Guest post by Christina Fink On December 2nd, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her house in Burma (renamed Myanmar by the military government in 1989). It was truly a historic meeting. Aung San Suu Kyi had spent most of the past 22 years under [...]
When: Monday, Dec 12th | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Where: The National Committee 71 W. 23 Street Suite 1901 New York, NY 10010 US The National Committee will hold a program with Dr. Tashi Rabgey, co-director of the University of Virginia Tibet Center. Drawing on her rich experience working on the Tibetan Plateau, Dr. Rabgey will discuss [...]
• David Graeber, the Occupy movement, and debt An article in the New Yorker magazine called “Pre-Occupied: The origins and future of Wall Street,” focuses on the Zucotti Park occupation in Manhattan. It mentions the formative role of anarchist anthropologist David Graeber and notes his communications with Berkeley activist, Micah White. White recently nominated his [...]
