something Sahar could never manage, and while that's only one small piece of our reasoning for dismissing her, it is her conduct and not her opinions that were the important consideration for us.
to disagree with us, provided you're not legitimately arguing for discriminatory viewpoints. We're not always right. The key is to have those discussions without resorting to personal attacks and inflammatory rhetoric. That's
As far as how it relates to political discussions - you should all know, although we don't always do the best job of showing it, that we don't want to prevent you from having discussions about controversial topics. You're allowed
with, she could never accept criticism or diplomacy, and in the end her bad attitude towards the rest of us just got to be too much for us to continue putting up with.
do many of us. And it's partly out of respect for that history that we won't divulge the full nature of what was at stake in our considerations. But what it ultimately comes down to is that she was a difficult person to reason
colleagues but as people Sahar supposedly considered friends. I've known her the whole time I've been on MS - she made her account 2 months before me and was made contributor 6 months before. We have a long history together, as
Manning House has entertained thousands of people since its reopening in 2000 with events ranging from large scale dance parties like Gatecrasher and Sublime@Home, Asian Dub Foundation, The Avalanches and The Crystal Method to popular Australian acts like The Whitlams, 1200 Techniques and Machine Gun Fellatio. The venue has also hosted such speakers as Clive Robertson and recently the voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright. Student performers and up & coming artists also utilise the venue through our annual campus band comp, regular student DJ sessions and competition as well as programs like Manning the Decks and Weekend Warm Up; weekly nights of experimental and chill out music.
The new building includes a 990+ capacity space on Level 2 for concerts, debates, films and live performances, but also incorporates meeting rooms and catering outlets. Use of the building as a whole (including gardens) has a capacity of up to 2500.