Events Sponsored by INEASSince 1994, INEAS has been Promoting an
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Bill Buckley leading a class in Tai Chi
source: www.ymaaboston.com |
Join us on 10,10,10 for three classes in martial arts and dancing. Here is a chance to learn some amazing fitness techniques from the experts and spend an afternoon getting fit while socializing and having fun. We hope to see you there. Event Flyer
We will begin in Jamaic Plaina (JP) for a one-hour class of Tai Chi with Bill Buckley. Tai Chi reduces stress.
38 Hyde Park Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA
www.ymaaboston.com
$5 donation. Pre-registration in strongly recommended.
Internationally acclaimed performer and teacher, Aparna Sindhoor will give a one-hour class of Bollywood dancing as seen in Hindi films.
Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA www.dancecomplex.org
$5 donation. Pre-registration in strongly recommended.
We will conclude with a one-hour of Kalari Ppayattu, one of the oldest forms of martial arts in the world given by martial artist and choreographer, Anil Natyaveda.
Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA www.dancecomplex.org
$5 donation. Pre-registration in strongly recommended.
The schedule and distance between locations will allow learners to
attend ALL three classes. So join us to relax and have FUN
Make check payable to "INEAS"
Mail with your registration form to:
Institute of Near Eastern & African Studies (INEAS)
P.O. Box 425125
Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Underwriting and donations for this event are welcome and appreciated.
Recent Events
International Seed Day (ISD)
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April 26th is International
Seeds Day
source: www.twinenfp.org |
Organizations and activists from around the world will observe April 26 as International Seed Day (ISD) advocating for patent-free seeds, organic food and farmers' rights.
ISD will be an educational day for the public to learn about genetically modified food, its health hazardous effects and the monopoly over worldwide agriculture by major US and European agribusiness companies.
- On April 26 celebrate with your community, friends and family by cooking healthy organic food.
- Bring awareness to bills and policies that restrict farmers from saving and breeding their seeds such as bill C-51 in Canada, BRAI in India, Order 81 in Iraq and bill S-510 in the USA.
- On April 26, write a letter to your newspaper! Call the media and/or organize an event and discuss with the public the importance of saving and protecting seeds.
- Plant a food crop with a young family or community member.
- Endorse this special day by e-mailing your full name or organization name and website to INEAS@aol.com & info@INEAS.org by April 20
For more information about International Seed Day click here
INEAS' 15th Anniversary at
Roslindale Village
featuring: Beatrice Green Betsy Lister Wafaa’ Al-Natheema |
Beatrice Green writes poetry, essays and composes music. Rhythmic cadences often punctuate her works.
Betsy Lister is a poet and writer who write about surviving life’s experiences, her thoughts, desires, passions and dreams. She has published a chapbook, “Gypsypashn A Sampling of Soul”.
Wafaa’ Al-Natheema
is a writer, poet, filmmaker and the founder and president of the
Institute of Near Eastern & African Studies. In 2004, she published,
“Untamed Nostalgia – Wild Poems”
At the Select Cafe, 2 Belgrade
Ave., Roslindale, MA. 02131and Birch Street Bistro, 14 Birch Street,
Roslindale, MA. 02131
$10 General Admission
$25 (incl. one-year membership)
$40 (incl. a drink and appetizer)
Reservations are
required by November 3
For inquiries, e-mail: INEAS@aol.com
and
INEAS_1994@yahoo.com
Please email us at both addresses to ensure receipt of your email.
Or call: (617) 86-INEAS (864-6327)
INEAS'
15 Year Celebration
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| This event
featured a tribute to Michael Jackson, excerpts from Hindi films by Shammi Kapoo and poetry recitation by Wafaa’ Al-Natheema |
Third Life Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts
Address: 33 Somerville Ave. (Union Square)
Directions: http://www.thirdlifestudio.com/directions.html
$10 prior to September
23
$12 on September 23 and at the door
Limited Seating; RSVP strongly recommended
Tel: (617) 86-INEAS (864-6327)
Email: INEAS@aol.com and INEAS_1994@yahoo.com
Please email us at both addresses to ensure receipt of your email.
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April 26th is International
Seeds Day
source: www.twinenfp.org |
Order 81 was signed on April 26, 2004 by Paul Bremer, the administrator
of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq to control Iraq's
agriculture. The Order was a declaration of war against farmers. Article
14 of this law states "Farmers shall be prohibited from re-using
seeds of protected varieties," Order 81 mends Iraq's original
law No. 65 on patents, created in 1970. The most significant part
of Order 81 is the subject of 'Plant Variety Protection' (PVP), which
ensures not the protection of biodiversity, but rather the protection
of the commercial interests of USA and European major seed corporations.
In order to qualify for PVP, seeds have to be 'new, distinct, uniform
and stable'. Therefore, the sort of seeds being encouraged to grow
by corporations such as World Wide Wheat Company (WWWC), Monsanto
and others will be those registered under PVP.
Go to ISD Event Page
Past Events
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Haifa Zangana
interviewed by Wafaa' Al-Natheema click picture to see interview |
* Have you had your doubts about the war on Iraq?
* Curious about Iraqi women’s rights before and after the war?
* Do you want to explore the status of the Iraqi Resistance?
In this dialogue coinciding with Women’s history month and the fifth anniversary of the war on Iraq, you will sample Iraqi women’s knowledge, struggle and humor face to face.
Presented by Wafaa’ Al-Natheema. Sponsored by the Institute of Near Eastern & African Studies (INEAS), with support from the Cambridge Peace Commission
Watch another 7-minute interview with Haifa Zangana about Kurds and the war.
Intensive Arabic Workshop I
September 15 & 16
Intensive Arabic Workshop II
September 22 & 23
Intensive Arabic Workshop II
Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 2 & 3 2006
Intensive Arabic Workshop I
May 27 & May 28 2006, Cambridge, MA
Intensive Arabic Workshop I
October 8 & 9, 2005, Cambridge, MA
Music of Mauritania's Malouma - Griots,
African Rythms & Arabic Lyrics
April 14, 2005, Boston, MA
"The Art of Screen Writing -- Imagining
and Interpreting Unknown Worlds"
November 20 & 21, 2004, UMASS Boston
Golden August: Unprecedented Cultural Episodes
August 12, 2004, Cambridge, MA
Intensive Arabic Workshop I
January 31 & February 1, 2004, Cambridge, MA
Baghdad Benefits
January 22-30, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, IA / Cambridge, MA
Farida and The Iraqi Maqaam Ensemble (FIME)
in the USA
Saturday, May 19, 2001, Cambridge, MA
World History Symposium
May 5 & 6 at Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Hussein Al-Athamy and the Tchalghi Baghdadi
[HATB] in the USA
October 14, Cambridge, MA & November 9, Washington DC
video available
Click here to read a full list of Past
Events sponsored by INEAS.