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MONDAY"Inside the Activist's Study: Bill McKibben"Details: Environmentalist Bill McKibben will join host of "Democracy Now!" Amy Goodman to discuss his work and issues in education and the environment. When and Where: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Barnum 008Sponsors: Peace and Justice Studies Program, Communications and Media Studies Program "Charles Francis Adams Lecture"Details: Scottish Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Jim Mather will discusses "Scotland's Constitutional Approach to Independence."When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Chase CenterSponsor: Charles Francis Adams Lecture SeriesTUESDAY"Weiner Lecture Series: Undergraduate Seminar"Details: Professor Robert Ghrist from the University of Pennsylvania will discuss Sheaves and Data.When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Bromfield?Pearson 101Sponsors: Tufts Mathematical Society, Department of Mathematics"Michael and Kitty Kukakis: Do We Remember the Armenians"Details: On Tufts Day of Remembrance, a commemoration of the Armenian genocide, former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis and his wife will present a view on the world's recollection of the Armenian Genocide from a human rights perspective.When and Where: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Goddard ChapelSponsors: Tufts University, the Darakjian?Jafarian Professor in Armenian History, the Department of History and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)"Imaginet: Chief Marketing Officer Speaker"Details: Anne Malloy Tucker, chief marketing officer at the law firm Goodwin Proctor, will be discussing her work on strategic positioning and brand management. She will be take questions after the talk.When and Where: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Pearson 106Sponsor: ImaginetWEDNESDAY"What it means to rebuild Haiti"Details: A panel including Haitian government Minister for the Diaspora Edwin Paraison will discuss legal reform and educational reform in Haiti. The panel will focus on the importance of integrating Haiti into the international community.When and Where: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Cabot ASEAN AuditoriumSponsors: The Haitian Coalition of Somerville, Students at Tufts Acting for Immigrant Rights (STAIR) and Tufts Department of Sociology"Israel in a Changing Middle East"Details: Nadav Tamir, the Israeli consul general to New England, will speak about Israeli politics and current events.When and Where: 7:30 p.m.; Hotung Caf?©Sponsor: Tufts Hillel"Chaplaincy Forum on Religion and Media"Details: Michael Flaherty (LA '90), cofounder of Walden Media, will discuss religion and the media.When and Where: 6 pm.; Goddard ChapelSponsor: Office of the University ChaplainTHURSDAY"Climate Change and Economic Development"Details: Rosina Bierbaum, a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, is the author of the recently released World Development Report 2010. Bierbaum, who is also the dean of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment, will speak about this year's report. RSVP to Mieke.Wansem@tufts.eduWhen and Where: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Alumnae Lounge Sponsor: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy "Rebecca Goldstein Lecture"Details: Rebecca Goldstein, professor of philosophy and research associate at Harvard University, will deliver a lecture.When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Remis Sculpture Court Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts FRIDAY"Sixth John Holmes Memorial Poetry Reading"Details: American poet and translator David Ferry, professor of English at Wellesley College, will provide a reading of his poetry and be available for a book signing. When and Where: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Hirsch Reading Room, Tisch LibrarySponsor: Friends of Tufts Libraries