[Peace] Fwd: [UFPJ] Wed. Feb 7 - Emergency Briefing on Iran

Tue Feb 6 11:47:38 CST 2007

I am interested. We can probably negotiate for more than one if
someone else is interested - I am happy to sit silently and just
listen in.

On 2/3/07, Morton K. Brussel <brussel4 at insightbb.com> wrote:
> Are people interested in this teleconference on Iran by UFPJ? Kruses,
> Estabrook, Naiman, and others I'm sure would have something to
> contribute.
>
> I won't be at the meeting tomorrow night, because of a traditional
> meeting with old friends to watch the Super Bowl---that symbol of
> macho flag-waving consumerism. My regrets.  --mkb
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Hany  Khalil" <hanykhalil at igc.org>
> > Date: February 2, 2007 3:49:23 PM CST
> > To: <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> > Subject: [UFPJ] Wed. Feb 7 - Emergency Briefing on Iran
> > Reply-To: hanykhalil at igc.org
> >
> > Briefing for UFPJ Member Groups on Iran
> > Wednesday, February 7, 9:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm PST
> > Dial 712-775-7000, access code 998100#
> >
> > UFPJ is sponsoring a phone briefing on the Bush Administration's moves
> > toward expanding the Iraq war into Iran this coming Wednesday
> > evening (2/7).
> > We hope that someone from your group will be able to participate.
> > Below is
> > information on the call and conference call ground rules.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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. This call will help provide the
> > arguments
> > for urging immediate Congressional action now.
> >
> > 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 GROUNDRULES
> > 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
> > judgment 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 Wednesday!
> >
> > Hany Khalil
> > UFPJ Organizing Coordinator, Interim Media Coordinator
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