Whether you are in the mood for a peaceful, uniting afternoon;
an informative, enlightening morning; or an evening filled
with loud, raucous music; the EMU Convocation Center has
the event planned.
Come together without barriers to celebrate the United
Nations International Day of Peace, Sunday,
Sept. 21, 1-5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to realize — through
experiencing the awareness — that, at the deepest level,
we are all the same.
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Ariyaratne |
A.T. Ariyaratne, the founder of the Sarvodaya
Movement in Sri Lanka, will present a meditation and dialogue.
The worldwide organization is the largest non-government
organization in Sri Lanka. The movement involves more than
15,000 villages rediscovering their ability to influence
their own destinies.
According to the organization's Web site, "Sarvodaya
has energized them to build more than 5,000 pre-schools,
community health centers, libraries and cottage industries;
establish thousands of village banks; dig thousands of
wells and latrines; promote biodiversity, solar energy,
rehabilitation...and peace."
After taking their message of peace around the world,
Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie
Byars Beckwith will
bring it to EMU. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the co-founder
and president of the Alliance for Global New Thought and
is best known for his appearances on the "Oprah Show" and
in the film, "The
Secret."
Admission to this day of peace is free. Logo-free white
attire is suggested.
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Friedman |
World renowned author and three-time Pulitzer Prize
winner Thomas
Friedman will present his talk, "Hot, Flat
and Crowded," Wednesday, Sept. 17. Doors open at 11:30
a.m. and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
He joined The New York Times in 1981 as a financial
reporter specializing in OPEC and oil-related news, and
later served as the chief diplomatic, chief White House
and international economics correspondent. Friedman has
traveled hundreds of thousands of miles reporting the Middle
East conflict, the end of the Cold War, domestic politics
and foreign policy, and the worldwide impact of the terrorist
threat. His foreign affairs column, which appears twice
a week, is syndicated to approximately 700 newspapers worldwide.
To purchase tickets for this event, call 487-2282 or go
online at, http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?&organ_val=2440.
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Rock Band LIVE: Four bands will perform
live during Rock Band Live at the
Convocation Center
Oct. 23. |
The musical video game phenomenon of Rock Band Live is
coming to the Convocation Center, Thursday, Oct. 23, 7
p.m. Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional will
be the headlining acts. Plain White T's and CAB also will
perform.
Fans will be able to compete in head-to-head competitions
for the chance to play on the main stage in between the
tour acts' sets. Bands will be selected through local radio
promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.
Rock Band Live is an MTV event and is sponsored by Hot
Topic and Pepsi Stuff. For more information on the tour,
go to www.rockbandlivetour.com.
For tickets, call 487-2282 or go to tickets.com.
For more information about these events or ticket information,
call the Convocation Center at 487-5386 or look online
at http://www.emich.edu/convocation/index.html.
