Thank You!

Thank You!

On behalf of the Power of Politics Stream, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for a successful and enlightening semester. With many accomplishments to date, I am certain that we will continue to put on some great programs this upcoming spring 2009! Please send any suggestions, program ideas and recommendations to myself at suhaly.bautista@gmail.com or to John at john.gershman@nyu.edu. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to POP. Happy Holidays and stay tuned for a list of spring 2009 events on the blog.

Civic Camp

Civic Camp


sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service undergraduate program (featuring our very own POP FA, John Gershman)

Friday, December 5, 2008
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
Check-in begins at 9:30am on the 7th Floor

This event is FREE and open to NYU and non-NYU community members.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

Developed in collaboration with the Wagner, Civic Camp is a daylong training to introduce participants to various social issues and provide tools on how to pursue different change models through government and community involvement. Civic Camp will feature workshops on peacebuilding and peacekeeping, international policy development, global citizenship, local grassroots organizing, and arts activism. We will also host a screening of Bling! A Planet Rock, followed by a talkback with the film's producer following the film. Please join us!

sign-up today: http://www.osa.nyu.edu/civiccamp08


about the film: Bling: A Planet Rock

BLING is an 87-minute documentary that takes a hard-hitting look at how the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played a significant role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The term "bling" refers to the shine emanating from polished diamonds that represent the status symbol for hip-hop luminaries and fans alike. BLING follows three hip-hop celebrities: Raekwon (Wu Tang Klan), Paul Wall and Reggaeton king, Tego Calderon. They visit the capital of Freetown where they survey the devastated country, meet the hip-hop community, as well as encounter refugees and former child soldiers first hand. The stars are visibly affected by the accounts of the atrocities suffered at the hands of the rebels that included rape, torture and amputation. The film effectively captures the hip-hop community's reaction to the human rights violations and the complexities that still exist, while presenting a much needed global perspective for our youth through the dominant voice of hip-hop. A shorter broadcast-version edited for content and time-of "Bling" aired on VH1 in February 2007 under the title "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds and Hip-Hop".


featured sessions include:
morning
- Arts and Activism
afternoon
- Peacekeeping Efforts and Humanitarian Intervention
- Supporting Civic Participation and Citizen Advocacy Abroad
- Global Citizenship: When Women Build Societies

the day's itinerary:

9:00am - Registration/Breakfast : 7th Floor
9:30am - 10:00am - Welcome : Room 802
10:15am - 11:15pm - Workshop Session I : 8th Floor
11:20pm - 12:20pm - Workshop Session II : 8th Floor
12:25pm - 2:25pm - Film Screening/Talk Back & Lunch : Room 802
2:30pm - 3:30pm - Workshop Session III : 8th Floor
3:35pm - 4:35pm - Closing Plenary : Room 802
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Networking : 7th Floor

POP!

Join us to get a glimpse of policy through an environmental lens! This Tuesday, November 11th at 5:15pm! Please RSVP to me ASAP, space is limited!!

“No Agua, No Vida”: The Colorado River—A Photo Exhibit

Join us this coming Tuesday for the opening reception to photojournalist John Trotter’s illuminating photo essay on the impact of policy and environmental changes on the Colorado River and its neighboring populations, “No Agua, No Vida.” The award-winning photographer will answer questions about his extensive work documenting the region.

Date: Tuesday, November 11^th

Time: Meet in Goddard Lobby at 5:15pm, program begins at 5:30pm

Location: NYU Wagner, Puck Building

POP CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2008!!!

ELECTION NIGHT VIEWING PARTY!!!

JOIN THE POWER OF POLITICS STREAM TONIGHT AS WE HEAD TO THE WAGNER SCHOOL ELECTION NIGHT CELEBRATION AT 9PM FOR FOOD, DRINK & A NIGHT OF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY!!

MEET IN THE GODDARD LOBBY AT 9PM
PUCK BUILDING, B'WAY/LAFAYETTE

RAs SUHALY & JARETT WILL BE THERE TOO!! JARETT WILL EVEN BE DOING SOME LIVE BLOGGING!

2 Election Night Parties

POP Streamers,

Election Night is less than a week away!! Get excited for these events you don't want to miss! Below are two election night parties I encourage you to attend if you don't already have plans for Tuesday, Nov 4th. I will be escorting any interested residents to the Wagner event at 9pm but you can attend whichever you'd like! Please reply to me to let me know you are interested in attending. Thanks.
OPTION #1

Office of Government and Community Affairs

Presents

Election Night Extravaganza!

Featuring full election night coverage and entertainment from the NYU Pep Band, Anna Jack the Hula Hoop Artist and Bill Popp and The Tapes Rosenthal Pavilion of the Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, 10th Floor

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
6:00pm to 10:00pm

Come celebrate our democracy on election night with your fellow students, faculty and community members for what will be a memorable night in our nation's history!

The evening will showcase continuous live coverage of the election results on two jumbo screens, two live bands, Anna Jack -- Hula Hoop Extraordinaire, food from the highly contested battleground states and door prizes. It will be a night to remember!

