Doubleheader: Military Recruitment @ Harvard & MIT Iraq Teach-in
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Young people [and a few 60’s holdovers] Walked Out of school and work on Nov. 2, 2005 to protest the Bush regime – shown here in front of the Recruiting office opposite Boston Common. Organized by The World Cant Wait. Since then, this has proved to be true for ~200 American service personnel and ~5400 Iraqi civilians.
From Harvard Initiative for Peace & Justice:
Meeting – This Friday March 17- 2:00pm – Loker Commons
to DISCUSS and take ACTION around…
- MILITARY RECRUITERS who’ve been welcomed back to campus
- War contracts this university is profiting off of
- War criminals who are finding a home at Harvard
- War in Iraq and now threats of the next war in Iran
This meeting will be followed by a trip to the teach-in at MIT.
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From MIT: The Free Radicals, The Thistle, The Technology and Culture Forum, and the Graduate Student Council Funding Board:
It’s been three years since the beginning of the current war in
Iraq–do we know what’s going on, or what to do about it? Join
us for a teach-in, as we find out more from students, faculty
and community members about the past, present, and future of
Iraq. Take the chance to talk about your ideas and debate what
our responses should be, both locally and internationally.
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* Teach-in On Iraq War *
* MIT W20-491 (Student Center) *
* Friday, March 17, 3-6pm *
* + Free Pizza After *
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Topics include:
* History of Iraq
* Iraq under sanctions
* Why is the U.S. there?
* What is life like in Iraq now?
* Where do we go from here?
Speakers include:
* a veteran from Iraq
* MIT Faculty
* and MIT students!
The event is open to everyone and so whether you consider
yourself a news junkie ready to debate or a political novice
curious to learn more, come on your own or bring a friend or
ten. Free dinner after the event! Spread the Word!
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Not long ago, I learned from Noam that Saudi Arabia’s oil is also under Shiite sand. The Royal family are not Shia. Administration angst about Iraq/Iran alliance along Shiite lines would surely be exacerbated if they think about it. Juan Cole gives a lot of good information, but I haven’t been able to keep up. The Wikipedia page on Iraq is a little anemic. I need a good teach-in! But I have to stay and guard the library. Can I borrow somebody’s notes?
