The Nakata and Stevens Papers, a new special collection related to Jack London, has recently been made public by the Sonoma State University Library. The key item within the collection is an original manuscript titled "A Hero to His Valet" by Yoshimatsu Nakata, transcribed by Barry Fox Stevens.
Walter H. Roeder, volunteer SSU Library archivist, will be presenting a paper at the 2008 Popular Culture Association Conference in San Francisco titled "The Manuscript in the Attic: The Londons, Nakata and Barry Stevens." His paper is based on materials found within the Nakata and Stevens Papers. A second presentation is planned for the Glen Ellen Historical Society in the spring.
From 1907 to 1915, Jack London and his wife, Charmian, employed Nakata as their valet. In the 1930's, Stevens, a psychologist and author, met Nakata in Hawaii, where he was practicing dentistry. She worked with him to document his recollections of the Londons.
The manuscript was sent to Charmian London and returned with margin notes and suggested changes. After the death of Barry Stevens, this version of manuscript was stored in an attic and eventually discovered by her family.
For more information about the collection, visit http://library.sonoma.edu/regional./
For more about the 2008 Popular Culture Association Conference go to
http://www.pcaaca.org/.
ABOVE, Yoshimatsu Nakata, a personal valet to Jack London from 1907 to 1915.
"The Haiti Experience: a Struggle for Liberty," featuring the work of Haitian photo-journalist Wadner Pierre, opens Monday, March 3, at Sonoma State's Student Union in the Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality. The exhibit continues through March 7. A reception with the author/photographer will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5.
The exhibit, available for viewing each day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Union's first floor, showcases photography and writing by the Haitian photojournalist about the traumatic struggles Haiti has endured since the removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February of 2004.
Wadner Pierre is a news reporter and photographer originally from the city of Gonaives in the Artibonite province of Haiti. He is currently visiting from his home in Port-au-Prince, where he writes for the Inter Press Service and other independent new outlets.
He is a co-founder and frequent contributor to HaitiAnalysis.com, a media collective of young journalists from the United States and abroad. In 2007, he won an award from Project Censored for his remarkable coverage of the largely ignored conflict currently taking place in Haiti.
"The Haiti Experience: a Struggle for Liberty" is free and open to the public, featuring more than 20 photographs and written excerpts from Wadner's chronicle of the political struggles in Haiti over the last four years. It includes a beautiful and provocative exploration of the culture and lives of the Western Hemisphere's poorest citizens.
For additional information, contact Professor Peter Phillips at (707) 664-2588 or peter.phillips@sonoma.edu.
The transformation of humanity through information technology is the topic of discussion of the Sonoma State Philosophy Club's Spring 2008 lecture series. "Digital Being," the title of lecture series, hosts cutting edge thinkers who will discuss and critique the world's evolving digital life.
The lectures will be held in the University Art Gallery, with a reception and refreshments from 4:30-5 p.m. and a talk from 5-6 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, February 27, David Singer, IBM Distinguished Engineer, critiques the notion of community engendered by Web 2.0 applications such as FaceBook, MySpace and Second Life. David Singer is a noted technologist with many years experience designing and developing software and technology in Silicon Valley. Participants will learn the values and vices of a digital life from someone who has been living one from the early stages of the development of these technologies.
On Monday, April 7, Dr. Rudy Rucker, noted author, mathematician, and programmer, discusses his radical views on the future relationship between humanity and technology in a lecture entitled "The LifeBox."
Rucker is one of the original Cyberpunk authors and his prescient imagination never ceases to amaze his audiences. He has written numerous fiction and nonfiction works detailing the deep philosophical foundations of mathematics, artificial life, Artificial Intelligence, future technology and the meaning of life.
On Monday, April 28, Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, of Pixar, will discuss his work in the use of artificial intelligence to augment human intellect. The ethical and metaphysical issues that the prospect of this future technology raises will also be discussed.
For more information, contact Philosophy Professor John Sullins at (707) 664 2277.
The Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Business and Economics announces receptions for finalists. The community is invited to meet the following candidates:
Dr. Lance A. Masters
Senior Vice President
SAGE Scholars
Philadelphia, Penn.
Monday, February 25
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Darwin 101
Dr. David M. Steele
Interim CEO
Kids 2020 Foundation
Melbourne, Florida
Wednesday, February 27
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Darwin 101
Dr. Renee A. Florsheim
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (Interim) and
Associate Professor of Marketing
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, Calif.
Friday, February 29
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Darwin 101
Dr. Richard F. Bebee
Dean and Professor of Accounting
Ohio University
Chillicothe, Ohio
Monday, March 3
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Darwin 101
Dr. William S. Silver
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate Dean
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
Denver, Colo.
Tuesday, March 4
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Darwin 101
The Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality of Sonoma State University is proud to present a production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues." Last year, more than 1150 communities hosted V-Day benefits around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women.
These highly successful events raised over six million dollars through the performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning play. Hot on the heels of this success, Sonoma State University has joined this global movement as part of the V-Day 2008 College Campaign.
The benefit production of "The Vagina Monologues" will be held at the Cooperage on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. on behalf of the V-Day 2008 Campaign.
Tickets for the event are $5 to SSU students, $10 faculty and staff, and $15 for general admission. For tickets, call the Sonoma Student Union, (707) 664-2382. Proceeds benefit violence prevention programs on campus and in the community.
This benefit production is sponsored by The Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, The Division of Administration & Finance, the Sonoma Student Union, The Women's & Gender Studies Club, The Women's & Gender Studies Department, and the School of Social Sciences.
For more information on this event, call (707) 664-2710.
About V-Day
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler's award winning play, The Vagina Monologues.
2008 marks V-Day's 10 year anniversary and with it V-Day has introduced two new events; V-Day's A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings on Violence Against Women and Girls, and the V-Day documentary Until The Violence Stops.
In 2007, more than 3000 V-Day events took place in the U.S. and around the world. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $50 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns, launched the Karama program in the Middle East, reopened shelters, and funded over 5000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. http://www.vday.org
What is a V-Day Campaign?
A V-Day Campaign is a catalyst for mobilizing women and men to heighten awareness about violence against women and girls. By creating this global community, V-Day strives to empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the violence that affects one in three women in the US and around the world.
ABOVE, SSU cast of "Vagina Monologues" with director Suzanne Vargas.
*All lectures and events are free unless otherwise noted.
STATE SENATOR CAROLE MIGDEN IN CONVERSATION - Carole Migden represents 3rd District California State Senate discusses her groundbreaking role as an out lesbian politician over decades of political advocacy and activism. Queer Studies Lecture Series. Noon-12:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Carson Hall 68. (707) 664-2574.
WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL - Morris Dees, internationally acclaimed civil rights attorney and social justice crusader, presents "With Justice For All" as part of the Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series and the Heritage Lecture Series of the Center for Culture Gender and Sexuality. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, Cooperage. Tickets are free to SSU students, staff and faculty. $10 general admission. Student Union, (707) 664-2382.
BECOMING EVIL - James Waller, Ph.D Whitworth College presents a lecture as part of the 25th annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-4296.
DR. ARTHUR M. SHAPIRO, SECTION OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, UC DAVIS - Old Wine, New Bottles: Native Butterflies in the Anthropic Landscape. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2189.
WILL COMBS - A Hollywood director engaged in the mediums of filmmaking, writing, and painting, Combs' paintings are exhibited and collected worldwide. The foundations for his imagery are spun into figurative narratives utilizing a Latin palette with advances of whimsy. Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. Art 102, (707) 664-3042.
THE SPACE OF EVOLUTIONARY TREES AND THE UPGMA ALGORITHM - Serkan Hosten, Mathematics Department, San Francisco State University, lectures on the way in which all possible phylogenic trees form a geometric space, and show that the UPGMA algorithm performs an orthogonal projection to this space. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 5. Darwin 103, (707) 664-2368.
