Robert Fisk: “Lies, Misreporting and Catastrophe in the Middle East ”

with Khalil Bendib

Sunday September 26, 2010

7:30 p.m. Rio Theatre

1206 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

Presented by the Resource Center for Nonviolence

For tickets- scroll down for details on 7:30 event, special seating and Reception following event;  contact the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 831-423-1626, www.rcnv.org by PayPal or e-mail to robertfiskinsantacruz@gmail.com

Robert Fisk is Middle East Correspondent for the Independent and one of Britain’s most distinguished journalists. Educated in Britain and Ireland and based in Beirut for more than three decades, Fisk holds more journalism awards than any other foreign correspondent. His reporting has covered major revolutions and wars in the Middle East and North Africa, from the Iranian revolution and civil wars in and invasions of Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq War, Gulf Wars I & 2, Kosovo, and Algeria. Fisk won the 2000 Amnesty International award for his reports from Serbia on NATO’s bombardment of Yugoslavia and received numerous awards for his reporting from the Middle East, including the 2006 Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. His books include  “The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays”  (2008), “The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East “ (2007),  “Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon”  (2002),  “In Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the Price of Neutrality”  (1996).

Fisk brings unparalled insight into and encyclopedic knowledge of history and current events, keen analysis, engaging story-telling, and razor-sharp wit to bear on events in the Middle East.

Khalil Bendib is an Algerian American, a widely syndicated cartoonist, radio talk show host, and commentator. Bendib s radio program  Voices of the Middle East and North Africa,  appears on KPFA Radio in Berkeley, Fresno, Tampa and other cities. VOMENA is distinguished by its scope, magazine format, authenticity, philosophy and perspective. VOMENA consistently brings listeners deeply informed and authentic voices that take listeners beyond the headlines into the richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, exploring the complex web of class, gender, ethnic, religious and regional differences which separate and distinguish the ways of life and political and ideological perspectives of people in that part of the world.

Sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence and Palestine Israel Action Committee. FMI: 831-423-1626. Organizational cosponsors welcome!

7:30 p.m. Presentation on  “Lies, Myths and Catastrophe in the Middle East  featuring Robert Fisk, with Khalil Bendib. “

Tickets:

General Seating $10.00 -$20.00 sliding-scale ($5.00 for unemployed, seniors, & students available in advance from RCNV).

Preferred Seating $25.00  $50.00 (sliding-scale): Preferred Seating at 7:30 program & Special Reception at 9:00 p.m.

One person- $75.00  $100.00 sliding-scale donation, includes preferred seating and the post-event reception, one Fisk book of your choice (see below) for author s signature and two complementary tickets to  Little Town of Bethlehem  screening at Del Mar Theatre on Tuesday October 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Two people- $125.00  $175.00 sliding-scale donation, includes preferred seating and the post-event reception for two, one Fisk book of your choice (see below) for author ‘s signature and four complementary tickets to  “Little Town of Bethlehem”  screening at Del Mar Theatre on Tuesday October 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Organizational Sponsors $100.00: Groups and organizations are encouraged to become cosponsors of Robert Fisk s visit. Cosponsorship includes being listed on advertisement as cosponsor, 4 preferred seating at 7:30 p.m. program and two tickets to the reception.

When making your reservation or purchasing your ticket, please let us know which book you want, either:

-The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert Fisk  (2008);

-The Great War for Civilization: the Conquest of the Middle East  (2007); or

-Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon  (2002).

For tickets contact the Resource Center for Nonviolence

831-423-1626, www.rcnv.org by PayPal or e-mail to robertfiskinsantacruz@gmail.com

Title: Thursday, July 22: Gaza Teach-in! The Peace Flotilla: What Happened & What’s Next?
Location: Louden Nelson Center 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz
Description: 6:00 p.m. Soups and bread
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Teach-In. $5.00 – $25.00 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Speakers include:
Paul Larudee, co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement to Break the Israeli siege of Gaza; kidnapped and beaten by Israeli forces in May 2010 assault on the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Spokespersons from Jewish Voice for Peace on the growing movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions to end the Israeli occupation. Dr. Amer Araim, former Iraqi diplomat & former UN Secretariat Official, professor at Diablo Valley College on diplomatic options to lift the siege. Scott Kennedy, Coordinator of Middle East Program, Resource Center for Nonviolence.
All proceeds beyond costs of event will support nonviolent actions to break the siege of Gaza. Sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence & the Palestine Israel Action Committee. For more information, call 831-423-1626.

