[1768] in peace2
Welcome party for James Wolfensohn bright and early June 7th
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Outcalt)
Wed May 29 15:27:34 2002
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From: Jan Outcalt <jano@MIT.EDU>
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>>From: Jan Outcalt <jano@MIT.EDU>
>>To: peace-discuss@mit.edu, greens-discuss@mit.edu
>>Subject: Welcome party for James Wolfensohn
>>Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 13:32:32 -0400
>>
>>Forwarded email:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, has been chosen as the
>> commencement speaker at MIT graduation on Friday, June 7. A major
>> protest is planned in Cambridge on that day, building on the momentum
>> of the passage of the World Bank Bond Boycott in Cambridge last month.
>> Here are the details:
>>
>> WHERE: Gather on the park/traffic island in the middle of Commonwealth
>> Avenue in Boston, in between Gloucester and Hereford St., by the statue.
>> (Close to intersection of Mass. Ave. and Commonwealth Ave.; Hynes
>> Convention Center stop on Green B, C, and D lines, or #1 bus.)
>>
>> WHEN: Friday June 7, 7:30 A.M. March towards MIT at 8 A.M. SHARP.
>>
>> FOR MORE INFO: please call the numbers or check out the websites or
>> e-mail the addresses below. Please, please DO NOT reply to this
>> e-mail for more info.
>> By phone: BankBusters 617-755-0795
>> By e-mail: BankBusters noimfwb@yahoo.com
>> On the web: BankBusters www.bostonglobalaction.net/bankbusters
>> OR
>> MIT alternate commencement site commence.mit.edu
>>
>> If you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay, please
>> contact:
>> Catherine Benedict 617-983-0089 catherinebenedict@earthlink.net
>> If you are a local and would like to offer housing, also contact
>> Catherine.
>>
>> There also are several events leading up to the June 7 protest:
>>
>> May 29 Wednesday (tomorrow!), 6:30 pm.
>> Planning meeting for the protest. Harvest Coop community room,
>> 581 Mass. Ave., Central Square (Central stop on Red Line).
>>
>> June 5 Wednesday, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm
>> "Life and Debt" showing again at the Brattle Theater in Harvard
>> Square, Cambridge. If you haven't already seen it (or even if you
>> have), check out this fabulous film on Jamaica and the World Bank
>> and IMF.
>>
>> June 6 Thursday, 7 pm
>> CHANT DOWN BABYLON
>> * Show of Life and Debt, followed by Q&A with director Stephanie
>> Black
>> * Concert by Yami Bolo, acclaimed reggae musician, featured on the
>> Life and Debt soundtrack.
>> WHERE: MIT 54-100
>> This event is free.
>> For more information: 617-285-4167
>>
>> PS Rajiv and Tony, this is for the update and the website as well.
>>
>> BankBusters announcements and action alerts list
>>
>>
>>
>>
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