YUNYAO LI, IBM - This lecture will discuss the shortcomings of traditional information extraction techniques and how we overcame those issues in our recent work on declarative information extraction. A live system demonstration will be included. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, March 6. Darwin 102, (707) 664-2667.
HIP HOP POETRY WITH ISE LYFE - Associated Students Productions and Residential Life presents spoken word poetry with Ise Lyfe. 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6. The Pub. Admission is free. (707) 664-2382.
WORLD CLASS JAZZ VOCALIST JACKIE RYAN AND TRIO - Center of Performing Arts. Workshop, 4:30 p.m. Performance, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6. Tickets: $12 General, $10 Faculty, Alumni, Staff, $8 Students/Seniors, free to SSU students with ID. Warren Auditorium, (707)-664-2791.
INVISIBLE CHILDREN IN UGANDA -Associated Students Productions partnered with the Invisible Children Club of SSU presents a discussion on the
conflict in Uganda, along with the screening of the film "Invisible Children." 7 p.m., Friday, March 7. Student Union Multi-purpose Room. (707) 664-2382.
GALLERIES
"LIFE? OR THEATRE?" - German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon created an unusual autobiography through more than 1,300 paintings that were created within 18 months between 1940 and 1942 while she was hiding from the Nazis. An exhibit of her work is running at the University Library Art Gallery through March 26. University Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-2637.
PROJECTED IMAGE - Featuring artists Jesus Aguilar, Rebeca Bollinger, Jeanne C. Finley, John Muse, Paul Kos, and Tony Oursler. University Art Gallery. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Noon-4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. University Art Gallery, (707) 664-2295.
FILMS
ANIMATION PROGRAM - An evening of classic animation, including Harry Palmer films, Fleisher Brothers cartoons (including Popeye and Betty Boop), Tex Avery, Oscar Fischinger, Norman McLaren, and Bill Plympton. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6. Darwin 103. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. Free to SSU students. (707) 664-2606.
ALL IN THIS TEA - Tea importer David Lee Hoffman travels throughout China in search of handcrafted premium teas. Directors Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht follow this adventurer as he discovers new teas and attempts to overcome bureaucratic obstacles to buying tea directly from farmers. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, March 7. And 4 p.m., Sunday, March 9. Warren Auditorium. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students are admitted for free. (707) 664-2606.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE) - (1992, in Spanish w/ English subtitles) Alphonzo Arau's ode to the power of cooking adapted by Laura Esquival from her book. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, March 2. Warren Auditorium. General admission is $5. $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU studentsadmitted for free. (707) 664-2606.
Teaching future generations about the cost of intolerance and of indifference to suffering is at the core of the Sonoma State University Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Myrna Goodman, Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide at SSU, which produces the lecture series, notes that the Series was founded by a remarkable group of academic and activist visionaries who hoped to use this annual set of lectures to fulfill the Series motto:
"Study the nature of hate: Prevent the escalation of prejudice into genocide." The organizers believed that by studying the Holocaust--and other genocides- students could deepen their understanding of human nature, organized society, political leadership, democratic participation, and civilization itself."
Barbara Lesch McCaffry, the President of the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust, notes that "many of us have felt a moral obligation to those who survived the Holocaust - and other genocides-to teach future generations about the cost of intolerance and indifference to suffering.
The lecture series has reached close to 2,500 students at the University. Many have gone on to pursue careers in teaching that allowed them to honor the memory of the Holocaust and genocide survivors who have spoken in the series. They call on students to 'never forget' and to be vigilant whenever and wherever murderous prejudice occurs."
The lecture series is supported by a University-Community partnership between the SSU's School of Social Sciences and Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide and the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust.
Over the years, the lecture series has offered insight into past and present genocides and first-hand accounts of survivors of the Holocaust and many other 20th century genocides.
"Lost and Found: Living in a Post-Holocaust World" is the theme of this year's series which is held at 4 p.m. through May 20 on Tuesdays in Warren Auditorium.
