anti-war teach-in/conference

[rioters bloc]

anti-war teach-in/conference

This teach-in/conference is being organised by a cross-campus network of students from Sydney, UTS, UWS, Newcastle and Wollongong. It should provide a great opportunity for in-depth discussion about the current situation in the Middle East, the impact of the war-on-terror in Australia and how we should build the anti-war movement.

Friday 15th September, UTS, room CB02.04.10

10:15 - 12 Feature Session - War and Resistance in the Middle East
* The occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan: This talk will go in to the political dynamics currently operating in these countries
* Mike Karadjis on the background to Israel's war on Lebanon & Palestine

12:30 - 1:45 Open Workshops
* Why the US wants to attack Iran
* Politics of the Hizbollah
* Why Zionism is Racist
* Islam and the left
* No Pride Under Occupation: movements for Queer rights in the occupied territories

2 - 3:30 Feature Session - The War on Terror in Australia
* Kaled Al Houssein: President of the Muslim Students Association of Australia, on anti-muslim racism
* Shannon Price: Activist with the Melbourne Civil Rights Defence group on the campaigns to free Jack Thomas and men arrested under the anti-terrorism legislation
* A talk on the big increase in military research being done at Australian Universities

3:45 - 5 Planning Session - the way forward for students in the anti-war
movement.

Following the conference a fundraiser concert is being organised in the
Loft at UTS. acts and times TBA

For more information, or if you would like to organise a workshop contact
Simon 0438297552 or Feiyi 0416121616

Please forward this information to e-lists and contacts


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Hey all,

Here are a selection of articles from the past week I've found that go into
some detail about the current state of imperialism/resistance in Iraq,
Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine. Read these with an eye on the big
anti-war teach-in/conference set for next Friday, September 15 at UTS.
This event is gaining some real momentum, with people coming from
Wollongong, Newcastle and UWS as well as the city campuses.

Iraq: Articles about the political dynamics operating on the ground
* 7 facts you might not know about the Iraq war
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article....95&sectionID=15
* Gilbert Achcar: the situation in Iraq
http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2285

Afghanistan:
* Anne Jones: why it’s not working in Afghanistan
http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=116512
* The Nightmare of occupation in Afghanistan
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=9586

Palestine – Current Israeli operations/strategy and Palestinian response
* Ilan Pape: Genocide in Gaza
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article....81&sectionID=22
* Jonathon Cook: Hurtling towards the next Intifada
http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article....9&sectionID=107

Lebanon
* The power of the Lebanese Masses: about the class dynamics operating
within the resistance and relief efforts during Israel’s bombing and
invasion
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=9531
* Lebanon in context – political impact of Israel’s invasion on Lebanese
politics, particularly the Hizbollah
http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2288

In solidarity
Paddy

[rioters bloc]

maynard, would i be wrong in assuming that you were planning to rock up to this...? ;)

[Maynard]

No, not wrong at all! I'll be there with my Wollongong posse, for sure. It's actually looking as if it'll be rather good. You'll be there?

[rioters bloc]

ye for sure, especially since i missed out on the one at the gong a few months back.

i haven't been going to any of the planning meetings as friday is the only day i don't have uni (apart from the weekend of course :P) and therefore want to be far away from it. but ye it looks sweet :)

wollongong posse ftw!

[rioters bloc]

bumpin, beautifuls

[chebol]

fingers crossed - it should be good. I'm gona try and make it - only prob is the vast amounts of stupid assessment I have to wade thru atm. Otherwise, Resos will represent.

Anyone feel like writing 2000 words on contract law?

[rioters bloc]

what's it on dude?

i have some really good notes for contract law (not mine!) which i can forward to you if that will help.

pm me your email addy if you want em ;)

[rioters bloc]

so what'dya think?

(i can see you in this thread, maynard! ;))

[rioters bloc]

oh ok. you're gone :(

[Maynard]

Oh, I thought overall it was rather good. There were some fairly interesting discussions and debates but best of all, actions were decided upon. Most of which seemed like good ideas. To have a student bloc at the rally next Thursday, to picket in front of army recruitment ... places, I guess and a statewide Palestinian week seems like fairly solid ideas to me.

How about you?

Your action at UTS sounded great, though. I wish we could have it at Wollongong :(

[rioters bloc]

i thought it was not bad, although i felt bad for walking in and out the whole day (i needed to finish my painting by 6pm)

but i dunno, i find that in that kind of environment it's not really a proper discussion or debate that takes place, because people talk for so long and so it limits the number of people that can talk and it's also difficult to respond to people's individual points. i also feel that when that happens the same few people end up talking each time (usually the people who are able to talk for that long and have figured out what they wanna say already) which isn't the best.

but ye, it was still good :)

oooooooh if you have an action like that at w'gong let me know and i'll try and come down for it :D