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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
11:00am

ALEX SHAMS
"The Arab Spring Means What This Winter?"

The uprisings in Egypt were not simply about a single moment in time, the
overthrow of Mubarak took a generation of collected moments. It takes a
deeper analysis of oppression, imperialism, gender, and class to understand
the complexity of the revolution that began and is continuing in Egypt. We
will discuss the realities of the uprising, the power of Tahrir Square, the
beauty of young peoples movements, and the inter-sectionality of identity in
revolt.

Alex is a student at Harvard in Middle East Studies. He has studied in
Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, and traveled through much of the Arab world. Alex
brings attention to religion, gender, class, and sexuality into his work. He
has been active in Palestine solidarity and with Occupy Harvard among other
campaigns here and abroad.

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