2011
Role of youth in Middle East change
A Conversation with Sherif El-Wakil
Sherif El-Wakil, Chancellor Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth, will discuss aspects of Egypt's ongoing crisis and the new dynamics in activism on Wednesday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to noon in Dion 114.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Outreach and is free and open to the public.
Highlights of the conversation will include:
The power of a peaceful protest
Social media impact
Secular revolution and democracy
Winners and losers
What were the demands?
What gains have been made?
For more information contact Michelle Cheyne at mcheyne@umassd.edu or
call Yolanda Dennis at 508.999.8192 or X8192.