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Free Tunisia Culture Jam explores the Jasmine Revolution
posted February 14, 2011 - 2:49pm by pimienta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Los Angeles, Feb. 14, 2011] The Levantine Cultural Center and the Free Tunisia Organization will present the Free Tunisia Culture Jam, devoted to exploring the Jasmine Revolution, on March 2, 2011, 7:30-10:00 pm at the Levantine Center, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90035.
The so-called Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, which ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, lasted 28 days. Mubarak's regime crashed in just 18 days after thousands of Egyptians connected on Facebook and began their vigil to oust him.
The Free Tunisia Culture Jam will include a youth team from Free Tunisia providing an update about the events in Tunisia and a presentation on projector. Activists will talk about the revolution, the progress of democracy and the future of Tunisia. A special guest from the Egyptian community will provide an update on what's happening in Egypt from the Facebook generation perspective.
The culture jam will be moderated by Middle East historian and journalist Mark LeVine, author of Why They Don't Hate us: Lifting the Veil on the Axis of Evil, and Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam. (LeVine recently returned from two weeks in Cairo where he camped out in Tahrir Square to cover the Egyptian democracy movement.)
Incredible as it may seem, the Jasmine Revolution was in part the result of young cyberactivists who were unrelenting in their criticism of Ben Ali. The same is true in Egypt where a young Google executive, Wael Ghonim, launched a Facebook page that inspired millions of his peers. (Despite its benign name, according to the U.N. over 100 people were killed in the Jasmine Revolution. See story.)
According to a recent LA Times story, "A young Google Inc. executive received a thunderous welcome when he joined a massive demonstration in Tahrir Square on Tuesday, the day after he was released from 12 days of detention, according to news reports from Cairo. Many in the crowd said they were inspired by Wael Ghonim, who gave an emotional television interview Monday night in which he sobbed over those who have been killed in two weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces. Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, administered a Facebook page that helped spark the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak's oppressive regime."
Special musical guests include among others DJ Al-Fareed and MC RAI, with art work from the Tunisian Facebook Revolution available for sale to support the work of Free Tunisia. Free Tunisia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the founding values of Tunisia guaranteed in the Tunisian constitution. The organization supports Tunisian democracy and human rights by promoting principles of tolerance and equality, fighting poverty and reinforcing individual social and economic rights.
Suggestion donations requested are $10 or $20, or any amount that is comfortable. There will be a cash bar and entertainment. Space is limited and advance reservations are suggested. To RSVP: 310.657.5511.
For more information, contact Vanessa Pimienta, 310.657.5511
The so-called Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, which ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, lasted 28 days. Mubarak's regime crashed in just 18 days after thousands of Egyptians connected on Facebook and began their vigil to oust him.
The Free Tunisia Culture Jam will include a youth team from Free Tunisia providing an update about the events in Tunisia and a presentation on projector. Activists will talk about the revolution, the progress of democracy and the future of Tunisia. A special guest from the Egyptian community will provide an update on what's happening in Egypt from the Facebook generation perspective.
The culture jam will be moderated by Middle East historian and journalist Mark LeVine, author of Why They Don't Hate us: Lifting the Veil on the Axis of Evil, and Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam. (LeVine recently returned from two weeks in Cairo where he camped out in Tahrir Square to cover the Egyptian democracy movement.)
Incredible as it may seem, the Jasmine Revolution was in part the result of young cyberactivists who were unrelenting in their criticism of Ben Ali. The same is true in Egypt where a young Google executive, Wael Ghonim, launched a Facebook page that inspired millions of his peers. (Despite its benign name, according to the U.N. over 100 people were killed in the Jasmine Revolution. See story.)
According to a recent LA Times story, "A young Google Inc. executive received a thunderous welcome when he joined a massive demonstration in Tahrir Square on Tuesday, the day after he was released from 12 days of detention, according to news reports from Cairo. Many in the crowd said they were inspired by Wael Ghonim, who gave an emotional television interview Monday night in which he sobbed over those who have been killed in two weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces. Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, administered a Facebook page that helped spark the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak's oppressive regime."
Special musical guests include among others DJ Al-Fareed and MC RAI, with art work from the Tunisian Facebook Revolution available for sale to support the work of Free Tunisia. Free Tunisia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the founding values of Tunisia guaranteed in the Tunisian constitution. The organization supports Tunisian democracy and human rights by promoting principles of tolerance and equality, fighting poverty and reinforcing individual social and economic rights.
Suggestion donations requested are $10 or $20, or any amount that is comfortable. There will be a cash bar and entertainment. Space is limited and advance reservations are suggested. To RSVP: 310.657.5511.
For more information, contact Vanessa Pimienta, 310.657.5511
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