The Catskill Klezmorim, a six-member group of musicians, will perform a unique combination of traditional and contemporary styles of Jewish music using the clarinet, violin, keyboard, bass, percussion and vocals on Feb. 12. The New York based group has performed in numerous college concert series, expressing their unique music at Cornell, Kean College, Binghamton University and Hartwick College as well as at hundreds of synagogues and Jewish Community Centers.
On April 8, Dr. Michael Berenbaum, a founding director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum , former CEO of Steven Spielberg's Voices of the Shoah Foundation and current director of the Sigi Ziering Institute and an adjunct Professor of Theology at the American Jewish University will give the annual Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture.
He will discuss those who deny the Holocaust and how denial affects the way many view history. An acclaimed and prolific author, (The World Must Know, After Tragedy and Triumph), he is also the executive editor of the 22 volume Encyclopedia Judaica. Berenbaum has also used his extensive knowledge of the Holocaust as Director of the United States Holocaust Research Institute at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Providing a positive future to the downfall of genocide are Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of SaveDarfur.org and former Director of the Committee on Conscience at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Courtney Morales, SSU alumna who is currently serving as an intern with the Committee on Conscience at the USHMM.
On April 22, they will address the plausible ways to end genocide. Fowler is a recognized authority on the problem of responding and preventing genocide and makes regular trips to the Darfur region.
On May 6, Dr. Richard Hovannisian will give the annual Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture. A history professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and world-renowned scholar, he has published 15 books and articles on the subject of Armenia and the Armenian genocide.
The complete schedule for the spring semester follows:
Feb. 26: "The Holocaust In Historical Context" - Lecture, Stephen Bittner, Professor of History, Sonoma State University
March 4: "Becoming Evil" - Lecture by James Waller, Whitworth College
March 11: "Visualizing Cultural Memory: The Legacy Of Charlotte Salomon" - Lecture by Paula Birnbaum, Ph.D., University Of San Francisco (in association with a University Library exhibit of Salomon's works).
March 18: "Jewish Women Partisans" - Lecture by Mitch Braff, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
April 1: "An Uncommon Friendship" - Lecture by Fredric Tubach and Bernat Rosner
April 8: " Perspectives on the Holocaust in the 21st Century" - Robert L.
Harris Memorial Lecture by Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Director, Sigi Ziering Institute, American Jewish University
April 15: "Genocide Of The Tutsis In Rwanda" - Lecture by Mathilde Mukatabana, M.A., M.S.W., Cosumnes Community College And President,FORA: Friends Of Rwanda Association
April 22: "Darfur: Current Responses in Comparative Perspective" - Lecture by Jerry Fowler, Executive Director, Save Darfur Coalition and Courtney Morales, Committee On Conscience, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
May 6:-"The Armenian Genocide as Prototype"- Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture by Richard Hovannisian, University Of California, Los Angeles. Hovannisian has received many honors for his scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian Studies.
May 13: "Voices From The Generations: 2nd and 3rd Generation Genocide Survivors" - Barbara Lesch McCaffry, Sonoma State University, Moderator
May 20: "What Have We Learned?" - Student/Faculty Panel
For those unable to attend a lecture, streaming video will be available during the lecture and afterward at http://www.sonoma.edu/holocaust/center.htm
For further information, contact the Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, Dr. Myrna Goodman, (707) 664-4076.
Sonoma State University Political Science Professor David McCuan offers the following commentary on the results of Super Tuesday's presidential primary race across the nation.
Media are welcome to use all or portions of the comments below or to contact Professor McCuan for expanded insight.
He can be reached at
Main Office: (707) 664-2179
Direct Line: (707) 664-3309
E-mail: david.mccuan@sonoma.edu
February 5 was E-Day for candidates seeking their party's nomination for president. Two candidates, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), were the candidates with the most to win or lose on Super Duper Tuesday. And the candidacies of these two are headed in different directions even before we find out the final, final numbers.
The message from Tsunami Tuesday is clear: We have entered into a new political ball game. Obama will continue on while Romney will remain barely breathing and hanging on for dear life. His role is now reduced to tilting at windmills in the GOP convention later this year in Minneapolis.
