[Peace-discuss] Distribute anti-war flyers at the Art Theatre

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Austin McCann, General Manager of the Art Theatre <austin at arttheater.coop <mailto:austin at arttheater.coop>> says that AWARE is welcome  to distribute flyers at the showing of the film about Egypt tonight - in the foyer, or perhaps putting the flyers on a table.

Regards, Carl


PS - in addition to Niloofar’s flyer, here’s a recent article that could be handed out:

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/10/egypt-a-breeding-ground-for-terrorism/ <http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/10/egypt-a-breeding-ground-for-terrorism/>

And I’ll append a flyer that AWARE distributed in February, on the 'Muslim ban.’








> On Apr 30, 2017, at 3:29 PM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> This is a message from Niloofar, if anyone has a copy of the flyers we have currently she would like to see one.  For future she suggests:
>> Speak up for the humanity and against the Muslim and refugee bans and military escalation
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>> I think the message of speaking out against Muslim & refugee bans and warmongering should be accompanied by action recommendations. You can decide which is better:
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>> 1.   The message be the same for all three flyers: fear and hatred against Muslims have brought out the worst in some people and we need to counter the propaganda. These misplaced sentiments have diverted the attention from real domestic problems and have allowed the elite to assert their dominance through use of direct and indirect military force.
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>> The result? Death, destruction, chaos, famine, refugee crisis, and hopelessness in the region and diversion of resources away from economic development and the essential needs of the American people to build up of the already bloated military machine. 
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>> Please write letters to the editor, sign petitions (the links) call the congress, & engage relatives and friends on these issues."
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>> Or specifically written in the context of each film: 
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>> 2.   Egypt: Against the U.S. laws, military aid has been flowing to the post-coup Egypt,...[background: propping up the military since 1970's have helped the continuation of authoritarian rule and prevented the formation of political parties and civil society to carry the revolution to its fruition].
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>> Targeting Iran (the only stable country in the region with a limited democracy) as the main supporter of terrorism is catering to the pressures of regional allies (Israel and Saudi Arabia) is against the long-term interests of the U.S.
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>> The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan have been disastrous for the people and has forced many to seek refuge in neighboring countries (shown in the Iranian film) and try mostly unsuccessfully to get to the West. [The wrong-headed U.S. policy toward Afghanistan in 1980's inadvertently helped Taliban to take over and al Qaeda to create terrorist cells…]
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>> Yemen's dictatorship, supported by the U.S., was finally overthrown by the people's peaceful demonstrations (shown in the film) but the power struggle between two tribal factions led to temporary and cynical alliances and allowed Saudi Arabia to invade and bomb the country with the acquiescence of the U.S. The situation is getting worse by day and has led to a famine that can be eradicated by the intervention of the U.S.  
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>> *Please write letters to the editor, sign petitions (the links) call the congress, & engage relatives and friends on these issues."
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>> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 7:11 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com <mailto:karenaram at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> Dear Anti-war demonstrators et al
>> 
>> Niloofar has suggested distributing flyers at the Art Theatre for their showing of films related to Iran, Yemen, and one other Middle Eastern nation, she has more information related to the films.
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>> They are showing on May 2nd., May 9th, and May 16th. at 7:00pm.
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>> I think we should assist her in this endeavor. We can discuss at our meeting flyers that maybe utilized. For this Tuesday’s film we could use the current flyers on hand, those that I recently returned to Carl and Stuart.
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