As the Greek Parliament approves fresh austerity measures and protests rock Athens and Thessaloniki, author Helena Sheehan arrives on the East Coast, just in time to discuss this explosive situation and her new book, The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left. Over the next two weeks, Sheehan will appear in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, then back to NYC for the Left Forum. Here is a short summary of her tour:
- Thursday, May 25, 6:30pm, New York City, New York University, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU, Room 701, 53 Washington Square South, Manhattan. Sheehan will be joined by Nantina Vgontzas, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, NYU; Member, GSOC-UAW 2110 and AKNY-Greece Solidarity Movement. Welcome: Molly Nolan, Professor of History, NYU, and Brooklyn for Peace. Chair: Thomas Harrison, Co-Director, Campaign for Peace and Democracy.The event is sponsored by the NYU Department of History and co-sponsored by the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, AKNY-Greece Solidarity Movement, and The Marxist Education Project.
- Tuesday, May 30, 2pm, Philadelphia, Drexel University (Room 114 PSA building, 3240 Powelton Avenue). Sponsored by Drexel’s Department of Anthropology, Graduate Program in Communication, Culture and Media, and the Drexel Socialist Club.
- Tuesday, May 30, 7pm, Philadelphia, Wooden Shoe bookstore, 704 South Street. Sponsored by the Philly Socialists.
- Wednesday, May 31, 6:30pm-8pm, Washington, DC – Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St NW. Introduction by Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection. The evening is cosponsored by Busboys and Poets, CODEPINK, the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, Jacobin, and Metro DC DSA.
- June 2-4, Left Forum, NYC, Sheehan will be speaking on two panels. Times to be announced.
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