[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] REMINDER: Briefing on Iran tomorrow night

Mon Feb 12 15:39:25 CST 2007

FYI. It's interesting to at least listen, and it's easy to sign up.   
--mkb

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> From: Leslie Cagan <lesliecagan at igc.org>
> Date: February 12, 2007 3:15:19 PM CST
> To: ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org
> Subject: [UFPJ] REMINDER: Briefing on Iran tomorrow night
> Reply-To: lesliecagan at igc.org
>
> REMINDER: Conference Call Briefing for UFPJ Member Groups on Iran
>
> Tomorrow night - Tuesday, February 13, 9:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm PST
> Dial 712-775-7000, access code 998100#
>
> Due to the overwhelming interest, UFPJ is sponsoring another phone  
> briefing on the Bush Administration's moves toward expanding the  
> Iraq war into Iran on Tuesday evening (2/13).
>
> If your group was not able to participate on the briefing call we  
> had last week, we hope that someone from your group will be able to  
> participate this time. Below is information on the call and  
> conference call etiquette.
>
> Please RSVP to organizing at unitedforpeace.org so we can be sure  
> there are enough spaces on the conference call line. Include the  
> name of the organization and participating member of your group.
>
> While we continue our efforts to end the war in Iraq, the  
> possibility of U.S. military attacks on Iran have dramatically  
> escalated in the past days. This conference call will be an  
> opportunity to discuss questions about the interconnections with  
> the occupation of Iraq and the key talking points that can be used  
> in media work and educational discussions. We will also update on  
> planned actions we will be taking.
>
> During the Jan 29 UFPJ lobby on Capitol Hill, we urged that members  
> of Congress sign on to legislation in both the House and the Senate  
> to prevent Bush from launching a war on Iran. We are urging that  
> groups integrate the efforts to prevent a war in Iran with our  
> ongoing efforts to end the war in Iraq. This call will help provide  
> the arguments for urging immediate Congressional action to prevent  
> a war on Iran.
>
> AGENDA
> Opening by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, followed  
> by questions.
>
> Phyllis Bennis is an Institute for Policy Studies fellow and is  
> also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has  
> been a writer, analyst and activist on Middle East and UN issues  
> for many years. While working as a journalist at the United Nations  
> during the run-up to the 1990-91 Gulf War, she began working on  
> U.S. domination of the UN, and stayed involved in work on Iraq  
> sanctions and disarmament, and later U.S. war and occupation in  
> Iraq. She also co-chairs the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli  
> Occupation. She works closely with the United for Peace and Justice  
> anti-war coalition, and since 2002 has played an active role in the  
> growing global peace movement.
>
> CONFERENCE CALL ETIQUETTE
> Any member of a UFPJ member group is welcome to participate in this  
> conference call (though it would not be appropriate for members of  
> one group to dominate the Q & A section). To get on the call just  
> dial in to the number at the top of this memo. The conference call  
> hosting company will charge you the cost of a normal long distance  
> call, but nothing more than that.
>
> 1. If you are not speaking or asking to speak, please mute  
> yourself. On many phones you can mute by pressing 6 or the mute  
> feature. Just before it is your turn to speak, unmute yourself by  
> pressing 6 or the mute feature again.
>
> 2. Stack: When we begin the Question & Answer section, the  
> facilitator will ask who would like to be on the stack. That's  
> conference call lingo for "who has a question?" Since she/he can't  
> see you raise your hand, please call out your name (e.g. "James,  
> stack"). The facilitator will make a list of people who want to  
> speak, then she/he will call off names from the list. When your  
> name is called, it is your turn to speak. When all the people on  
> the list (stack) have had a chance to speak, the facilitator will  
> ask if she/he should start another stack (if there is time), and we  
> repeat the process. The facilitator may decide to take several  
> questions at a time before asking panelists to respond. To ensure  
> that a range of voices are heard (race, gender, geography,  
> organization, etc.), the facilitator will use her judgement as to  
> whether to change the order of the stack or ask people to step back.
>
> 3. Questions: To give the widest number of people the chance to ask  
> questions, please limit your question to 30 seconds maximum. Also,  
> if it is your turn to ask a question, please do ask a question  
> rather than make a comment or launch a polemic (we've all been in  
> meetings where that's happened!). The facilitator reserves the  
> right to ask for conversations better suited for another forum to  
> be moved to UFPJ's discussion list.
>
> 4. Respect your facilitator: Facilitating a conference call with  
> tens of unseen people is not an easy task. Please support your  
> facilitator by respecting his/her judgment as to how to proceed. If  
> the facilitator needs help and you have a suggestion as to how to  
> proceed, please call out your name (e.g. "James, procedural  
> suggestion").
>
> Talk to you TUESDAY!
>
> Leslie Cagan
> Natioal Coordinator
> UFPJ
>
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