Tuesday, March 5, 2013

School's Out: Political Correctness vs. Academic Freedom



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School's Out


Political Correctness vs. Academic Freedom


March 5, 2013


Worried about what goes on in our
Schools and Universities?





Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 7 PM
School's Out:  Political Correctness & Academic Freedom
Library & Archives Canada
395 Wellington, Ottawa
Main Auditorium
Admission:  $20 (Reception to follow film, presentation and Q&A)
Students FREE!
Tickets available at the door

Please join us for a very interesting evening on the indoctrination going in our schools and Universities.

We'll be showing a film and having some speakers as well as a reception after our event.

Diversity in higher education has been defined in terms of race, gender and class. Critics say this has resulted in a new tyranny of anti-Western prejudice. They claim education has turned into indoctrination of political ideology that undermines the university's goal of intellectual diversity and freedom.

Supporters say this is a triumph over white European patriarchy that has unfairly dominated and distorted education with a Western prejudice. They reveal an underlying systemic structure of oppression against minorities in traditional definitions of "knowledge." Who is right? Who is wrong? Where does the truth lie? Or is truth a social construct created in the interest of the ruling class?

"School's Out" explores the battlefield of this raging war of cultural beliefs and educational standards going on in ivy league citadels like Harvard, Princeton and Yale, but also in schools across North America.

Please join us for this important film. 

Cheers,

Fred Litwin

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Our April Event!
Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence


Join us for an evening with author Neil Kressel who will discuss his new book on antisemitism in the Muslim world. After the Presentation and Q&A, join us for a private reception where Mr.
Kressell will be happy to autograph copies of his book.

"All religions and cultures suffer from sources that preach hate against the 'other.' Throughout history some have, tragically, practiced what their sources preached, while some have sought to dismiss or even counteract the hateful words of their sources. In this book, Neil Kressel shows how extremists within Islam, many in leadership roles, have exploited some of their hateful sources to preach and practice a virulent form of antisemitism. Read this book and judge for yourself."
     Alan Dershowitz
   
The Sons of Pigs and Apes
Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence
Presentation, Q&A & Reception
April 10, 2013, 7 PM
Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington, Ottawa
Admission $20.00
STUDENTS get in FREE. Tickets at the door.
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Please visit us at the Manning Conference this weekend.    
    
The Free Thinking Film Society will be showing 3 films at the Manning Conference this coming weekend - Atlas Shrugged, Part 1, Milk Wars, and Free to Choose.  In addition, we'll be having a booth where we'd love to meet you and chat. 
     


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We'll be hosting POGG's Sixth Annual Presentation of the 2013 National Golden Whistle Award    
  
One of our favorite local think tanks will be having a very important event on March 18th, and I'll be the Master of Ceremonies.

March 18, 2013, 5 PM 
The Carlingwood Restaurant, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Ottawa
Tickets: $30 person for members & friends; $35 person at the door; dinner & door prize.

This year's very deserving winner, Evan Vokes, BSc. P. Eng., a professional engineer from Calgary, Alberta. Evan was employed by the TransCanada Pipelines until 2012. This is when we as a group show support for Evan and for all Canadian whistleblowers that selflessly put their own jobs or prospects at risk for the public interest and safety. Colonel Michel Drapeau, lawyer and Professor Adjunct at University of Ottawa will be the guest speaker.  

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 Don't miss the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's next debate!

This debate is coming up on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
$20 per ticket / Students and Seniors $15 (ID required)
  
With the Liberal Party weak in every region of Canada and now relegated to third place in Parliament, is a permanent realignment coming in our politics?

RESOLVED: THE LIBERAL PARTY HAS NO FUTURE IN CANADIAN POLITICS

Goldenberg says NAY
Bliss says
YEA
Enjoy the cut and thrust of vigorous but intelligent debate?  Then you won't want to miss seeing Michael Bliss, Canadian historian, take on Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. 

The moderator for this debate is Canadian historian and former director of the Canadian War Museum Jack Granatstein.    
  
March 21, 2013
Canadian War Museum,  Barney Danson Theatre
(1 Vimy Place, Ottawa)
  
7:00 pm Debate
Audience members will have the opportunity to challenge the views expressed by the speakers in a Q & A session.
  
8:30 pm Private reception and private access to the Museum's special exhibit Eleven Women Facing War.  Continue the conversation at a private reception with complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and a cash bar.

For more information, please visit the Macdonald-Laurier Institute webpage.

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Mark Your Calendars Now!

The 4th Annual Free Thinking Film Festival will take place between October 31st and November 3rd, 2013 in Ottawa at the Library & Archives Canada.

In the meantime, stay tuned for more details our films/events in 2013.

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Sincerely,


Frederick Litwin
Free Thinking Film Society



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