Subject: FW: IRAQ WAR TEACH-IN STARTS TODAY!! Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:41:07 -0600 Message-ID: <B14120EE5C432443B21102F7925DAD02014206B9@COKE.uwec.edu> From: "Grossman, Zoltan C." <GROSSMZC@uwec.edu>
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Subject: IRAQ WAR TEACH-IN STARTS TODAY!!
IRAQ AFTER TWO YEARS OF WAR
March 13-16, 2005.
A Community Teach-In at U.W.-Eau Claire's Davies Center
Free & open to the public
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
11:30 am-12:30 pm KICK-OFF RALLY
Meet at Owen Park; march across footbridge to Davies.
12:30-12:45 WELCOME Overview of Teach-in schedule Council Fire
With students, faculty and community members
12:45-1:00 VIDEO by Operation Truth www.optruth.org
<http://www.optruth.org/>
1:00-2:00 TOWN HALL MEETING :
EFFECTS OF WAR ON U.S. PERSONNEL Council Fire
Steve Wagener and Bethany Jacobson of Military Families
Speak Out www.mfso.org <http://www.mfso.org/>
Georgia Stillwell (Army mom), and military veterans discuss and speak
out......
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Military families
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Abuse of Reserve and National Guard
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Non-fatal casualties
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Treatment of returning vets
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Rights of dissenting personnel
2:15-3:30 PANEL: EFFECTS OF WAR ON IRAQI CIVILIANS Council Fire
Todd Dennis (6-year Navy vet, Eau Claire);
Ben Kohler (Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis www.cvt.org
<http://www.cvt.org/> ), others
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Iraqi casualties and deaths
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Torture (officially "stress and duress")
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Psychological impacts
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Impacts on civilian infrastructure
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Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions
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Effects of war on Iraqi environment, water
3:45-5:00 pm PANEL: WE ARE NOT ALONE Council Fire
Peace movement organizing and activism in the U.S. & Western WI.
Cathy Sultan (National Peace Foundation: www.nationalpeace.org
<http://www.nationalpeace.org/> Eau Claire),
Marion Lang (Red Cedar Peace Initiative, www.wispeace.org
<http://www.wispeace.org/> Menomonie)
Jonathan Dedering (www.savewisconsin.org <http://www.savewisconsin.org/>
Reedsburg), and others...
5:15 pm DINNER for informal networking El Patio, 228 Water Street
7:00-9:00 pm KEYNOTE BY JOHN STAUBER Council Fire
"Weapons of Mass
Deception:
The Media and Propaganda in a State of Perpetual War
Executive Director of
the Center on Media and Democracy
(Madison) and founder of P.R. Watch www.prwatch.org
<http://www.prwatch.org/>
Co-author of Weapons of Mass Deception, Banana Republicans,Toxic Sludge
is Good For You, and other books.
MONDAY, MARCH 14
BACKGROUND WORKSHOPS ON IRAQ WAR & THE WAR AT HOME
1:00-1:50 pm HISTORY & FUTURE OF U.S.