Olive Harvest Delegation
to Israel and Palestine
October 31 – November 13, 2010
Co-Sponsored by Interfaith Peace Builders and
the Resource Center for Nonviolence
Delegation Leaders: Ilise Cohen and Scott Kennedy
IFPB delegations expose participants to perspectives that are not readily available in North America. Meetings with diverse representatives of Palestinian and Israeli society focus particularly on those working nonviolently for a resolution to the conflict and an end to the occupation. Delegates see the Wall, checkpoints, and demolished homes and learn how these and much more affect Palestinians. Likewise, delegates hear from Israelis about the effects of the conflict on Israeli society. Co-leaders: Ilise Cohen is a Sephardic Jewish Scholar-Activist and has been a Middle East peace and justice activist for 20 years and has led Middle East delegations to Israel and Palestine. RCNV staff member Scott Kennedy has traveled to the Middle East more than 30 times and led numerous delegations.
For more information, contact Scott Kennedy 831-457-8003, kenncruz@pacbell.net or www.ifpb.org/del35/default.html

Folksinger and Songwriter John McCutcheon will return to Santa Cruz for two fabulous concerts on FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 7:30P.M. AND Children/Family Concert SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 10:00A.M. Both concerts will take place at FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 900 High St., Santa Cruz.

Tickets make great gifts! Proceeds beyond expenses benefit the Resource Center for Nonviolence. Please be generous in your support!

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW:
Tickets via our website: Click on “Donate” button to right. Fill out all info. ***VERY IMPORTANT: On the final payment page where it says “Special instructions for the Merchant”, write HOW MANY TICKETS YOU WANT, AND WHICH CONCERT (Friday or Saturday). Web prices include a service charge: FRIDAY CONCERT: sliding scale $17-25 (pay any amount you’d like in this range, or more- proceeds beyond expenses benefit RCNV!). SATURDAY CONCERT: sliding scale $9-15. All tickets are general seating. Ticket prices are the same for adults or children. We will mail your tickets up until January 9. After that date, tickets will be held at will-call at the door.
Tickets available NOW IN PERSON at: Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA. Hours: M-Th 12-5, Sat. 12-4. RCNV will be closed from Dec. 20-Jan. 1. You can also call 831-423-1626 to make ticket reservations, but we encourage you to buy your tickets in advance to keep the ticket lines manageable.

TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT STREETLIGHT RECORDS, 939 Pacific Av., Santa Cruz. Ticket prices at Streetlight: Friday concert: $16, $18, or $20. Saturday Concert: $8 or $10.

DOOR PRICES: If we still have tickets available: Friday concert: $17-25 sliding scale. Saturday concert: $10-15

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 831-423-1626. Background info on John below:

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SORRY: NO MORE ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT, as of 1:25p.m., Wed. October 15, 2008. Some In-person tickets still available.

The Rio Theatre, Capitola Book Cafe, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Santa Cruz, & Resource Center for Nonviolence present Naomi Klein speaking on “The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism: Friday, October 17, 7:00p.m. PRESENTATION AND BOOK-SIGNING at the RIO THEATRE, 1205 Soquel Av., Santa Cruz. (5:30p.m Dinner with Author)

SORRY: NO MORE ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT. There are still a few tickets available for purchase in person, and a very few spaces available for the Dinner. If any tickets are still unsold by Friday afternoon, they will be available at the door for $17 general seating; $15 senior/student: cash and checks only at door; no credit cards. See info below.

In person TICKETS AVAILABLE at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (checks and cash only) 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA. M-TH 12-5; Sat. 12-4: Sliding scale tickets available at RCNV: $25-50 preferred seating; $15-20 general seating; $12.50 low-income. Proceeds beyond event expenses support the Resource Center for Nonviolence.

Tickets also available at Capitola Book Cafe, ($1.00 service fee for credit card purchases added), 1475 41st Av., and Streetlight Records, (no student tickets here), 941 Pacific Av., Santa Cruz

5:30p.m. DINNER WITH AUTHOR (limited seating- Dinner tickets ONLY available at RCNV. Call 831-423-1626.) $75.00-100.00 includes dinner, preferred seating at 7p.m. and autographed copy of “Shock Doctrine.” $125-200 for TWO includes two dinners, two preferred tickets and one book.

“The Shock Doctrine” is available at Capitola Book Cafe and Resource Center for Nonviolence.

“The Shock Doctrine” is a groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman’s free-market economic revolution. Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement’s peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks and violence to implement their radical policies.

“Corporate media constantly refer to the “mistakes” or “missteps” of the U.S. policy in Iraq, or the “incompetence” of U.S. handiling of the Katrina catastrophe. A much darker truth exists. In recent decades, a corporate class and culture has evolved – and taken power in Washington – that thrives on disaster. They create disasters, as in premeditated war [on Iraq], and rush to profit from disasters such as Katrina… The Bush team [after 9/11] … quickly moved to exploit the shock that gripped the nation to push through its radical vision of a hollow government in which everything from war fighting to disaster response was a for-profit venture… . It was a bold evolution of shock therapy.”–Naomi Klein

“This is a brilliant book, one of the most importatn I have read in a long time.” -Howard Zinn.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 831-423-1626.