[Sdpg] One World, One Future: Without War! Forum Sunday, May 18th

Wed May 14 11:54:31 PDT 2003

ONE WORLD, ONE FUTURE
        WITHOUT WAR!
An Educational Forum About the Struggle for Peace and Justice Today
   sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice
                                         www.sdcpj.org

          SUNDAY, May 18th 11-6pm UCSD Center Hall 115

First Keynote Speaker: Chalmers Johnson, author of Blowback: The Cost and
Consequences of
                           American Empire and the forthcoming Sorrows of
Empire (out in late May)
   Presentation: "The Sorrows of Empire"

Second Keynote Speaker : Reese Erlich, co-author of "Target:Iraq: What the
News Media Didnt Tell You"
   Presentation "The US Media and the Iraq War"

Panel Discussion:
"Where Does the Anti-War Movement Go From Here?"
   Long term strategies for building the movement against war and occupation
     Presenters include members of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and
Justice,
      ANSWER , San Diego Campus Anti-War Network (SDCAN), Activist San Diego

WORKSHOPS

>From "Regime Creation" to "Regime Change": The Middle East's Experience
with Western "Liberators"
  ***Presented by Bashir Idoui, Jamal Kanj, Middle East Cultural and
Information Center and
      Nadia Keilani, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

>From COINTELPRO to PATRIOT: The Attack on Dissent in the US
  ***Alex Landon, Deborah Smaller Members of the National Lawyers Guild and the
     San Diego Bill of Rights Defense Committee

Budget Cuts, Layoffs and Union-Busting: The Domestic Front of War and the
Challenge for the Labor Movement
  ***Presented Avery Wear, member of Service Employees International Union
(SEIU)
      Local 2028, and Karl Swinehart, member of United Teachers of Los
Angeles (UTLA)
      and US Labor Against War

The Bush Doctrine: the "Roadmap" of a new US Empire?
  ***ProfessorJonathon Graubart: Professor of Political Science at San
Diego State University

War, Racism and Profiling: The Persecution of Immigrants in the US
  ***Ali Golchin: Immigration Lawyer, affiliated with Coalition of
Iranian-American
     Organizations (CIAO), Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
(ADC), and the San Diego Coalition for Human and Civil Rights

War and the Environment: How Militarism is Destroying the Earth
  ***Albert Huang, Esq. , Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)

Stopping War Where it Begins: Resisting the Military's Invasion of Our Schools
***Presented by Rick Jahnkow, member of Comittee Opposed to Militarism and
the Draft (COMD) and Project:YANO

Take it to the People!: Strategies for Community Organizing
  ***Presented by members of Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization (OBGO) and
     Dialogue For Democracy

Students Stand Up! Organizing against War ond Occupation on the Campuses
  ***Presented by Omar Clay (San Diego Campus Anti-War Network) and
     Carmen Lomeli, Chula Vista High School Student Organizer

No More Business As Usual!: Organizing Direct Actions Against War
***Presented by members of People Acting Against War (PAAW)

Empires, War and Oil: The Making of the Modern Middle East
***Presented by Karine Megerdoomian, Co-Editor of the Green Party of California
    Newspaper, San Diego Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Coalition of
Iranian-American
    Organizations (CIAO)

How Corporations Profit from War and Occupation
***Presented by Wednesday Morrigan, Organizer for the Workers International
League

VIDEO SHOWINGS

2pm: John Pilger's Hard-Hitting expose of the
             US War in Iraq

        "Iraq: Paying the Price"

3pm: An in-depth and critical look at the
            Isaeli-Palestinian conflict.

         "Jenin, Jenin"

  a.. Literature Fair: Books, Magazines, Journals and other information
  b.. Food and Drink: will be provided for donations
  c.. Raffle
Sunday, May 18th 11-6pm
UCSD Center Hall 115
(check website for map; written directions below)
Admission: Free*
*Donations encouraged to cover the costs of event, registration starts
after 10am

After Party and Peace Concert!
Che Cafe (UCSD) starts at 6:30pm
(a short walk from the forum, directions will be available at forum)
FREE! (Donations enouraged!)

Featuring: The Prince Myshkins, The Able-Minded Poets, UCSD Hip Hop Organization
Open mic, food, Artwork, dancing...what else do you need?!?

For more information about the event,
send an email to justinakers1 at hotmail.com

Check out the teach-in website for regular updates and Map:

"One World, One Future Without War" Forum

Partial list of endorsing organizations:
Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Alternatives to Violence
Project, National Lawyers Guild-San Diego, International Socialist
Organization (ISO), Peace Resource Center, Code Pink for Peace, San Diego
Campus Anti-War Network (SDCAN), Project YANO, Committee Opposed to
Militarism and the Draft, Youth for
International Socialism (YFIS), Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization (OBGO),
People Acting Against War (PAAW)
SDSU Forum on War and Peace, Activist San Diego, Sunshine Poets, North
County Forum, San Diego Socialist Unity Network (SD-SUN), Dialogue for
Democracy, United Nations Association, Environmental Health Coalition,
Activist
San Diego, San Diego Task Force for Peace and Democracy, WTO Alert, UCSD Greens

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Directions from Interstate 5:
  a.. Exit La Jolla Village Dr. and head west
  b.. Turn right at Via La Jolla Dr. (1st traffic light)
  c.. Stay on the left lane as you drive uphill, pass the VA Hospital at
first traffic light

  d.. Continue straight into the Gilman Parking Structure (2nd traffic
light), where you will find both permit and metered parking but not
enforced during the weekends.

The Center Hall Building is located two blocks west of the parking
structure, on the north side of Gilman Dr. at Library Walk.

You may find other parking lots at or around the Center Hall but I would
strogly urge you to park at the parking structure.

Weekend parking on the main campus is FREE in red, green, yellow, and
metered spaces.