MILITARY INTERVENTIONS Ho-Chunk
Zoltan Grossman (Geography)
www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/interventions.html
<http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/interventions.html>
2:00-2:50 pm WHO'S WHO IN IRAQ:
POLITICAL PARTIES & INSURGENTS Menominee
Ali Abootalabi (PoliSci) Kate Lang (History)
3:00-3:50 pm ECONOMIC COSTS OF IRAQ WAR
TO CURRENT & FUTURE GENERATIONS Ho-Chunk
Larry Glenn (SFPJ), Thomas Kemp (Economics)
www.costofwar.com <http://www.costofwar.com/>
4:00-5:00 pm CIVIL LIBERTIES IN WARTIME
AND THE RISE OF FASCISM Menominee
Bob Nowlan (English) of Chippewa Valley ACLU
7:00-8:30 pm VIDEO & DISCUSSION: "UNCONSTITUTIONAL:
THE WAR ON OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES" Menominee
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
WORKSHOPS ON GROUP PERSPECTIVES
12:00-12:50 pm ISRAELIS & PALESTINIANS:
A DIALOGUE WITH BOTH SIDES Alumni
Book reading by Cathy Sultan
1:00-1:50 pm WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT
AND FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES Ho-Chunk
Asha Sen (English), Theresa Kemp (English),
Molly Seaver (Campus Feminists)
2:00-2:50 pm RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT Menominee
Virginia Wolf, Ken Sullivan, others
3:00-3:50 pm ACTIVISM FOR THE HEALTH OF IRAQIS Ho-Chunk
Mike Miles, John LaForge (Anathoth Community, Luck)
www.peacenorth.org <http://www.peacenorth.org/> and www.nukewatch.com
<http://www.nukewatch.com/> )
4:00-5:30 pm STUDENTS AND THE DRAFT Menominee
Recruitment, Draft Registration, Conscription, Conscientious Objector
(CO) status Harriet Allen (EC Peace Coalition), Steve
Wagener (MFSO), Molly Seaver
7:00-8:30 pm VIDEO & DISCUSSION: "ARLINGTON WEST" Menominee
Interviews with military personnel and their families
www.arlingtonwestfilm.com <http://www.arlingtonwestfilm.com/>
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
12:00-12:50 pm PEACE RALLY UWEC Clock Tower
Organized by campus/community groups to culminate week of activities.
Open to all college and high school students, faculty, staff, and
community members.
PEACE DREAMS ~ WHISPERS IN THE WIND Presented at Peace Rally
During the Iraq War Teach-In, you (the participants) will be creating a
string of fabric peace flags, ribbons, and banners as an expression of
our grief for all those affected by the war, and our hopes for peace.
Participants may create and design their own flag, ribbon or banner to
bring, or create one during the week with the materials provided.
Entitled "Peace Dreams~Whispers In The Wind" this collective artwork
will be a colorful reminder of our hopes and be used by area groups in
future peace activities. For information contact Bethany:
bj-flagpeacework@triwest.net
TEACH-IN SPONSORS
Get involved!
Eau Claire Staff & Faculty for Peace and Justice (SFPJ)
www.uwec.edu/sfpj <http://www.uwec.edu/sfpj> Rick Richmond:
rrichmon@uwec.edu <mailto:rrichmon@uwec.edu>
Progressive Student Association (PSA)
Andrew Werthmann: werthmaf@uwec.edu <mailto:werthmaf@uwec.edu>
Amnesty International (AI)
Aaron Kroska: kroskaaj@uwec.edu <mailto:kroskaaj@uwec.edu> Meets in
Davies Eagle Room
every other Thursday, 6-7 pm (Mar.31, Apr 28, May 5).
Eau Claire Peace Coalition
Elizabeth Preston: prestoe@uwec.edu <mailto:prestoe@uwec.edu>
Military Families Speak Out
www.mfso.org <http://www.mfso.org/> Eau Claire contact Steve
Wagener: swagener@sehinc.com <mailto:swagener@sehinc.com>
Women in Black Karen Pope popekj@uwec.edu <mailto:popekj@uwec.edu>
The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP)
American
Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 3535.
Rick Richmond rrichmon@uwec.edu <mailto:rrichmon@uwec.edu>
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WOMEN IN BLACK SATURDAY VIGILS, 12:00-1:00
Every Saturday (including 12 March and 19 March), corner of Hastings &
Brackett
PSA WEDNESDAY PEACE VIGILS, 4:00-5:00 pm
Every Wednesday, State & Garfield
Donations for this event: Make checks payable to "Chippewa Valley
Community Action Coalition," and note in the memo line that they are for
the "Teach-In." Contributions should be sent to Kate Hale, 1403 Frederic
Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
Many thanks to all those who have helped out with this teach-in, and to
all those who have persevered and kept hope alive.....
