Iran in the Crosshairs: How to Prevent Washington’s Next War
Busboys and Poets 1025 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DCJoin IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis in launching her new book with a discussion on preventing a new war in Iran.
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Events
Out of Iraq: The Strategy to End the War
Omni Shoreham Hotel, the Diplomat Room 2500 Calvert St. NW, Washington, DCJohn Cavanagh and others host a panel discussion for strategies to end the War.
Granny Peace Brigade’s AFRICOM Teach-In
Unitarian Church of All Souls, in the Reidy Friendship Hall 1157 Lexington Ave., New York City, NYThe Granny Peace Brigade's Teach-In examines the implications of the new U.S. military command infrastructure, AFRICOM; and the direct threat to Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of peace, economic justice, and racial harmony AFRICOM poses on the 40th anniversary of his assassination.
AFRICOM would be the sixth Defense Department regional military command, and according to the Pentagon, would consolidate all U.S. functions (Agriculture, Commerce, Treasury, Peace Corps, and others) under its jurisdiction. The department expects to be "fully operational" in October 2008 but the only African nation willing to house the command's continental headquarters is Liberia. Currently, AFRICOM is based in Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany.
Vinie Burrows, actor, writer, and member of the New York Granny Peace Brigade will moderate the program.
Speakers:
Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies
Horace Campbell, professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University
Frida Berrigan, senior research associate at the Arms Trade Resource Center, World Policy Institute
Sonia Sanchez, poet, educator, and member of the Philadelphia Granny Peace Brigade
Admission is free. Donations are welcomed. Doors will open at 1:15 PM, and light refreshments will be available. For more information, call (212) 865-7875.
Founded in 2005 in opposition to the Iraq occupation, the Granny Peace Brigade stands for peace and condemns the use of military force to resolve conflicts. www.grannypeacebrigade.org.
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DCDavid Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Conference: Who Decides About War?
Georgetown Law School 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC“Who Decides About War” will be a national conference confronting essential questions raised by the U.S. invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. These questions are timely, as the political process that brought the United States into those wars is widely recognized today as having been flawed at best, dishonest at worst.
This engaging event will bring together activists and academics, public officials and veterans, lawyers and military families to accomplish two goals. First, to educate ourselves and each other about the issues involved, the state of the law, and alternatives. Second, to develop a statement of common principles leading to a more democratic, comprehensive, and durable national defense policy — one that will honor the Constitution and help keep the United States from entering into unnecessary wars.
Panelists will include:
Keynote Speaker Morton Halperin, Senior Advisor, Open Society Institute
Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies
Leah Bolger, National VP, Veterans for Peace
Elaine Brower, Military Families Speak Out
Prof. Marjorie Cohn, President, National Lawyers Guild
Sen. Richard Madaleno, State Senator, Montgomery County, Maryland
Geoff Millard, Chair, Iraq Vets Against the War
John Nichols, Esq., The Nation magazine
Benson Scotch, Senior Legal Counsel, Bring the Guard Home! It’s the Law.
David Swanson, Founder, AfterDowningStreet
The conference will go from October 2-3, 2009. More information and registration on the event can be found on its website.
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DCDavid Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Los Angeles Author Event: Phyllis Bennis on ‘Ending the War in Afghanistan: A Primer’
Levantine Cultural Center 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CAMiddle East expert and author Phyllis Bennis will present her latest book (co-authored with David Wildman), Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan: A Primer, followed by a Q & A. The evening is cosponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace.
USLAW Celebrates Its 9th Birthday
The home of Dennis Serrette 1809 Clayton Drive, Oxon Hill, MDWhich is true?
► The Iraq War is over
► The Afghan War is winding down.
► The economy is on the rebound.
► Prosperity is just around the corner.
► Corporate money doesn't affect elections.
► We can have guns and butter.
► Our right to dissent is protected by the Constitution.
If you answered "none", you'd be right. Not convinced? Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, will explain why.
A Conversation with IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis and Ethelbert Miller
IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DCPoet, writer and IPS Board Chair E. Ethelbert Miller will interview IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis about her life and work. Today, Phyllis is a leading scholar-activist and voice of reason on the Middle East and on the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Teach-in at Occupy AIPAC Summit
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DCJoin The Nation, CODEPINK, Just Foreign Policy, the Institute for Policy Studies and over a hundred other organizations for the 2012 Middle East Summit on March 3rd in Washington DC. With panels on Iran, the Arab uprisings, and Palestine/Israel, this summit will challenge the Israel lobby in their pursuit of war with Iran and promote a just foreign policy in the Middle East.
Syria Panel: Forceful Diplomacy vs. Military Force
You're invited to join Busboys & Poets and the Institute for Policy Studies gathering on how to oppose the threat of a US war against Syria.
ISIS, War, and the Refugee Crisis: What Happens Now?
The Commons 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NYA discussion about Syria, Iraq, ISIS, refugees, war, and terrorism with IPS's Phyllis Bennis and David Wildman of United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries.
Trump, Clinton, Sanders, and the Future of U.S. Wars
Friends House, George Fox Room 173 - 177 Euston Road, LondonIPS expert Phyllis Bennis and renowned film-maker Amir Amirani will discuss the prospects for U.S. foreign policy and the U.S. war agenda in light of the astonishing presidential primaries.
North Korea: How Did We Get to the Brink of War and What Comes Next?
Women's National Democratic Club 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW,, Washington, DCIPS Fellow John Feffer will be the featured speaker for one event of the The Woman’s National Democratic Club series US Role in a Changing World.
$10 – $30