1. Natan Sharansky on "Sakharov's Legacy and the Human Rights Dilemmas of Today" @ Emerson Hall 105, Harvard Yard @ 4:15-6:00 on Thursday, Feb. 10

1. On Thursday, February 10, 2005, 4:15 - 6 PM, The Sakharov Program on Human Rights at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies will host a talk by Natan Sharansky on "Sakharov's Legacy and the Human Rights Dilemmas of Today."

It will take place at Emerson Hall 105, Harvard Yard.

Please feel free to come, and to spread the word.

Please note that the talk will be given in English and that it is open to the public.

For directions, please check the Harvard Yard map for Emerson:
http://map.harvard.edu/mapindex.cfm?mapname=camb_allston

...Apart from this, Sharansky will be a guest on National Public Radio - The Connection Show WBUR 90,9 FM, Thu., Feb 10, 11 AM.

Thanks for your interest,
Hope to see you on Thursday, Feb. 10th.

2. Natan Sharansky @ KSG Forum -- on Thursday, Feb. 10

Natan Sharansky, Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs

Thursday, February 10
6:30 PM
Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics
The Forum
Harvard University
79 JFK Street, Cambridge

"Is Democracy for Everyone?"

Minister Sharansky is author of the best-selling book
The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror
Free Admission

FORUM: NATAN SHARANSKY - IS DEMOCRACY FOR EVERYONE?

Israeli Cabinet Minister; Author, The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror
Center for Public Leadership and Harvard Republican Club John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
February 10, 2005 , 6:30 PM
Greg_wilson@harvard.edu

Co-sponsored by: The Kennedy School's Republican Caucus, Kennedy School's Jewish Caucus, Harvard Students for Israel, HBS Republican Club

Bio from
here

Natan Sharansky believes that the truest expression of democracy is the ability to stand in the middle of a town square and express one's views without fear of imprisonment. He should know. A dissident in the USSR, Sharansky was jailed for nine years for challenging Soviet policies. During that time he reinforced his moral conviction that democracy is essential to both protecting human rights and maintaining global peace and security.

Sharansky was catapulted onto the Israeli political stage in 1996. In the last eight years, he has served as a minister in four different Israeli cabinets, including a stint as Deputy Prime Minister, playing a key role in government decision making from the peace negotiations at Wye to the war against Palestinian terror. In his views, he has been as consistent as he has been stubborn: Tyranny, whether in the Soviet Union or the Middle East, must always be made to bow before democracy.

Drawing on a lifetime of experience of democracy and its absence, Sharansky believes that only democracy can safeguard the well-being of societies. For Sharansky, when it comes to democracy, politics is not a matter of left and right, but right and wrong.

This is a passionately argued book from a man who carries supreme moral authority to make the case he does here: that the spread of democracy everywhere is not only possible, but also essential to the survival of our civilization. His argument is sure to stir controversy on all sides; this is arguably the great issue of our times.

Natan Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner, and human rights icon who has spent his life championing democracy and freedom. He now serves as the Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs in the Israeli Government.

See
here

3. Knesset Member Natan Sharansky will visit Shaloh House to meet with Jewish Community of Boston @ 10:45 on Friday, Feb. 11 (in English)

Knesset Member Natan Sharansky will visit Shaloh House to meet with Jewish Community of Boston

At the invitation of the recently formed Russian Jewish Community Foundation, Natan Sharansky will meet next week with members of the Boston Jewish Community. Natan will talk about his book "The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror".

The meeting will take place on Friday, February 11th, at 10:45 am in the Shaloh House, 29 Chestnut Hill avenue, Brighton. The entrance fee of $25 covers the cost of the book and refreshments.

*Seating is limited. Please RSVP to reserve a seat to RJCF@pobox.com.

When a CNN reporter asked President Bush about Natan Sharansky's book, the President replied:
"This is a book by Natan Sharansky, who is - was imprisoned in the Soviet Union. He's a heroic figure. He's now an Israeli official who
talks about freedom and what it means and how freedom can change the globe. And I agree with him. I believed that before I met Natan Sharansky. This is a book that, however, summarizes how I feel. I would urge people to read it."