Yes that is right. I've studied him through my university years (Psychology degree) and have been following his peace and advocacy and the thought of seeing the presence of Mr Chomsky in Cabramatta is like some strange academic dream come true.
Nationally, Cabramatta has been renown for its "drug capital" years where Asian crime flourished as Vietnamese & Indochinese youths would be pointed the finger as causing the mayhem that went down in this migrant town.
But things have change since the doom and gloom of the 90s. Fantastic projects and people have come from it ("Maximum Choppage: Round 2", celebrity chef - Luke Nguyen etc...). Even Jackie Chan himself is the official ambassador for Cabramatta Police Station! So Noam Chomsky coming out west is another great piece of tapestry that recognises the achievements of the locals as how far Cabramatta has come.
So back on track, he will be at Cabramatta High School for their "Peace Day - Voice Inspiring" Event and myself and a lucky another, gets the chance to see the man in person. My friend and academic spoken word extraordinaire - Farid Farid will hopefully be there.
But for all those who missed out, not to worry! For $25 you get 90 mins of hearing what he has to say at the Opera House. Check out the details below. Trust me, its not to be missed.
NOAM CHOMSKY
Nationally, Cabramatta has been renown for its "drug capital" years where Asian crime flourished as Vietnamese & Indochinese youths would be pointed the finger as causing the mayhem that went down in this migrant town.
But things have change since the doom and gloom of the 90s. Fantastic projects and people have come from it ("Maximum Choppage: Round 2", celebrity chef - Luke Nguyen etc...). Even Jackie Chan himself is the official ambassador for Cabramatta Police Station! So Noam Chomsky coming out west is another great piece of tapestry that recognises the achievements of the locals as how far Cabramatta has come.
So back on track, he will be at Cabramatta High School for their "Peace Day - Voice Inspiring" Event and myself and a lucky another, gets the chance to see the man in person. My friend and academic spoken word extraordinaire - Farid Farid will hopefully be there.
But for all those who missed out, not to worry! For $25 you get 90 mins of hearing what he has to say at the Opera House. Check out the details below. Trust me, its not to be missed.
PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND FREEDOM
“Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.”
Professor Noam Chomsky is one of the world’s most remarkable public intellectuals and has been awarded this year’s Sydney Peace Prize for ‘his unfailing moral courage and critical analysis of democracy and power’.
Professor Chomsky is a distinguished academic who has been described as the father of modern linguistics. He is also well known for his sustained critique of US foreign policy and his writing about media and society in books like Manufacturing Consent.
Chaired by Mary Kostakidis, this special event will feature Professor Chomsky answering written audience questions on any ‘Problems of Knowledge and Freedom’ including linguistics, global politics, human rights, responses to climate change, the nature of democracy and any other issues the audience raise.
'Chomsky is one of the West's most influential intellectuals in the cause of peace, the most significant challenger of unjust power.''
Stuart Rees, Sydney Peace Foundation Director
Stuart Rees, Sydney Peace Foundation Director
Venue: Opera Theatre
Date: Thursday 3 November, 10.30am
Duration: 90 minutes, no interval
Date: Thursday 3 November, 10.30am
Duration: 90 minutes, no interval
NOAM CHOMSKY is a true blown commie enough said!.. but since you're a filmmaker, ask yourself
ReplyDeleteone question would you like to be censored by the state? .. many people left vietnam to escape comunism and to start a better life...have a good think about this..
I like how people enjoy and relinquish in "labels". It is always the situation isn't "Annoymous" that you enjoy being unidentified and finger pointing. Cowardly acts of people who live in passivity, who cannot make change and thus point the fingers to others.
ReplyDeleteI have had a good think about it. Of course many people left Vietnam to escape the war to start a better life. Not only the Vietnamese, but Iraqis, Indonesians, Chinese, Africans, Arabs etc...
In different countries, people are still at war. The state or not, every where organisations, institutions are made up by people, you and I. If we can't find ways to make change than we should sit down and shut up not post comments randomly on someone else's blog.
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