What are we to make of the results from Tsunami Tuesday? Is it too early or too late to over-exaggerate the deaths of certain candidates? Where is the race for president headed as we roll to November?
For Super Duper Tuesday - The Message Is...?
If we've learned anything during this primary season it is that the voters defy easy analysis. From misconstrued polls to the absence of reasonable scrutiny, voters have bucked being on the proverbial couch for analysis. But one thing has remained clear: the fight over the direction of the major political parties is also shifting.
How are these shifts affecting the nomination dynamics for both parties? In three key ways - let's call these, "The Gap," "The Wave," and "The Spread"
The Gap:
Enthusiasm level between the Democrats and Republicans is on different planets. The dollars between parties is stark as well. The two Democratic candidates (Sens. Clinton and Obama) have raised more than the four GOP candidates (Sen. McCain, Governors Romney and Huckabee, and kooky Rep. Paul).
The Wave:
Voter participation, as reflected by turnout, was huge. Obama benefitted from Edwards dropping out, McCain from both the Giuliani & Schwarzenegger endorsements. Moreover, vote totals of "early voters" (absentees, vote-by-mail folks) pushed back the timeframe for elections and increased overall costs and frustration with election night analysis and headlines. Once again, voters scooped the pundits.
The Spread
How does a candidate fare when he/she does better than expected by holding a race close? Just as in sports wagering, the spread matters. What happens in the battle for delegates and second place for the Democrats is as important as the popular vote totals. See the results in MA for McCain and in CA for Obama.
The importance of ballot measure questions (term limits reform in CA, property tax reform in FL) plays a critical support role for driving voters out to the polls. Especially angry, "mad-as-hell, we're-not-going-to-take-it-anymore," voters upset with politics as usual and distrustful of politicians seeking to maintain the status quo in our politics.
What Does All This Mean for November 2008?
So, why does all of this matter for November? There is a sea-change afoot in our politics. And that bodes ill for both parties later this year. How, then, will the Fall campaign develop? For both parties regardless of nominee, the theme that will arise will be that of "character." For the likely candidates in both major parties, this will become personal.
Once again, we'll enter a period where the fight will be bloody, negative, yet defining. Results from the national presidential campaign for 2008 will have effects that will change American politics for a generation. The stakes this election year will define the future direction of our politics.
----------Academic Profile for Dave McCuan, Ph.D.----------------
DR. DAVE MCCUAN, Associate Professor of Political Science, joined the faculty of Sonoma State University in Fall 2003. His expertise rests in the area of American politics and elections, specifically in the sub-field of state and local politics.
Professor McCuan offers extensive commentary and has had multiple media appearances providing analysis of election dynamics and results to international, national, regional, and local media outlets.
These outlets include: The New York Times, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, Pravda (The Truth, Republic of Slovakia), Al-Ahram Weekly (the largest English daily paper in the Arabic world), KPIX-TV, KQED-FM, KTLA-FM, KRCB-TV & radio/FM, and KPFA-FM among others.
In recognition of Black History Month, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is pleased to announce the program "Entangled Lives: A Conversation Between Descendants of Master and Slave" on Friday, Feb. 22 at 9:30 a.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Union.
The event features Osher Professor Ann Neel and her long-time colleague from Chicago, Pam Smith.
Entangled Lives is about two women friends - one white, one black; one
twenty years older than the other; one lesbian, one straight -- who learned that during the era of American slavery the ancestor of one was "owned" by an ancestor of the other. Memoir, family history, and social commentary in two voices, this presentation is about their struggles and revelations in coming to terms with that past.
"Their experiences really represent to a greater extent American history," said Lou Miller, Executive Director of OLLI at SSU, "what was immoral and unethical from that time period can today be a touchstone for the process of understanding, healing and transformation to not only their descendants but us as a nation."
Their painful entanglement takes both Ann and Pam on a journey of self-discovery - exploring their origins, beliefs and personal histories. Eventually, Pam's buried rage bursts a hole through their relationship. The wound begins to heal and a relationship is built on admiration, respect, and love evolves between the two women.
