Interesting event
I just got back from a talk given by a friend of mine who's been out of the country for some time, being a peace activist in the West Bank. Now, those of you who have talked about politics with me know that I'm not exactly the easiest audience for a peace activist, but I left this event quite well-surprised. She gave a talk documenting events she had seen and been involved with while living there, and I found it both interesting and (very unusually for talks like these) without a single point that I would object to.
If some of you have free time this week and are interested in political issues regarding the Middle East, she's giving talks in SF and Berkeley in the next few days, and I'd say this is well worth the time, since it gives both raw data and a perspective you don't hear about much in the US - discussion of daily-life conditions in the territories.
( Location information, in case you"re interestedCollapse ) 
