---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:06:04 -0500 From: NOWAR <worker-nowar@lists.tao.ca> To: nowar@lists.tao.ca Subject: NOWAR - Kiesling, Antiwar Teach-Ins, Showdown in Texas, and More Hello, all. After a temporary hiatus, the nowar list is back, with many events to announce. Please note the two new listings -- a teach-in on the connection between U.S. interventionism and democracy and one on the Texas Military-Industrial Complex. On Tuesday, April 29, from 7:00-9:00 pm, John Brady Kiesling will speak on American Moral Capital and the Misprojection of U.S. Power Kiesling, formerly Foreign Service Officer at the US embassy in Athens, resigned from the State Department in February 2003 to protest the conduct of the Administration's foreign policy and the looming war in Iraq. His letter of resignation to Secretary of State, Colin Powell, was reproduced by the New York Times and rapidly circulated around the globe as a cry for preserving America's endangered international legitimacy. He has just returned to the U.S. from Athens, and will discuss the reasons for his protest and offer insights into the future of American foreign policy. Mr. Kiesling was a diplomat for 20 years, serving in Greece, Armenia, Morocco and Israel. He holds a Masters degree in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archeology from UC Berkeley. Location: UT Campus, Painter Hall 3.02 (on 24th St. between Guadalupe & Speedway) For info: Contact Katharine @ 459-8070 On Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 pm, Madison Hobley, freed from Illinois' Death Row, will speak as part of a national tour calling for an end to the death penalty. Also speaking will be Madison's sister Robin Hobley; Marlene Martin, national director of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and UT Law Professor Rob Owen. Location: Utopia Theater (in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas), San Jacinto between MLK and 21st St. For info: email lilymae30@hotmail.com or call 494-0667. On Wednesday, April 30, at 7:00 pm, there will be a teach-in on "Enhancing Democracy? Why the U.S. Military Won't Bring Democracy to the World." Speakers include UT History Professor Geoffrey Schad, speaking on Syria; Communications Professor Dana Cloud; and Rahul Mahajan of the Nowar Collective, author of the forthcoming "Full Spectrum Dominance: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond" (http://www.sevenstories.com/Book/index.cfm?GCOI=58322100353810). Location: UT Campus, Gearing 105 (Gearing is just west of Welch Hall). On Saturday, May 3, the Showdown in Texas commences (other related events will already be in progress -- see http://www.showdowntx.com/html/schedule.html). The Showdown rally is a demand for human security, not "homeland" security: funding for healthcare, housing, education and jobs; environmental sustainability; protection of civil liberties for citizens, immigrants and indigenous peoples, a moratorium on the death penalty, and an end to US military interventions and war at home and abroad. Starting at 11:00 am at least 6 issue marches starting in different locations (see http://www.showdowntx.com/html/schedule.html for details) will converge at the Capitol at High Noon for an opening rally. This rally will be followed by a mass march past some of the top defense industry contractors located in downtown Austin and end up back at the Capitol for a Festival of Love and Resistance. Except where otherwise noted, events are free and open to the public. Please forward where appropriate. On Sunday, May 4, from 6:00-8:00pm, there will be a teach-in on "The Texas Military-Industrial Complex: Profiting from War and Occupation." This event is associated with the Showdown. Speakers will talk about Lockheed Martin, Dyncorp, the role of oil in the Military-Industrial Complex, and the connection of Texas to the occupations of Palestine and Iraq. Location: UT Campus, Jester Auditorium, 21st and Speedway, across Speedway from the Perry-Castaneda Library. All events are free and open to the public. Please forward where appropriate. In Solidarity, the Nowar Collective