National Teach-In on Syria and U.S. Policy in the Region

Tuesday, October 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (east coast)

By Rose Daitsman, Advancing Human Rights Issue Committee

Click the following link at the time of the meeting: Live Streaming

With developments unfolding rapidly, it is still uncertain how things will play out in Syria.

  • Will there be a negotiated resolution to the armed conflict inside Syria, or will the fighting escalate into an even broader regional war? 
  • How did the peace movement in the U.S. and world-wide stop Washington from proceeding with military action in Syria, and how can we build on our success to change U.S. policy in the region? 
  • What's happening now, on the ground in Syria and on the diplomatic front? 
  • What is the U.S. interest in Syria and how does this connect to U.S. policy in the Middle East more generally? 

National groups will sponsor a live streamed panel on Tuesday, October 8th:

  • Phyllis Bennis - Director, New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies 
  • Stephen Miles - Coordinator, Win Without War 
  • Nick Berning - Communications Director, MoveOn.org 
  • Rep. Barbara Lee (invited) - 13th Cong. District, CA 
  • moderated by Judith LeBlanc - Field Director, Peace Action 

This teach-in is organized and sponsored by the following groups that have been working together on Syria:

Peace Action * Win Without War * Institute for Policy Studies * CodePink * Just Foreign Policy * Progressive Democrats of America * American Friends Service Committee * Peace and Justice Resource Center * U.S. Labor Against the War * United for Peace and Justice * Friends Committee on National Legislation * Women's Action for New Directions

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/2013/10/04/syria-teach-in

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