OPTION #2 (Suhaly will escort at 9pm)

Election Night Live -Watching Party

When: The one-and only Election day, Tuesday, November 4th from 7pm
and on into the night.
Where: Puck Building, 2nd Floor

Bring your family, friends, and classmates to join the Wagner community in following every vote counted, colored map projection, and political commentator speculation that election night has to offer. Puck will be the hottest NYC spot to be at with free food and drinks, raffles, trivia, TV galore, on-the-spot nationwide blogging, and more.

FEEL FREE TO STOP BY ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. Doors open at 7 pm; things really rolling at 8 pm. We expect to keep going until at least 12 midnight (or, until the pundits or the Electoral College call it).

U.S. Government 101: Workshop with John Gershman

POP,

We have heard your cries and are answering them today! Need to know more about the American Government Structure ? Lost in the whirlwind of Presidential Elections 2008? Do Not Fret!

Join Wagner Professor and Power of Politics Faculty Advisor, John Gershman for:

U.S. Government 101:
The Basics in American Government Structure

When: Tuesday, October 28th from 12:15pm-1:15pm

Where: NeGrill Village Restaurant (70 W 3rd St Btwn Laguardia Pl & Thompson St)

8 POP students are welcomed to attend. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to me ASAP!

POP LAST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE!

POP Streamer and Goddardites All Around!

Join us TOMORROW for the LAST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF 2008!!! Part IV of the POP Presidential Debate Viewing Series this Wednesday, October 15th at 9pm! We will meet in the 2nd Floor Goddard classroom. Come with your thoughts and expectation for the debate. Refreshments will be served and you are welcomed to bring guests!

October 15, 2008: Presidential debate Hofstra University, Hempstead NY

LIFE AFTER BUSH

POP Streamers,

On Saturday, October 25th at 7pm, POP is headed to the HERE theater to see LIFE AFTER BUSH! Sign-up sheet is on the POP all with only a few spots left for FREE TICKETS. After the first 10 spots, you will have to purchase your own ticket (speak to me about how to do this if you're interested) ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!

The political blog and theatre company NERO FIDDLED returns, with the final chapter in the trilogy which began with Burning Bush: A Faith-Based Musical and continued with Moral Value Meal. Against the backdrop of this historic 2008 presidential election, an exuberant cast paints a musical and comedic portrait of the American political scene – a satire so sharp that within a few months of the show, Bush and Cheney will have no choice but to leave office. Life After Bush is a musical we can believe in.

Book and songs by Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk; musical direction and arrangements by DJ Thacker; lighting design by Christopher Brown; sound design by Matt Tennie; production manager Blair Lampe; produced and directed by Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk.Starring: Tarik Davis, Noah Diamond, Brian Louis Hoffman*, Sadrina Johnson*, Kim Moscaritolo, Avi Phillips, Amanda Sisk (*appears courtesy of Actors Equity)http://www.lifeafterbush.net/

POP Presidential Debate Screening Series, Part 3

POP Streamers and Goddardites All Around,

Here we go again! Part 3 of the POP Presidential Debate Viewing Series this Tuesday, October 7th at 9pm! We will meet in the 2nd Floor Goddard classroom. Come with your thoughts and expectation for the debate. Refreshments will be served and you are welcomed to bring guests!

October 7, 2008: Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Lecture by Jeffrey Sachs

New Economic Strategy for the US and the World Lecture by Jeffrey Sachs

Wednesday, October 8th at 7:00pm

Jurrow Lecture Hall

Silver Center, 100 Washington Sq East

(sign up on the 4th floor POP Wall. We will meet in the Goddard lobby at 6pm! Yes! 6pm! The space will fill up INSTANTLY!)

Jeffrey Sachs--twice named one of the "100 most influential people in theworld" by Time Magazine--will be at NYU on Wednesday, October 8, to bringtogether issues of politics, culture, global health, economics, andsustainable development as he assesses the current trajectory of globaleconomic problems and presents possible solutions for the future. Dr. Sachsis currently Director of the Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor ofSustainable Development, and a Professor of Health Policy and Management atColumbia University. Additionally, he serves as Special Advisor to UnitedNations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. From 2002 to 2006, he was theDirector of the United Nations Millennium Project and has dedicated much ofhis professional career to the alleviation of extreme poverty and thedevelopment of environmental sustainability. He has authored two New YorkTimes bestsellers: The End of Poverty and Common Wealth.





A book signing will follow the lecture!

POP Presidential Debate Screening Series, Part 2

POP Streamer and Goddardites All Around,

Join us for Part 2 of the POP Presidential Debate Viewing Series this Thursday, October 2nd! We will meet in the 2nd Floor Goddard classroom, beginning promptly at 8:30pm with two brilliant introductory faculty speakers, Wagner Professors John Gershman and your very own FFIR, Rogan Kersh, followed by the highly-anticipated VP debate, which starts at 9pm.

Refreshments will be served and you are welcomed to bring guests!

