Senator George Mitchell To Deliver Keynote Address at “Their America: The U.S in the Eyes of the Rest of the World.”

Social Research Conference at New School University Monday, October 18 and Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Their America: The U.S. in the Eyes of the Rest of the World is the first conference to bring together representatives from around the world to discuss the growing tide of anti-American sentiment. Moving away from the divisive trend of “America bashing”, Their America will foster understanding and propose solutions to anti-American attitudes by placing this crucial issue in a historical context spanning 75 years. Their America will take place at the New School University on October 18 and 19, 2004 and is being presented by the Social Research journal, published by the New School’s Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science.

Senator George Mitchell will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. During his fourteen-year senatorial career Mitchell earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for chairing the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland. New School University President Bob Kerrey will deliver additional remarks.

Their America is a public conference where journalists, writers, academics, politicians, and activists from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America will share their unique perspectives on how the U.S. is viewed in their countries and regions. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to engage in candid dialogue with the speakers. Their America will explore the anti-American sentiment during three sessions, beginning on the evening of Monday, October 18, 2004 and continuing on Tuesday, October 19. Session I presents Voices from France, Germany, the UK and Mexico. Session II presents Voices from Africa, the Balkans, Palestine and Israel. Session III presents Voices from Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia and China. Confirmed speakers include Michael Naumann (Germany’s Former Minister of Culture and Media and Editor in Chief of Die Zeit), Avishai Margalit (Professor of Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (Secretary General of the Pan African Movement), Sari Nusseibeh (former PLO representative in Jerusalem President and Professor of Islamic Philosophy of Al Quds University) and Pervez Hoodbhoy (Professor of Nuclear Physics, Quaid-I-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan).

Their America conference sessions will be held at New School University’s Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street in New York City. Admission is $35 for the entire conference and $12 per individual session. Full-time students with valid ID are admitted free of charge. For additional information contact (212) 229-2488, [email protected] or visit www.socres.org/theiramerica/

Their America has been generously supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, and others.

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“THEIR AMERICA: THE US IN THE EYES OF THE REST OF THE WORLD”

A Social Research Conference at New School University
Monday, October 18 - Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Invited and Confirmed speakers as of September 14, 2004

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2004, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
SESSION I: VIEWS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, THE UK, AND MEXICO
John Eatwell Former Economic Advisor to Neil Kinock, a member of the House of Lords and President of Queens College, Cambridge.
Jorge Castañeda Former Foreign Minister of Mexico, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics, Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University.
Michael Naumann Former Minister for Culture and Media of Germany and Editor in Chief of Die Zeit, Hamburg, Germany.
Jacques Rupnik Professor of Political Science and Research Director at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI), Fondation National des Sciences Politiques, Paris; and Professor of History at the Sorbonne and of Politics at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Moderator: Jonathan Schell Peace and Disarmament Correspondent at The Nation and Harold Willens Peace Fellow at The Nation Institute.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
SESSION II: VIEWS FROM AFRICA, THE BALKANS, PALESTINE, AND ISRAEL
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem Secretary General of the Pan African Movement.
Richard Goldstone Former Judge of The Constitutional Court of South Africa, Former Chairman of the International Bar Association’s Task Force on International Terrorism and the International Independent Inquiry on Kosovo.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim Human Rights Activist in Egypt; Sociology Professor, Director and Chairman of the Board of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies at the American University in Cairo.
Sari Nusseibeh Former PLO representative in Jerusalem; President and Professor of Islamic Philosophy of Al Quds University.
Avishai Margalit Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Moderator: Elzbieta Matynia Director of the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies and Senior Lecturer in Liberal Studies at the Graduate Faculty, New School University.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
SESSION III: VIEWS FROM INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, AND CHINA
Pervez Hoodbhoy Professor of Nuclear Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Fedor Lukianov Editor in Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, Moscow, Russia.
Chandra Muzaffar President of International Movement for a Just World; previously a Professor at the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.
Yuen-Ying Chan Award-winning journalist and reporter for the New York Daily News; established the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.
Moderator: Arjun Appadurai Provost, Senior Vice President and John Dewey Professor in the Social Sciences of New School University.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
George Mitchell Former United States Senator of Maine, Chairman of the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

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