Events & Activities:  Academic Year 2001-2002

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	Benefit Concert for Lori Berenson An evening of music and poetry to raise funds for an important cause November 3 / 8 pm / St. John's Methodist Church, Watertown, Mass.
	Tuesday Night Terror A series of four films/discussions on terrorism & human rights in the Americas January 8, 15, 22, 29 / 7 pm / MIT 3-133 & 2-105
	The Western Hemisphere: History, Culture, Economics, Politics A forum for independent media January 28 / 10.30 am - 9.30 pm / MIT Student Center & Room 10-250
	What Part of You Is Not for Sale? A discussion on the ethics of using products imported cheaply from the Third World February 6 / 7 pm / MIT 6-120
	Political Prisoners: Personalities, Principles, Politics A 6-unit undergraduate seminar conducted over the Spring semester February 11 / 7 pm / MIT 24-619
	Colombia's "Dirty War" Against Trade Unions A discussion with Patrick Keaney, who has just returned from Colombia February 13 / 7 pm / MIT 1-236
	Political Campaigning in the Public Interest Lunch & conversation with Iris Vicencio-Garaygay (MassPIRG) & Rick Pierik (AFSC) February 15 / 12.30 pm / (advance sign-up required)
	The Uses of Haiti: Paul Farmer & Noam Chomsky A discussion about Haiti & what is happening there, moderated by Nancy Dorsinville February 22 / 7 pm / MIT 34-101
	Music of Latin America A concert by the Ptolemy Players February 23 / 6.30 pm / MIT Killian Hall
	Serving with the Peace Corps in Latin America Lunch & conversation with Karin Chamberlain (Ecuador) & Ann Paglee (Nicaragua) March 15 / 12.30 pm / (advance sign-up required)
	Colombian Communities Under Attack A presentation by Afro-Colombian Activists Nimia Teresa Vargas Cuesta & Marino Cordoba April 4 / 7 pm / MIT 4-231
	Concentration Camps in the United States of America? The Japanese-American experience during World War II April 8 / 7 pm / (advance sign-up required)
	Organizing a Peruvian Village Against the Mining Industry A discussion with Daniel Moss about activism in the high Andes April 19 / 12 noon / MIT 7-338
	The Landless Workers' Movement in Brazil Making land reform work for millions of people May 2 / 7 pm / MIT 4-231
	Mediacracy in the Americas: The News Media & the Legitimacy of Governments A film screening & discussion with producer Danny Schechter May 10 / 7 pm / MIT 3-133
	Convicted by an Image: How the Berenson Case Was Handled by the Mass Media A film screening & discussion with producer Danny Schechter May 11 / 7 pm / MIT 3-133
	Pour le Pays, Pour la Patrie: Celebrating Haitian Flag Day An authentic Haitian dinner followed by a film about Haiti May 18 / 7 pm / MIT E51-115 (Wong Auditorium)
	Life & Debt: What Globalization Has Done To Jamaica A film-screening to mark Commencement 2002 June 6 / 7 pm / MIT 54-100