Is the U.S. preparing to attack Syria & Iran? This is one of the questions that will be brought up at an upcoming forum at the William Byrd Community House.

From the Facebook event page:

Is the U.S. preparing to attack Syria & Iran?
Is it preparing to intervene in the West African country of Mali?
Can we stand by as the lives of millions more people are put at risk?
If there’s no money for a public jobs program, how is there money for more wars?
What’s really behind the developing crisis, and what can we do about it?

On the 11th ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. WAR ON AFGHANISTAN, you are invited to a PUBLIC FORUM:

“U.S. HANDS OFF SYRIA, IRAN & MALI! We need JOBS not WAR!”

6:30 pm – SUNDAY – OCT. 7
William Byrd Community House, Richmond, Virginia
224 So. Cherry St. (2 ½ blocks south of West Cary & 3 blocks west of So. Belvidere)

FREE – CHILDREN WELCOME – LIGHT REFRESHMENTS – DONATIONS APPRECIATED

PROGRAM:

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: THE TRUTH ABOUT U.S. DESIGNS ON SYRIA & IRAN
An analysis of the developing crisis by:
PHIL WILAYTO – Editor, The Virginia Defender
Board Member, Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII)
Author, “In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation’s Journey through the Islamic Republic”
Coordinating Committee Member, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)

WHAT’S BEHIND THE UNREST IN MALI?
An analysis of the recent coup, civil war and the threat of U.S.-backed military intervention by:
ANA EDWARDS – Host, DefendersLIVE! weekly radio program
President, Virginia Friends of Mali
Chair, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project
Coordinating Committee Member, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)

& A SPECIAL REPORT on a meeting of U.S. peace & social justice activists in New York City with
IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, by a meeting participant

PLUS: A SHOWING OF THE AWARD-WINNING FILM
“BAM 6.6”

This acclaimed documentary explores the humanity of the Iranian people through the prism of the devastating 2003 earthquake that struck the ancient town of Bam in southeastern Iran. Through the experiences of two young American tourists, one of whom is a Jewish woman, viewers witness how a natural disaster can overcome religious and political barriers, dispel stereotypes and unite disparate members of the human family.

This event is part of a NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION called by the UNITED NATIONAL ANTIWAR COALITION (UNAC)

Sponsored by:

THE VIRGINIA DEFENDER newspaper & the DEFENDERSLIVE! radio program

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