The current state of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the links between Iraq and Palestine in the U.S.'s plans for a "new Middle East", and the resistance in Iraq and elsewhere.
Witness to Occupation: Iraq and Palestine
FEATURING: Toufic Haddad
Activist from Ramallah, West Bank and coeditor of
Between the Lines
Khury Petersen-Smith
Campus Anti-War Network
Visited Iraq in January with United for Peace and
Justice, Global Exchange and Occupation Watch
Ayham Dahi
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
On the resistance in Iraq
WHEN: Thursday, March 18, 6:30pm
WHERE: United Teachers Los Angeles Building, 3303
Wilshire Blvd, just west of Wilshire and Vermont
SPONSORED BY (list in formation): American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Los Angeles/Orange
County, Free Palestine Alliance, International
Socialist Organization, LA US Labor Against War, San
Gabriel Valley Neighbors for Peace and Justice,
Students for Justice in Palestine (UCLA)
WHY: Prepare for the March 20 International Day of
Action against Occupation (www.answerla.org) with a
discussion of the current state of the U.S. occupation
of Iraq, the links between Iraq and Palestine in the
U.S.'s plans for a "new Middle East", and the
resistance in Iraq and elsewhere.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 213-309-2713