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CURRENT EVENT: ~ PDF FOR DISTRIBUTION Debating Engagement
Friday October 16
<> 7 PM
School of the Art
Institute of Chicago
Columbus Auditorium |
280 S. Columbus Dr.
(between Monroe & Jackson)
National Coordinator of Just Foreign Policy & Kaveh Ehsani Editorial Committee Member, Middle East Report & Professor of International Studies, DePaul
The pivotal nature of
the present moment is twofold: in the aftermath of its June presidential election, Iran has seen the largest political upheaval
in the three decades since the revolution; and just this month the U.S. and Iran
engaged in breakthrough discussions on Iran's nuclear
program. Are these two historic developments related? How should the peace
movement make sense of them? Are antiwar activists in the U.S. tuned in to what the democratic movement in Iran is thinking and saying about the current situation? This dialogue will explore these questions and
many more, shedding much-needed light on the critical issues at stake.
Free and Open to
the Public
Sponsors
8th
Day Center for Justice | American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - Great Lakes
Region | Buddhist
Peace Fellowship - Chicago Chapter | Chicagoans
Against War & Injustice (CAWI) | F Newsmagazine | Fellowship
of Reconciliation – Chicago Chapter | In These Times | Logan Square Neighbors for Justice and Peace | Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture | Middle East Reasearch and Information Project (MERIP) | National
Iranian American Council (NIAC) | No War
on Iran Coalition | SAIC Liberal Arts Department | SAIC
Student Activists | North
Shore Coalition for Peace, Justice and the Environment | North Suburban
Peace Initiative (NSPI) | Voices for Creative Nonviolence
2 July 2008 The No War On Iran coalition has a new announcement list. This is an email list for news articles, events and other information about preventing a war on Iran. It is open to all - you can check the list homepage and request an invitation to join there. For Immediate Release May 16, 2008
Contact: Michael Lynn - mlynn226 AT gmail [dot] com or 773-860-6969 Coalition Moves Ahead on Iran Resolution At Wednesday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council, Mayor Daley prevented a vote on a resolution opposing an aggressive U.S. attack on Iran. The resolution, which cleared the Human Relations Committee on Tuesday, was expected by its sponsor, Alderman Joe Moore, to pass in the full City Council. Instead, two allies of the mayor employed a parliamentary maneuver to table the resolution. The Chicago City Council has already passed a resolution opposing the Iraq War. The No War on Iran Coalition, which initiated the Iran Resolution, is disappointed that the Mayor aligned himself with the Bush/Cheney foreign policy threatening a wider war in the Middle East. “It’s disappointing that Mayor Daley used Chicago politics-as- usual to prevent a Council vote on a matter of urgent concern, another imminent war,” said Michael Lynn, a member of the Coalition. The No War on Iran Coalition continues to work for passage of the resolution both at City Hall and by raising public awareness of the danger of an attack on Iran. website updated: 2 July 2008 elg |
PDF documents of press releases, hearing materials, statements from witnesses and pertinent articles - for immediate release. Photos from NWOI coalition actions and events in Chicago Sign the "NO WAR Audio from our The Reading Room An
important new
The introduction For information on the No War On Iran Coalition, contact Danny Postel: dannypostel [at] gmail DOT com Questions regarding this website, contact: Erika Green: erikalindengreen [at] yahoo DOT com |
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