"We hope that hearing our story will move people to begin to think about their own backgrounds," Neel said. "We want our work to inspire them to begin exploring the sources of conflict and actual connections they have with people in groups defined as 'different' from themselves."
Since 1996, Neel and Smith have conducted dozens of presentations across the nation for college and community audiences. Their story has been featured on CBS Network News, LIFETIME (Beyond Chance with Melissa Etheridge), NPR, and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
While it is not unusual for people tracing their ancestors lives to discover "new cousins," it is rare for them discover a connection embedded in an ugly past and then become true life-long friends. For Ann and Pam, it's been 15 years.
"It's hard to think about and talk about slavery. It makes us uncomfortable - we'd just as soon pretend it never happened," said Smith, a communications consultant. "But my relationship with Ann has taught me the value of open and honest communication. It really is possible to talk about the unfathomable - and that courageous act can free us to work toward a better future for us all."
Award-winning independent reporter and photographer, Dahr Jamail, will be at Sonoma State University on Tuesday, Feb. 12 to discuss new information from behind the frontlines of the Iraq conflict. His presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Schulz Library, room 3001.
A former NY Times foreign desk chief calls Jamail’s reporting, "international journalism at its best." Jamail writes for a wide number of press outlets including Inter Press Service, The Asia Times, The Nation, and Foreign Policy in Focus. He reports for Democracy Now! and the BBC, and is a special correspondent for Flashpoints radio.
Since 2003, Jamail has reported the important stories coming out of Iraq that mainstream outlets won't address. He has described the many ways that private businesses are profiting from the conflict, including Bechtel's failure to restore potable water after being paid hundreds of millions to do so.
At the culminating session of the World Tribunal on Iraq in June 2005, he was asked to present his coverage of U.S. violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention's provisions for health care in occupied countries.
Jamail hosts a website where he publishes his hard-hitting reports about the Mideast. He recently produced a book detailing his experiences in Iraq entitled "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq."
Two of Jamail's articles have been named Project Censored Top 25 stories and in 2007 he was the recipient of the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage. Jamail says "Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before."
This guest lecture is sponsored by Project Censored. Attendance is free for students. A voluntary $5 donation from the general public is appreciated. For more information, contact Professor Peter Phillips at 707-664-2588 or peter.phillips@sonoma.edu.
Economic sustainability and growth in the North Bay will be the topic of
discussion at the 2008 North Bay Economic Outlook Conference hosted by the
Sonoma State School of Business and Economics on Friday, February 8 at the
Sheraton Hotel in Petaluma.
The Conference will address issues facing North Bay industries, the local
economy’s role in the larger regional economy and will forecast how state
and national economic trends may affect the North Bay.
Rob Eyler, Economics Department Chair and Director, Center for Regional
Economic Analysis at Sonoma State University, begins the day's
presentations with a report and analysis on recent North Bay economic
trends. Carl Guardino, President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership
Group, is the keynote speaker.
A panel of experts in each of their respective industries will provide
current information on the challenges facing North Bay businesses in
pursuit of long-term economic sustainability. Representatives from the
financial services, construction, wine, education, and health arenas will
discuss economic trends from their field’s perspective.
Panelists include Moderator Brad Bollinger, Editor in Chief, North Bay
Business Journal; Jim Kovach, President & COO, Buck Institute for Age
Research; Tony McCormick, Site Facilities Operations Manager, Agilent
Technologies; Vic Motto, CEO, Global Wine Partners (US), LLC; Lorraine
Otte, Certified Mortgage Planner & Branch Manager, First Priority Financial;
Carl Wong, Superintendent of Schools, Sonoma County Office of Education
and Keith Woods, CEO, North Coast Builders Exchange.
A registration fee of $95 per person is required and includes a plated
breakfast and conference materials.
For more information, contact Shalyn Eyer, School of Business and Economics,
(707) 664-2377.
