Monthly Archives: September 2010
Ethiopia: A Day of infamy at Columbia University!
A Day of infamy at Columbia University! For the past 20 years, the Ethiopian people have suffered from repressive political governance and a socioeconomic architecture that has enabled a minority-ethnic based leftist political party, the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front, to dominate
Columbia’s invitation to Zenawi sparks outrage
Students say the invitation of Meles Zenawi is an offense to human rights, while others say it’s meant only to spark academic discussion Throughout the week, the World Leaders Forum will bring heads of state from around the world to address
Columbia economist decries accolade given to Meles Zenawi
In an email message sent to Columbia Economics faculty, world-renowned economist, Jagdish Bhagwati, vehemently denounces the ill-advised tribute earlier accorded to Ethiopia’s dictator, Meles Zenawi. Characterizing the Columbia faculty who were behind the invitation of Zenawi as “entrepreneurs,” Professor Bhagwati writes: …
Cry the Beloved Country: Ethiopians Criticize Columbia for Hosting Meles
By William Easterly | Published September 18, 2010 I have been getting a lot of email from Ethiopian-Americans who are very upset that Columbia University has invited Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to speak this coming Wednesday, like this one: Most of the professors who come across him, in
Ethiopia: Open Letter to President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University
President Lee C. Bollinger Office of the President Columbia University 202 Low Library 535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 By Fax: (212) 854-9973 and Email: officeofthepresident@columbia.edu Dear President Bollinger: On September 22, 2010, Mr. Meles Zenawi is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an event sponsored
SOCEPP Canada’s Open Letter To Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University
September 18, 2010 OPEN LETTER To: Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor Uris Hall, Room 814/Columbia University 3022 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Email: jes322@columbia.edu; cgtmail@gmail.com Dear Prof. Stiglitz: We have learned that Columbia University’ World Leaders Forum has invited, Mr Meles Zenawi, the de facto leader of
Breaking News: Zenawi speech moved as protests loom Dictator Meles Zenawi is still scheduled to speak at the World Leaders Forum tomorrow at 4 p.m., but Columbia announced earlier this afternoon that the speech has been moved from Low Rotunda to
Sachs and Stiglitz – in their own words
It may be hard for those who are as yet not aware of the relationship between Meles on the one hand, and Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Joseph Stiglitz on the other hand, to imagine that two renowned scholars from a
