 PM
Make your voice heard in an enriching, provocative and fun discussion with fellow Club members as you weigh in on events shaping the face of the Middle East. Each month, the Middle East Member-Led Forum hosts an informal roundtable discussion on a topic frequently suggested by recent headlines. After a brief introduction, the floor will be open for discussion. All interested members are encouraged to attend. There will also be a brief planning session
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. program
Cost: FREE
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Mon 8/12
Water and Conflict: Is Water More Important Than Oil?
Date: Mon, August 12, 2013Time: 12:00 PM
Peter Gleick, Co-founder, Pacific Institute; Ph.D., Energy and Resources UC Berkeley
Booker Holton, Ph.D., Ecology, Environmental Activist and Planner - Moderator
Gleick, renowned expert, innovator and communicator on water and climate issues, will discuss the Pacific Institute's 25 years of dedication to protecting the natural world, encouraging sustainability and improving global security. He will also discuss how conflicts can be influenced by intelligent water policies, especially in regards to the Middle East.
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, students free (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Fri 8/23
Exploratorium Global Studios in the Middle East
Date: Fri, August 23, 2013Time: 12:00 PM
Sylvia Raker, Creator and Director of Business Development, Exploratorium Global Studios
Adam Tobin, Managing Director, Exploratorium Global Studios
Raker, a trained scientist and business executive, and Tobin, former head of Exploratorium exhibit development, will discuss Global Studios' work to help foreign governments and public/private entities create inquiry-based learning environments, build human capacity and transition to more knowledge-based economies, while respecting their specific cultural and social conditions. One area of significant activity for Exploratorium Global Studios is the Middle East, where countries including Turkey and Saudi Arabia are making substantial investments in education.
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, students free (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Mon 8/26
Middle East Discussion Group
Date: Mon, August 26, 2013Time: 5:30 PM
Make your voice heard in an enriching, provocative and fun discussion with fellow Club members as you weigh in on events shaping the face of the Middle East. Each month, the Middle East Member-Led Forum hosts an informal roundtable discussion on a topic frequently suggested by recent headlines. After a brief introduction, the floor will be open for discussion. All interested members are encouraged to attend. There will also be a brief planning session
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. program
Cost: FREE
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Fri 9/20
Your Fatwah Does Not Apply Here
Date: Fri, September 20, 2013Time: 12:00 PM
Karima Bennoune, Human Rights Activist; Author; Professor of Law, UC Davis
Bennoune was raised in Algeria and the U.S. and has more than 20 years of human rights research and activism under her belt. Over a period of three years, Bennoune interviewed everyone from the deeply religious to the secular from Lebanon to Minneapolis. Join us as she discusses the results of her research and her new book, Your Fatwah Does Not Belong Here: Untold Stories from the fight against Muslim Fundamentalism, which contains impassioned accounts of heroic resistance and grassroots opposition.
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, students free (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Mon 9/30
Middle East Discussion Group
Date: Mon, September 30, 2013Time: 5:30 PM
Make your voice heard in an enriching, provocative and fun discussion with fellow Club members as you weigh in on events shaping the face of the Middle East. Each month, the Middle East Member-Led Forum hosts an informal roundtable discussion on a topic frequently suggested by recent headlines. After a brief introduction, the floor will be open for discussion. All interested members are encouraged to attend. There will also be a brief planning session
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. program
Cost: FREE
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel
Mon 10/28
Middle East Discussion Group
Date: Mon, October 28, 2013Time: 5:30 PM
Make your voice heard in an enriching, provocative and fun discussion with fellow Club members as you weigh in on events shaping the face of the Middle East. Each month, the Middle East Member-Led Forum hosts an informal roundtable discussion on a topic frequently suggested by recent headlines. After a brief introduction, the floor will be open for discussion. All interested members are encouraged to attend. There will also be a brief planning session
MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. program
Cost: FREE
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel