Navajo Math Circles is a one-hour film that is documenting the meeting of two worlds: that of some of the country's most accomplished mathematicians and math educators, with the children and teachers in the underserved, largely rural Navajo educational system.
Math itself is a cross-cultural language, and the film is designed to inspire cross-cultural understanding on multiple levels. We hope the film will encourage those who view it to embrace math, to embrace others different from themselves, perhaps even to start math circles in their home communities. A working knowledge of mathematics is necessary for most advanced careers in modern society, and it is partly for this reason that programs like math circles can be so powerful: they not only inspire learning in the moment, but they can have profoundly lasting effects on children's lives.
MSRI Director David Eisenbud, Tatiana Shubin, and filmmaker George Csicsery will be present.
General Admission, $11.50; seniors and children, $9; students with valid ID, $9.
7pm to 8pm, Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Theater, 2966 College Avenue
EBA is proud to host Dave Silverman, President of American Atheists, and author of Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto. Dave will speak on the need for firebrand atheism.
President of American Atheists since 2010, well known as the guy that even Fox's Bill O"Reilly can't dominate, and principal organizer of the 2012 Reason Rally, Dave is always engaging and thought provoking.
His book, Fighting God, is a firebrand manifesto that discusses the effectiveness, ethics and impact of the in-your-face-atheist who refuses to be silent. It argues that religion is more than just wrong: it is malevolent and does not deserve our respect. It is our duty to be outspoken and do what we can to bring religion down.
Copies of Fighting God will be available for $25 cash, and Dave will gladly autograph them.
Cost: $6 Renting a meeting room means we must charge admittance. We would appreciate exact change if convenient. Most of all we want you to join us for this talk.
Information: Larry Hicok, Coordinator: 510-222-7580
Ski Grabowski, Treasurer: 510-652-8350
7pm, 2133 University Ave.
$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
8pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States
$14 adv / $16 door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States