[Peace] Upcoming Public Forum on Gaza

[Jesse Phillippe]

*1. Public Forum: The Crisis in Gaza and the Struggle for Justice in
Palestine
Mon., Feb. 2 at 7pm, Greg 319
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***The Crisis in Gaza and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine
Monday, Feb. 2 at 7pm
Greg 319
featuring: Eric Ruder, journalist for Socialist Worker and frequent
contributor on Palestine and the Antiwar Movement
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Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire after a 23-day onslaught on Gaza
that left more than 1,250 Palestinians dead and more than 4,000 wounded.
Among the dead are at least 280 children and 95 women. The relentless
pounding from the skies has drastically worsened already dire conditions
caused by Israel's suffocating siege of the last 18 months.

Israel's attack has stirred outrage around the world. But among U.S.
political leaders--from the Republican Bush administration to the Democratic
leaders in Congress--there is unanimous support for Israel's war, and
universal acceptance of the claim that Hamas, the Islamist party that won
elections to the Palestinian National Assembly nearly three years ago, is
"to blame for the violence."

What are the root causes of Israel's terror in Gaza and what strategies can
we use to end this crisis?

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2. Socialist Worker discussion group--this Sunday*

*Socialist Worker discussion group
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2:30-3:30pm
Qdoba's Mexican Grill on Green St. (upstairs)
all are welcome!

*Read the new *Socialist Worker * <http://socialistworker.org/>
(issue 689) and come to an informal discussion group to talk about current
events, politics, and socialism.

If you're unable to pick up the new paper prior to the discussion group,
read the following articles online:
http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/21/looking-forward-to-change

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/30/are-unions-getting-backseat

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/23/against-bipartisanship

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/27/biggest-swindle-of-all

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/23/nothing-to-apologize-for

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/29/tale-of-two-apartheids

http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/26/the-trauma-on-every-face


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ISO Resources:
internationalsocialist.org

haymarketbooks.org

socialistworker.org

isreview.org


Socialist Worker & Haymarket Books Tabling
Tuesdays, Main Quad at UIUC, 2-4pm
(during inclement weather, we will be inside the Student Union)
*
Socialist Happy Hour!
Fridays at 8:00pm: All are welcome
Blind Pig (120 N. Walnut St.)*
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