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Past Events
2009 Spring Semester
Thursday, February 19, 2009
4:30 — 6:00pm “The Endless Present”
Speaker: Eyal Weizman, Centre for Research Architecture, University of London
Discussant: Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies; Birzeit University
Dr. Weizman spoke on the architecture of occupation in Israel-Palestine. This event was sponsored by: the Center for International Studies, MIT’s Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Bustani Lecture Series, and Jerusalem 2050. http://web.mit.edu/cis/spotlightarchive07_08.html
Thursday, May 21, 2009
12:00 – 1:30pm “Jerusalem Communities Network: Training Nonviolent Leaders
Across the Cultural Divide”
Speaker: Hilia Tsedaka, Author of JJC Honorable Mention “Mosaic Project;”
Founder of Jerusalem Communities Network
2008 Fall Semester
The Jerusalem Seminar Series
The Jerusalem Seminar Series was sponsored by the Center for International Studies and Jerusalem 2050 during the Fall 2008 semester. It was part of the programming for the Jerusalem Visionary Fellows, the winners of the Just Jerusalem Competition. The lectures were open to the public and usually drew about 30 individuals to each event. http://web.mit.edu/cis/spotlightarchive07_08.html
Monday, September 15, 2008
4:30 — 6:30pm “Continuity & Change in the Culture & Society”
Panel: Diana Abouali, Dartmouth University
Bedross Der Matossian, MIT
Everett Mendelsohn, Harvard University
Friday, October 3, 2008
4:00 — 6:00pm “Jerusalem: In the Eye of the Conflict”
Speaker: Anat Biletzki, Tel Aviv University
Thursday, October 16, 2008
4:00 — 6:00pm “Does the Israeli Economy Really Need Peace?”
Speaker: Bernard Avishai, Monitor Group
Discussant: Kate Rouhana, Independent Consultant
Thursday, October 30, 2008
4:00 — 6:00pm “The Act of Creation and the Spirit of a Place:
Holistic Approach to Architecture”
Speaker: Nili Portugali, The Technion
Jerusalem 2050 would like to thank the New England Israeli Consul and his staff for helping us to arrange this speaker.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
4:30 — 6:30pm “Building Peace from the Ground Up:
Conflict Resolution & Civil society in Jerusalem”
Speaker: Susan Collin Marks, Search for Common Ground
Tuesday, December 15, 2008
5:30 – 8:00pm “Boundaryscapes & Liminal Landscapes:
Creating Spaces for Peace in Boston, Jerusalem, and Beyond”
Speaker: Anna Grichting, Architect-Urbanist
