[Peace-discuss] UFPJ: Syria national teach-in, 10/8 today 5:30pm CDT; national call-in 10/9 Wed 7:30pm CDT
Stuart Levy
stuartnlevy at gmail.com
Tue Oct 8 15:09:05 UTC 2013
United for Peace and Justice is holding a national teach-in on Syria and
US policy in the region:
5:30 PM Central time *this evening*, Tue Oct 8th. Watch it on the web:
http://www.busboysandpoets.com/videos/live-streaming
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1QvHNa%2FlEPDjyvfghXDW%2BeW9TNUq%2Bht%2F>
Panelists:
• Phyllis Bennis - Director, New Internationalism Project at
the Institute for Policy Studies
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fLsZBg0uTRQkR4AcF21q4VJjJAMhj15t>
• Stephen Miles - Coordinator, Win Without War
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WqVLqnZehPd8KyC2DIn1xZC72QSWABbT>
• Nick Berning - Communications Director, MoveOn.org
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bYlDyhYxGKzCdX7XA6VSv1JjJAMhj15t>
• Rep. Barbara Lee (invited) - 13th Cong. District, CA
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Q5jEL8LK2tELDvTMZT9pGFJjJAMhj15t>
• moderated by Judith LeBlanc - Field Director, Peace Action
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FGL4BPxPwQMZA1KL5Flg%2FlJjJAMhj15t>
(it'll be archived for later viewing somewhere - will let you know)
And, this Wednesday, there's a national conference call with Jobs Not Wars:
7:30PM Central time Wed. Oct. 9
559-726-1300; Access Code 463-900#
What did you do in your community when the attack on Syria was
threatened? How can we build on the broad sentiment that organized to
stop this attack in order to fund basic needs for health and food with
cuts to military contracts that pave the road to the next war?
The Jobs-Not-Wars campaign works at the grassroots level to change the
priorities of our nation. How can we be most effective in each of our
communities as we struggle to meet human needs, moving away from war &
militarism Join us to discuss the next steps this coalition should take.
*www.Jobs-Not-Wars.org
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lDwN9eG8fmbf1OfESajwmlJjJAMhj15t>*
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: {Disarmed} Mark your calendar for Syria: Oct 8 Nat'l Teach-in;
Oct 9 Nat'l Call-in
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 12:39:17 -0400
From: UFPJ <info at unitedforpeace.org>
Reply-To: <info at unitedforpeace.org>
To: <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
United for Peace & Justice
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0F%2FKcXbzWnYPaSq0MmIf9VJjJAMhj15t>
Tuesday, Oct. 8th - National Teach-In on Syria and U.S. Policy in the Region
6:30 to 7:30 pm (EST)
Live Streaming at http://www.busboysandpoets.com/videos/live-streaming
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1QvHNa%2FlEPDjyvfghXDW%2BeW9TNUq%2Bht%2F>
Dear Stuart,
While Congress has pushed our government into a deeper state of
suspended animation, the situation in Syria and the Middle East
continues to unfold at breakneck speed. The current government shutdown
has shown us again that our elected officials are choosing to play
politics rather than doing the work they were hired to do-- govern the
nation and care for the needs of its people. We cannot trust them to
make sound decisions about our national security. We must stay on top of
developments in Syria and the Middle East. Today marks the 12th year of
the US war on Afghanistan. Continued successful pressure on our
government to choose diplomacy over military aggression in Syria paves
the way for diplomacy in Afghanistan. It's clear. The American people
have had enough of costly foreign wars and occupation.
A few weeks ago our nation was on the brink of yet another deadly
military mistake. At the last moment, a threat of a U.S. missile attack
against Syria was averted as the justifiable concern about chemical
weapons moved away from a military incursion into a diplomatic process.
The raging civil war has not yet stopped, but the massive outpouring of
anti-war sentiment from people in every corner of the country and around
the world prevented this new attack, and is helping to slow the flow of
arms into Syria. *Our victory was clear, but our work is far from over.*
• Will there be a negotiated resolution to the armed conflict inside
Syria, or will the fighting escalate into an even broader regional war?
• How did the peace movement in the U.S. and world-wide stop
Washington from proceeding with military action in Syria, and how can we
build on our success to change U.S. policy in the region?
• What's happening now, on the ground in Syria and on the diplomatic
front? What is the U.S. interest in Syria and how does this connect to
U.S. policy in the Middle East more generally?
These are some of the important issues that a dynamic panel of people
will address in the National Teach-In on Syria. You are invited to watch
the teach-in on line as we dig deeper into the issues and learn the lessons.
We are happy to join with other national groups to sponsor this live
streamed panel on Tuesday, October 8th:
• Phyllis Bennis - Director, New Internationalism Project at
the Institute for Policy Studies
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fLsZBg0uTRQkR4AcF21q4VJjJAMhj15t>
• Stephen Miles - Coordinator, Win Without War
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WqVLqnZehPd8KyC2DIn1xZC72QSWABbT>
• Nick Berning - Communications Director, MoveOn.org
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bYlDyhYxGKzCdX7XA6VSv1JjJAMhj15t>
• Rep. Barbara Lee (invited) - 13th Cong. District, CA
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Q5jEL8LK2tELDvTMZT9pGFJjJAMhj15t>
• moderated by Judith LeBlanc - Field Director, Peace Action
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FGL4BPxPwQMZA1KL5Flg%2FlJjJAMhj15t>
*
Watch this important discussion with others! *This is a moment to bring
people together, to take our organizing to a new level.
- Invite people to your home to watch the teach-in together.
- If you are at a school or college get a room and organize a screening.
- Ask your local library or religious institution to set up a public
viewing.
- Ask you local community cable station to run the program live or taped.
- Use this teach-in as an opportunity to talk with others about how to
strengthen the work of the anti-war movement.
We realize the time of this event might make it hard for some folks on
the West Coast to see the broadcast, but we'll be sending out
information about how you can access this event after October 8th.
*Then, on Wednesday, October 9th, join the Jobs-Not-Wars national
conference call.*
*Wed. Oct. 9, 8:30 pm ET/7:30 CT/ 6:30 MT/5:30 PT.
**559-726-1300
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=K6bomtHrqtcDnv%2BCOsKD4FJjJAMhj15t>**;
Access Code 463-900#*
What did you do in your community when the attack on Syria was
threatened? How can we build on the broad sentiment that organized to
stop this attack in order to fund basic needs for health and food with
cuts to military contracts that pave the road to the next war?
The Jobs-Not-Wars campaign works at the grassroots level to change the
priorities of our nation. How can we be most effective in each of our
communities as we struggle to meet human needs, moving away from war &
militarism Join us to discuss the next steps this coalition should
take.*www.Jobs-Not-Wars.org
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lDwN9eG8fmbf1OfESajwmlJjJAMhj15t>*
*It’s time to keep building the movement!* While we can rightly
celebrate the power the peace and justice movement has had, we must not
squander this moment.
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so that we can continue to keep our member groups and dedicated
activists linked together for effective action and impact.
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