Lecture series: Sustainable Cooperation with Haiti

Jan 22: Noam Chomsky, 5:00p–6:00p

Location: E15-070 

This series will commence tomorrow (Friday, January 22) at 5pm in the Bartos theatre, E15- 070, with an open discussion to be led by Noam Chomsky. Professor Chomsky (http://www.chomsky.info) has written extensively about Haiti, with keen and penetrating analyses of U.S. policy and its effects on Haitians throughout Haiti's history.

Web site: http://civic.mit.edu/

Feb 17: Round Table Discussion with Massachusetts State Representatives Marie St-Fleur and Linda Dorcena Forry, 2:00pm [questions]

Location: E15-070 

The unprecedented challenges facing Haiti after the earthquake on January 12 invite us to analyze foundational aspects of Haitian society as rebuilding projects are being put in place to restore virtually every single component of the country's infrastructure---physical, health-related, educational, socio-economic, political, etc.

This round table, with Massachusetts State Representatives Marie P. St. Fleur and Linda Dorcena Forry (both of whom are Haitian-American),  Dr. Marc A. Zissman currently with Joint Task Force (JTF) - Haiti, Paul Altidor, International Finance Corporation advisor to the Haitian government on privatization projects, and Prof. Steven Lerman, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Graduate Education will explore the anticipated contributions of research universities in Haiti's rebuilding efforts and how these contributions will bear on these universities' traditional missions of research and teaching.

Both state representatives represent districts in Boston and have been instrumental as leaders in working with the Haitian community and the Mayor's office to support the local Haitian community in Boston.

The round table will be moderated by Dr. Dale Joachim and introduced by Prof. Michel DeGraff.