Boston, MA - Legendary author, thinker and activist Noam Chomsky will be the keynote speaker at an event to support the work of No More Victims, a non-profit organization working to restore health and well-being to child victims of war. The event will be held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday May 23 in Room 26-100 (Lecture Hall) from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Cole Miller, founder of No More Victims, will make a brief presentation about the work of the organization and debut a short film about Omar, a boy who was severely burned when US forces opened fire on a passenger vehicle near Samara, Iraq. Dr. Robert Morris, project leader in Boston, will speak briefly about the work from a local perspective.

No More Victims, founded by Cole Miller in anticipation of the US invasion of Iraq, works to obtain medical sponsorships for war-injured Iraqi children and to forge ties between the children, their families and communities in the United States. The organization is comprised of over 40 communities in cities across America that, under the banner of No More Victims, provide direct relief to civilians injured by US military operations in Iraq. These collective efforts are part of a larger, emerging story: a growing civil movement of Americans from all walks of life uniting to redress the civilian consequences of the war in Iraq.

WHAT: No More Victims Presents “A Conversation with Noam Chomsky”

WHEN: Friday May 23, 2008 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

WHERE: MIT 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Room 26-100 (Lecture Hall)

Keynote Speaker: Noam Chomsky, Author, Thinker, Activist - Noam Chomsky began teaching linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge over 50 years ago. He is the author of dozens of books on linguistics and US foreign policy. His most recent book is entitled “Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.” Chomsky is widely respected as one of the world’s best informed and most persuasive analysts of US foreign policy.

Featured Speakers: Cole Miller, Founder, No More Victims - No More Victims is a non-profit, non-sectarian, humanist organization working to restore the health and well-being to victims of war and to advocate and educate for peace. The organization as founded in September 2002.

Dr. Robert Morris: Project Leader, Boston - Dr. Morris directs the local project in Boston, providing daily assistance to Omar Mahmood and Sabah Kader, Iraqi civilians who were severely injured in a US military assault in their home country.