From: "Omar Guessous" <o_guessous-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Columbia Teach-in #2 Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 19:54:18 -0400 Below is the announcement for the 2nd by the Columbia Anti-War Coalition. This one is being set-up in collaboration with both a community organization and a church. As for transcripts of the 1st one, they are still not available; though the remains to post them on the web as sound files. Will let you know when they're available. Omar * * IMPORTANT EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT * * The Aftershocks of 9/11: Reflecting on the Crisis and Moving Forward Where do we go from here? How do we achieve justice? Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 - 10 PM The Riverside Church, Manhattan Entrance at 91 Claremont Ave. between 120th and 122nd Streets Please come to a Teach-In at the Riverside Church on the aftermath of September 11 stressing education, reflection and action. Prominent public intellectuals will speak on key interrelated issues with a focus on understanding the political and historical context of the current crisis and moving forward to achieve justice. Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. Senior Minister of the Riverside Church Dr. Mahmood Mamdani Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and Anthropology and Director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia Dr. Manning Marable Professor of History and Political Science and founding Director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia Hans von Sponeck Former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Former UNDP Chief Representative for Pakistan and India Syed Nauman Naqvi Editor of Rethinking Security, Rethinking Development: An Anthology of Papers from the Third Annual South Asian NGO Summit Roger Normand Co-founder and Executive Director, Center for Economic and Social Rights This teach-in is the first in a series of educational events to be held at the Riverside Church. Co-Sponsored by: Mission and Social Justice Ministries of the Riverside Church The Center for Economic and Social Rights The Columbia Anti-War Coalition Please distribute this announcement to all groups and individuals who may be interested in attending. For a copy of the poster for the event, please click on http://www.cesr.org/Emergency%20Response/oct23%20poster.pdf or visit our website at www.cesr.org. Omar Guessous Community Psychology Ph.D. Program Georgia State University *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Teachers need to become warriors against certainty ... We need to teach dangerously, but to live with optimism. We need to be outrageous, but to temper our outrage with love and compassion. - Peter McLaren *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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