[Peace] Obama is coming to the U of I. Should we have a protest against the war in Yemen?

[Robert Naiman]

Is there a public announcement of the protest somewhere?

I'm open to participating, if the message about ending the Yemen war
wouldn't be drowned in the kitchen sink.

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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1




On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 1:41 PM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Robert, per my previous email in relation to “protesting” this event. You
> may of course distance yourself from us if you so desire, but don’t be
> dissuaded by us.
>
> Anti-war requires unity and action, even if we aren’t unified as a group.
>
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> On Sep 1, 2018, at 10:16, Robert Naiman via Peace <
> peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/justforeignpolicy/posts/10156410923795856
>
> https://www.facebook.com/robert.naiman/posts/10157570082077656
>
> Obama is coming to the U of I next week.
>
> Should we have a protest, urging him to call for ending the U.S.-Saudi war
> in Yemen - which he started?
>
> It's not inconceivable that he would do it. Other former Obama
> Administration officials, including former UN ambassador Samantha Power,
> have acknowledged that the Obama Administration was wrong to back the Saudi
> war in Yemen and have called for the war to end.
>
> If Obama is protested at the U of I over the Yemen war, it could be
> national news.
>
> Should we do it?
>
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> Robert Naiman
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> Just Foreign Policy
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