Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:07:11 -0600 Subject: FW: Iraq War teach-in proposed schedule From: Kate Hale <halecl@uwec.edu> Message-ID: <BE311B0F.22BD%halecl@uwec.edu>
These are notes (thanks, Zoltan!) from last night¹s planning session for th
e
March teach-in we¹ve been discussing. There will be a little overlap
between the SFPJ listserve and the list of people who attended last night¹s
meeting. Also--Jeremy or Andrew‹will you forward to PSA? Molly, to Colleg
e
Fems and any of your other groups you think might be interested in getting
involved? Karen, do you want to forward to Women in Black? Steve
Wagener‹do you want to forward to any Vets or others you know who would be
interested? Myron‹to the Memorial Young Dems?
In short, anyone receiving this should feel free to engage others whom you
think would want to get involved at this stage. If you think you know folk
s
who would want to attend but not plan/present, then perhaps just send a
³heads up² about the event dates and then wait for our Official Publicity
Drive.
Thanks all!
Best,
Kate
TEACH-IN ON THE IRAQ WAR
TWO YEARS SINCE THE INVASION
(to educate campus and community people
who can educate others on the war)
Schedule generated at the 2/9/05 meeting
of campus and community peace groups
******** SUNDAY, MARCH 13 *************
12:00-12:30 VIGIL/RALLY at UWEC
12:30-12:45 WELCOME/Introduction to Week of Activities
12:45-1:00 DVD by Operation Truth
1:00-2:00 PANEL/TOWN HALL MEETING
ON THE TREATMENT OF U.S. PERSONNEL
Steve Wagener and Bethany Jacobson of
Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), and audience
discuss/speak out on various angles:
Military familes
Abuse of Reserve and National Guard
Non-fatal casualties
Treatment of returning vets
Depleted Uranium
Rights of dissenting personnel...
2:15-3:30 PANEL ON THE WAR IN IRAQ:
Effects on Iraqi Civilians
Suggested: Mike Miles, John LaForge, Paula Kleintjes
discussing angles such as
Iraqi casualties and deaths
Torture (officially "stress and duress")
Psychological impacts
Impacts on civilian infrastructure
Depleted Uranium use
Effects of war on Iraqi environment , water
3:15-4:30 pm PANEL: WE ARE NOT ALONE
Peace movement organizing and activism
(to encourage and uplift the participants)
National peace activism -- successful strategies (who?)
Peace & justice organizing in western Wisconsin
(reps from Eau Claire, Menomonee, LaCrosse, Luck, River Falls, etc.)
5:00 pm DINNER for informal networking between regional groups
7:00 pm TEACH-IN KEYNOTE
The Media and Propaganda in a State of Perpetual War
Suggested: Bob McChesney from U.I.-Champaign
http://www.robertmcchesney.com
or John Stauber or Sheldon Rampton of PR Watch in Madison
http://www.prwatch.org
or John Nichols again?
******** MONDAY, MARCH 14 *************
BACKGROUND WORKSHOPS ON IRAQ WAR
AND THE WAR AT HOME
1:00-1:50 History and Future of U.S. Military Interventions
Zoltan Grossman
2:00-2:50 Who's Who in Iraq: Political Parties and Insurgents
Suggested: Ali Abootalabi
3:00-3:50 Economic costs of Iraq War to current and future generations
Suggested: Will Fantle, Larry Glenn, Stacy Thompson
4:00-5:00 Wartime civil liberties and the rise of fascism
Bob Nowlan, Chippewa Valley ACLU
Video(s) in evening?
******** TUESDAY, MARCH 15 *************
WORKSHOPS ON GROUP PERSPECTIVES
1:00-1:50 Religious community involvement
Suggested: St. Benedicts, Unitarians, Altoona Mosque, etc.
(Ken Sullivan and Kate Hale will contact)
2:00-2:50 Women's involvement and feminist perspectives
Suggested: Asha Sen, Theresa Kemp, others
3:00-3:50 LGBT perspectives and involvement
(including military recruitment/repression)
Bob Nowlan, others
4:00-5:30 Students and military-age youth--
Recruitment, Draft Registration, Conscription, CO status, etc.
Harriet Allen, Steve Wagener, Molly Seaver, others
******** WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 *************
12:00-12:50 RALLY at UWEC organized by campus,
community and high school groups to
culminate week of activities
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