Wednesday, April 23, 2008
8:00 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 300
"Standup For Peace: The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace" comedy show created by Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah brings campuses together to laugh, and encourage dialogue in support of a peaceful, political resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
"Standup for Peace": The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace" is the groundbreaking comedy show created by Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah, that brings Arab and Jewish-Americans together to laugh, and encourages a dialogue in support of a peaceful, political resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Please join us for the show on
Wednesday April 23rd at 8:00pm in Rocky 300.
Sign up at the info desk or take your chances at the door.
Blakeman and Obeidallah begin the show together, perform their own acts separately, and then reunite at the end for an entertaining and revealing question and answer session.
Blakeman and Obeidallah have received critical acclaim and standing room only crowds at theaters, comedy clubs, Jewish Community Centers, Temples, as well as colleges including Yale, Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, William and Mary, George Mason University and University of New Hampshire. They were featured on MSNBC and have been the subject of articles in a wide range of publications.
Co-sponsored by The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, The Vassar Islamic Society, and The VJU/Hillel.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Campus Activities at (845) 437-5370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/or assistance may not be available.