2008 Woodie Awards
Teach-In Promotes Discussion
Maggie Ownbey
Issue date: 11/9/05 Section: News
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The best way to solve a problem is to talk about it, get it out in the open and address the issues; that's just what the members of Valley College's Students for Peace club plan to do - the problem: the war in Iraq.
On Wednesday Nov. 16, SFP, with Neighbors for Peace and Justice, San Fernando Valley, is sponsoring "Let's Talk About Iraq," a teach-in and panel discussion at Monarch Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a hope to raise questions and awareness.
"Is our government in Iraq for the right reasons?" "Is it patriotic to oppose the war?" The panel will address these among many other questions.
"This war affects all of us in all facets of life - we need to talk about it," said 24-year-old Anitra Wetzel, president of SFP. "A no-exit strategy, depleted uranium toxicity and a possible draft are some of the realities of this war that should not be neglected any longer."
Guest speakers scheduled to join the conversation include Jane Bright, co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, whose son, Army Sgt. Evan Ashcraft, was killed in action in Mosul on July 24, 2003; Sonali Kolhatkar, host and producer of KPFK's morning "Uprising;" and Chicano studies instructor Pete J. Lopez.
"The reasons for the U.S. going to war in Iraq today are not that much different than when we went to war in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, WWII and Mexico," said Lopez.
"Is it democracy we are fighting for?" Lopez asks. "Or is it global economic markets we have been fighting for to keep and maintain and/or create new ones like Iraq and its oil petroleum reserves? Who's next, Iran?"
Whether your major is political science or it's still undecided the lessons to learn at the teach-in will reach beyond the classroom.
A musical and dance performances by Playing In Traffic and the Melanie Kareem Dance Theatre will be included in the pre-show before the discussion. Admission is free. For event information: info@studentsforpeace.net / neighborsteve2002@yahoo.com.
On Wednesday Nov. 16, SFP, with Neighbors for Peace and Justice, San Fernando Valley, is sponsoring "Let's Talk About Iraq," a teach-in and panel discussion at Monarch Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a hope to raise questions and awareness.
"Is our government in Iraq for the right reasons?" "Is it patriotic to oppose the war?" The panel will address these among many other questions.
"This war affects all of us in all facets of life - we need to talk about it," said 24-year-old Anitra Wetzel, president of SFP. "A no-exit strategy, depleted uranium toxicity and a possible draft are some of the realities of this war that should not be neglected any longer."
Guest speakers scheduled to join the conversation include Jane Bright, co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, whose son, Army Sgt. Evan Ashcraft, was killed in action in Mosul on July 24, 2003; Sonali Kolhatkar, host and producer of KPFK's morning "Uprising;" and Chicano studies instructor Pete J. Lopez.
"The reasons for the U.S. going to war in Iraq today are not that much different than when we went to war in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, WWII and Mexico," said Lopez.
"Is it democracy we are fighting for?" Lopez asks. "Or is it global economic markets we have been fighting for to keep and maintain and/or create new ones like Iraq and its oil petroleum reserves? Who's next, Iran?"
Whether your major is political science or it's still undecided the lessons to learn at the teach-in will reach beyond the classroom.
A musical and dance performances by Playing In Traffic and the Melanie Kareem Dance Theatre will be included in the pre-show before the discussion. Admission is free. For event information: info@studentsforpeace.net / neighborsteve2002@yahoo.com.
