The two came to Annenberg's Harold Prince Theater Thursday afternoon as the keynote speakers of Penn Fashion Week.
The discussion, hosted by the History Undergraduate Advisory Board, emphasized how the recent tsunami and earthquake raised need for global understanding and awareness.
Discussing the military conflict in the Gaza Strip, the deadly raid of a Turkish ship and current efforts to achieve “just and lasting peace,” Finkelstein expressed the anti-Israel views that have earned him notoriety in the past.
Ahmed Rashid, best-selling author of Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building, gave the 2009-2010 Rena and Angelius Anspach Lecture, presented by the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics.
Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales discussed modern slavery and how to end it at an event titled “Child Slavery in the Global Economy.” The event was presented by Penn for UNICEF as part of Human Rights Week 2010.
On Thursday night, best-selling author and renowned feminist Rebecca Walker give the Women’s Week 2010 keynote address in the packed rooftop lounge of Harnwell College House.
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