Thursday October 2, 2008 at 9pm: Vice Presidential debate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Blood & Oil 2morrow!

If you are attending the screening of the POP Blood & Oil movie with Michael Klare,
please meet at:

THE PUCK BUILDING
295 LAFAYETTE STREET (LAFAYETTE & HOUSTON STREET)

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH (2MORROW!) @ 7PM!

Blood & Oil (Time Change)

The Blood & Oil dinner with Michael Klare has been moved to 5:30pm.
If you have signed up and are still interested, let me know ASAP. If this new time no loner works for you, also please let me know.

For those of you who would like to come but did not have a chance to sign up, the sheet is on the POP wall on the 4th floor. You can also e-mail me directly at suhaly.bautista@nyu.edu and I will put you on the waiting list in case any spots open up.

Dinner will be at Butter restaurant (415 Lafayette) John will meet students in the Goddard lobby at 5:15 on Monday, September 29th to walk over and then also out of Butter and to Puck for the film afterward.

Thanks!

Blood & Oil

Blood and Oil: Screening and Discussion with Michael Klare

Join us for a screening of Blood and Oil, a new documentary based on the critically-acclaimed work of Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years – rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.

When: 9/29/2008 7:00pm-9:00pmLocation:The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Fl.295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604 map

Watch the trailer: http://www.bloodandoilmovie.com/

SIGN UP FOR DINNER WITH MICHAEL KLARE FOLLOWING THE MOVIE!!!! SIGN UP SHEET ON THE 4TH FLOOR POP WALL

POP Presidential Debate Screening Series, Part 1

Join us for the launch of the POP Presidential Debate Screening Series.

Part 1 begings this Friday in the Goddard classroom (2nd Floor) at 8:30pm

We will host a distinguished speaker at 8:30pm followed by the debate at 9pm

Refreshments will be served and you are welcomed to bring friends from other streams, floors or halls.

September 26, 2008: Presidential debate with foreign policy focus, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Blood & Oil

Blood and Oil: Screening and Discussion with Michael Klare

Join us for a screening of Blood and Oil, a new documentary based on the critically-acclaimed work of Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years – rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.

When: 9/29/2008 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location:
The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Fl.
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604

WATCH THE TRAILER:
http://www.bloodandoilmovie.com

SIGN UP FOR DINNER WITH MICHAEL KLARE FOLLOWING THE FILM!!!
SIGN UP SHEET ON THE POP WALL, 4TH FLOOR, GODDARD HALL

Message from the NYU College Democrats

Message from the NYU College Democrats:

For those of you who missed our first meeting of the semester last Thursday, we announced our project for the next few weeks:

We are going to organize a massive, campus-wide voter registration and absentee ballot drive for next Wednesday night (September 24th) from 7-10PM.

Early next week, a campus-wide e-mail will be sent out by ResEd announcing our drive. Fliers will be posted in every dorm. During the evening next Wednesday, RA's will go door to door asking students if they are registered to vote and if they need any assistance in obtaining an absentee ballot.

While this is happening, NYU College Democrats and NYU Students for Obama volunteers will staff tables in the lobby of nineteen NYU residence halls, simultaneously. We will be registering students to vote in their home states, and, at each table, we will have a printer and a laptop computer, with the ability to print absentee ballot request forms for students, on demand.

If you live in one of the following dorms, we need your help!

Broome
Coral
Carlyle
Lafayette
26th St.
Water St.
(Goddard is covered! Cynthia & Sindhu)

In order to assist us in registering students to vote, you must go through a volunteer training (believe us, this stuff is complicated, and we want you to be comfortable making sense of different rules in different states). If you were at the meeting on Thursday and signed up to help out, but couldn't make it to our training on Sunday afternoon, we will have an alternate training session this Thursday night, at 8PM in room 909 of Kimmel.

For those of you who are hearing about this for the first time and want to be a part of this, come to our training session Thursday night at 8PM in room 909 of Kimmel, and learn how to register your fellow students to vote...anytime, anywhere.

I'll see you there,

Neal Shechter
President, NYU College Democrats

POP Mandatory Stream Meeting

Power of Politics!!

We will be having a stream meeting directly following the Goddard Convocation, this Saturday, September 20th. We will gather in the Goddard Classroom at 7:30pm or directly following the Goddard Convocation (whichever comes first). Our meeting will be brief and will certainly not intrude on your weekend plans. Pizza & Politics, you can't say "no" to that combination.

Please note: This meeting is MANDATORY for all Power of Politics Stream Members!

Thank you and see you this Saturday!

FLOW: For Love of Water

Water is the very essence of life, sustaining every being on the planet. 'Flow' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause.

Join the Power of Politics Stream on Friday, September 12th as we head to the Angelika Theater to watch this much anticipated documentary on the most important natural resource available to the human race: WATER

All Goddard residents are welcomed to attend: sign-up outside of Suhaly's door in room 401
Meeting in the Goddard lobby at 8:45pm!
Film begins at 9:30pm

Watch the trailer!

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi197329177/

THE POWER OF POLITICS