IRAQ WAR LINKS
Amnesty International
www.Amnesty.org <http://www.Amnesty.org/>
Bring Them Home Now
www.BringThemHomeNow.org <http://www.BringThemHomeNow.org/>
Center for Defense Information www.CDI.org
<http://www.CDI.org/>
Center for the Victims of Torture www.cvt.org
<http://www.cvt.org/>
Comm,.for Conscientious Objectors www.objector.org
<http://www.objector.org/>
Cost of War
www.costofwar.com <http://www.costofwar.com/>
EC Staff & Faculty for Peace & Justice www.uwec.edu/sfpj
<http://www.uwec.edu/sfpj>
Education for Peace in Iraq Center
www.EPIC-USA.org <http://www.EPIC-USA.org/>
Electronic Iraq
www.ElectronicIraq.net <http://www.ElectronicIraq.net/>
GI Rights Hotline 1-800-394-9544
http://girights.objector.org <http://girights.objector.org/>
Gold Star Families for Peace
www.GSFP.org <http://www.GSFP.org/>
Iraq Body Count
www.IraqBodyCount.net <http://www.IraqBodyCount.net/>
Iraq Occupation Watch
www.OccupationWatch.org <http://www.OccupationWatch.org/>
Iraq Veterans Against the War
www.IVAW.net <http://www.IVAW.net/>
Iraq veteran's talk (Rob Sarra, Dec. 6)
www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/sarra.html
<http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/sarra.html>
Military Families Speak Out
www.MFSO.org <http://www.MFSO.org/>
National Gulf War Resource Center www.NGWRC.org
<http://www.NGWRC.org/>
National Peace Foundation
www.nationalpeace.org <http://www.nationalpeace.org/>
9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
www.PeacefulTomorrows.org <http://www.PeacefulTomorrows.org/>
No More Victims
www.NoMoreVictims.org <http://www.NoMoreVictims.org/>
Nukewatch
www.nukewatch.org <http://www.nukewatch.org/>
Operation Hero Miles
www.HeroMiles.org <http://www.HeroMiles.org/>
Operation Truth
www.OpTruth.org <http://www.OpTruth.org/>
P.R. Watch
www.prwatch.org <http://www.prwatch.org/>
Peace North - Wisconsin
www.PeaceNorth.org <http://www.PeaceNorth.org/>
Save Wisconsin
www.SaveWisconsin.org <http://www.SaveWisconsin.org/>
Soldiers for the Truth
www.SFTT.org <http://www.SFTT.org/>
U.S. Interventions History
www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/interventions.html
<http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/interventions.html>
Veterans for Common Sense
www.VeteransForCommonSense.org <http://www.VeteransForCommonSense.org/>
Veterans for Peace
www.VeteransForPeace.org <http://www.VeteransForPeace.org/>
Vietnam Veterans Against the War www.VVAW.org
<http://www.VVAW.org/>
Wisconsin Peace Forum
www.WisPeace.org <http://www.WisPeace.org/> www.wnpj.org
<http://www.wnpj.org/>
MEDIA LINKS
BBC (UK)
www.BBC.co.uk <http://www.BBC.co.uk/>
CBC (Canada)
www.CBC.ca <http://www.CBC.ca/>
Common Dreams
www.CommonDreams.org <http://www.CommonDreams.org/>
Counterpunch
www.Counterpunch.org <http://www.Counterpunch.org/>
Democracy Now
www.DemocracyNow.org <http://www.democracynow.org/>
Fairness & Accuracy in Media www.FAIR.org
<http://www.FAIR.org/>
Guardian (UK)
www.Guardian.co.uk <http://www.Guardian.co.uk/>
Independent (UK)
www.Independent.co.uk <http://www.Independent.co.uk/>
Independent Media Center www.IndyMedia.org
<http://www.IndyMedia.org/>
Institute for Public Accuracy
www.Accuracy.org <http://www.Accuracy.org/>
Middle East Research &Action Project www.MERIP.org
<http://www.MERIP.org/>
Truth Out
www.TruthOut.org <http://www.TruthOut.org/>
Z magazine
www.ZNet.org <http://www.ZNet.org/>
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