PACS at 40 /peace-conflict-studies/ en Film Screening of "Tickling Giants" and PACS 40th Kick Off /peace-conflict-studies/events/film-screening-tickling-giants-and-pacs-40th-kick <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Film Screening of "Tickling Giants" and PACS 40th Kick Off</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/peace-conflict-studies/user/20" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Rachel Reist</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 07/28/2017 - 15:27</span> <section class="uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col uw-contained-width"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p>The PACS Student Society is hosting a screening of <em>Tickling Giants</em> to kick off the Fall 2017 term, and the celebrations of the PACS 40th anniversary year.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVwUrbGcxZ4#action=share"><em>Tickling Giants</em></a> is about Dr. Bassem Youssef, the "Egyptian Jon Stewart", who leaves his job as a heart surgeon and become a late-night comedian in Egypt. The film tells the story of how he uses his late-night comedy show as a creative and nonviolent method of protecting free speech and a leader who abuses power.</p> <p>Refreshments will be provided.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:27:21 +0000 Rachel Reist 164 at /peace-conflict-studies