Norman Finkelstein
"This Time We Went Too Far"
May 12 in Santa Cruz & on the UCSC campus.
Norman Finkelstein will be speaking in Santa Cruz on Wednesday May 12, 2010. 7:00 p.m. at 250 California Street. Santa Cruz, CA. www.rcnv.org for more information. $5-$20 sliding-scale donation. $10 in advance for reserved preferred seating.
Copies of the new hardback book by Norman Finkelstein, "This Time We Went Too Far: Truth & Consequences of the Gaza Invasion," are now available from the Resource Center for Nonviolence for $21.90 including tax.
A special dinner & wine reception on May 12th at 5:00 p.m. limited to 30 people will be held at Soif Wine, 105 Walnut Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz (www.soifwine.com/) to raise money for Finkelstein's visit. Norman Finkelstein will be accompanied by UK Hip Hop artist Lowkey (www.myspace.com/lowkeyuk) and international solidarity activist Jody McIntyre (twitter.com/jodymcintyre). Those attending the reception ($100) will receive a copy of Finkelstein's book, the chance to get it autographed and to meet Finkelstein in person, and a reserved at his 7:00 presentation on May 12th. Finkelstein's visit is cosponsored by the Middle East Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, the Palestine Israel Action Committee, and the Friends of the Committee for Justice for Palestine.
Half of all proceeds of the visit by Norman Finkelstein, Lowkey and Jody McIntyre will go to benefit the Middle East Children's Alliance "Let the Children Play and Heal," an opportunity for children in Gaza to express themselves through art, dance, music, story-telling, theater and puppetry, to get support from the larger community and to have fun and just be children.
For more information or reservations for the reception or advanced preferred seasting call 831.423.1626
On Wed., May 12, speaker Norman Finkelstein is joined by Lowkey, Hip Hop artist from the U.K., and Jody McIntyre, international solidarity activist.
5:00 p.m. Fundraising reception at SOIF Wine Bar, 105 Walnut Ave. $100 includes a light dinner, wine, reserved seats at the 7:00 p.m. program and a copy of Finkelstein’s latest book, “ This Time We Went Too Far.”
7:00 p.m. Program at the United Methodist Church, 250 California St., S.C. $5-$20 suggested sliding-scale donation. Under 18 free, $10 reserved seating tickets available.
8:00 p.m. UCSC at the Kresge Town Hall. Admission is free.
Finkelstein is author of “Beyond Chutzpah,” “The Holocaust Industry,” “Image and Reality of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict,” and his latest “This Time We Went Too Far.” Finkelstein was denied tenure at DePaul U. following a campaign by pro-Israeli forces headed by Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz to overturn departmental recommendation of approval. In 2006 local religious leaders and the daily newspaper unsuccessfully attempted to force cancellation of his visit to Santa Cruz. This year his detractors will organize competing events to draw attention from Finkelstein’s visit in Santa Cruz. Support the right of Americans to a robust discussion of critical foreign policy and human rights issues.
This was a 2010 event
