Brown University faculty will take part in a teach-in titled “Why Gaza Matters” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m. in MacMillan Hall, Room 117. The event is free and open to the public.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University will host a teach-in with faculty to discuss issues related to the ongoing events in Gaza. Free and open to the public, “Why Gaza Matters” will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m. in MacMillan Hall, Room 117, and can be viewed live at brown.edu/web/livestream.

Sponsored by the Middle East Studies program and the Watson Institute for International Studies, the event will include brief remarks by a panel of five Brown faculty, followed by questions from the audience. More information on the event is available online.

Who

  • Beshara Doumani, the Joukowsky Family Professor of Modern Middle East History and director of Middle East studies;
  • Omer Bartov, professor of history;
  • Nina Tannenwald, senior lecturer in political science and director of the International Relations Program;
  • Melani Cammett, professor of political science; and
  • Sa’ed Atshan, postdoctoral fellow in international studies.

What
“Why Gaza Matters” is a teach-in that will include remarks by five Brown faculty to address questions raised by the ongoing situation in Gaza. A question and answer session for the audience will follow.

Where
MacMillan Hall, Room 117
167 Thayer St.

When
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m.