Noam Chomsky speaks on the importance of education in society at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
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  • Noam Chomsky speaks on the importance of education in society at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.

Noam Chomsky gave a free lecture at the UA’s Centennial Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, about the importance of education in our society and explored the the controversy surrounding ethnic studies in Tucson.

Some more photos from the event, below the cut:

The line outside of Centennial Hall stretched East winding around University Blvd. near Old Main.
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  • The line outside of Centennial Hall stretched East winding around University Blvd. near Old Main.
J.P. Jones, the Dean of the college of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the UA introduced Chomsky at the lecture. The lecture is part of the UA's SBS lecture series.
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  • J.P. Jones, the Dean of the college of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the UA introduced Chomsky at the lecture. The lecture is part of the UA’s SBS lecture series.
Noam Chomsky, left, and Arizona Public Media Brodcaster, Christopher Conover, right, speak during the 30-minute Q&A held after Chomsky's lecture. Conover helped to moderate questions among audience members.
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  • Noam Chomsky, left, and Arizona Public Media Broadcaster, Christopher Conover, right, speak during the 30-minute Q&A held after Chomsky’s lecture. Conover helped to moderate questions among audience members.
Audience members immediately lined up after Chomsky's lecture ended in hopes of getting a chance to ask Chomsky a question during the Q&A.
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  • Audience members immediately lined up after Chomsky’s lecture ended in hopes of getting a chance to ask Chomsky a question during the Q&A.
Chomsky hung around after the Q&A to meet and greet with audience members.
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  • Chomsky hung around after the Q&A to meet and greet with audience members.

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3 replies on “Noam Chomsky at Centennial Hall”

  2. He may have been drawn out by TUSD’s book bans.

    I’ve often heard Chomsky talk about how meaningful roles in society are reserved for the wealth of the nation. One example publicly presented to Chomsky during his visit.

    There is a battle waged by the growth lobby against the will of the population in this county.

    http://www.agave.cosc.pima.gov/PublicDocs/

    In superior court case number C20085016, Pima County has taken elaborate, evasive measures that exceed what is legally customary when requests are made for public records, discovery, depositions and other seemingly innocuous items that could provide a clearer picture of election security. Why?

    The Libertarian party won the case for prospective relief in rigged elections.

    In other words, those working to protect election transparency correctly argued that the courts must intervene when there is a failure of existing laws (5 day limit for challenges) as well as a failure to enforce existing laws (Terry Goddard) designed to keep elections transparent and accurate.

    The reason why the county is using such extreme measures to stop this trial is that the plaintiff, the Libertarian Party, may conduct discovery which includes a forensic exam of election ballots (what Goddard refused to do) to demonstrate to the courts that the 2006 RTA election calling for a two billion dollar twenty-year sales tax hike was rigged by Pima County’s Elections Division. This is the prerequisite for the courts to grant prospective relief for rigged elections.

    If they felt they would be exonerated, Pima County would welcome the scrutiny. Instead, it appears that Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is pushing his attorneys to use all conceivable tactics to delay and obstruct what would ultimately benefit the nation as a precedent-setting court case aimed at improving election integrity.

    So Chomsky’s past statements about how meaningful roles in society are reserved for the wealth of the nation might help explain why there is currently a local corporate media blackout over this precedent-setting court case. A blackout that includes this paper.

    For example, let’s see how long this comment lasts…

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