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PRESS RELEASE FOR SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION SERIES
COMMITTEE TO END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ *
http://EndOccIraq.org
PO Box 1214, Belle Mead, NJ 08502 * 908-881-5275
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Bob Witanek 908-881-5275, Robert Allen 215-438-4187
WORKSHOPS LOCALLY AND AROUND THE STATE ON
US OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
Calling themselves the Committee to End the
Occupation of Iraq, an organization plans to host slide show presentations and
discussions at various locations around the state of the NJ on the topic of the
US occupation of Iraq and their efforts to end it. The group,
largely made up of opponents of the US invasion of Iraq see their current
opposition to the US occupation of Iraq as a logical continuation of their
opposition to the US war on Iraq.
Committee member Robert Allen has assembled a
slide show presentation largely from publicly available pictures from the
occupation depicting what the group considers to be the very repressive nature
of the US and its allied occupying forces.
The group has set a goal to host as many as 20
such presentations around the state, at least 9 of which have already been
scheduled. An important feature of the workshops, according to committee
organizer Bob Witanek, is the free and open public discussion that follows each
slide presentation. Mr. Witanek states, “The slide presentation is designed for
a broad audience, not necessarily only for those who opposed the
US invasion. We encourage all to attend and to have an open mind and fully
participate in the discussion that follows, with questions, statements,
concerns. We are confident that there is a growing consensus that is
questioning and even opposing the US occupation and that through such
discussions, the consensus can be galvanized into a movement that will
effectively and eventually bring about the end of the occupation”
According to
the flyer being used by the group to promote the activity, “the
slides from internet news service photos provide a narrative of the US
occupation, along with a brief introduction of events and issues leading up to
the invasion. It challenges the most pervasive lies and misrepresentations
promoted in the US to justify the war on Iraq.
Among the issues addressed
are the ‘weapons of mass destruction’ hoax, the effects of the Shock and Awe
bombings and invasion, the rise of the Shiite political power in Iraq, the role
of the Kurdish parties, the failure of US occupation authorities to provide the
most rudimentary needs in Iraq, the control of Iraq's oil by the US, the role of
the United Nations and other nations in the Iraq occupation, along with the
aspirations of the Iraqi people for independence and national sovereignty.”
A complete list of
scheduled workshops, available at
http://www.endocciraq.org/Sept_2003_Presentation_Sched.htm follows.
For more information and
for those who would like to schedule such an event in their community, call the
Committee to End the Occupation of Iraq at 908-881-5275 or visit
http://www.EndOccIraq.org .
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Rowan
University, Glassboro NJ
Thursday, Sept 11, 7pm, Rowan University, Glasboro, NJ
Student
Center Ball Room
Confirmed
Directions:
http://www.rowan.edu/pdf/directions.pdf
Downloadable MS Word Flyer
Lawrence Township Library
Saturday, Sept 13, 12 Noon
Lawrence Headquarters Branch, The Mercer County Library System
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
With the
Mercer County Green Party
Directions:
http://www.mcl.org/dirlaw.html
Downloadable MS Word Flyer
Princeton University
Sunday, Sept 14 – Princeton University, 6:45 pm
With the
Princeton Peace Network (PPN) meets at the Carl Fields Center for
Equality and Cultural Understanding (formerly the Third World Center) located at
the corner of Prospect and Olden (86 Olden Street).
Map:
http://www.princeton.edu/cgi/map
Rutgers
University, Newark
Wednesday, Sept 17, 2:30--3:50
Hill Hall
105 (the building is on the main campus plaza and also at the corner of
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Warren Sts.) There are several parking
decks in the surrounding blocks.
Maps:
http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/
Rocky Hill,
NJ (Somerset County)|
Thursday, Sept 18 – Mary Jacobs
Library, 6:30 pm
64 Washington St, Rocky Hill, NJ 08553
Driving Directions:
The Mary Jacobs Library is located on Route 518 (Washington St) in Rocky Hill,
one third of a mile from the intersection of Routes 206 and 518. From
Somerville, go south on Route 206 about 12 miles and turn left onto Route 518.
The library is on the left side of Washington St. From Princeton, go north on
Route 206 and turn right onto Route 518. From New Brunswick, proceed south about
10 miles on Route 27 and bear right onto Route 518 shortly after Kendall Park.
Drive about three miles to Rocky Hill and turn right at the library.
Map:
http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/maryjacobs.pdf
Cherry Hill,
NJ
Sunday, Sept 21, 6pm – Universalist Church, 401 Kings Hwy N, in Cherry Hill
(Tentative)
With the Peace Action Task Force at the Unitarian, 6pm, Universalist Church, 401
Kings Hwy N, in Cherry
Confirmed
Hill, Map:
http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=21906749&ck=3161694591&tab=&tcat=85537085&source=Universalist+Cherry+Hill+NJ
Downloadable MS Word Flyer
Highland Park, NJ
Tuesday, September 23, 7pm (time to be confirmed) at the Highland Park Library,
31 N. 5th. Avenue, Highland Park
Directions:
http://www.hpplnj.org/directions.html
Plainfield, NJ
Wednesday, September 24, 7pm at the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield in the
Stevens Room, 724 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ
With the Peace Committee of the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield
Confirmed
Directions:
http://www.fusp.org/directions.html
Hoboken
Friday, September 26, Symposia Book Store
http://www.symposiaproject.com/Bookstore/index.htm
, 8pm
511 Willow Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030 (Number of Symposia 201 963 0909)
Confirmed
Map:
http://www.symposiaproject.com/Contact/map.htm
Downloadable MS Word Flyer
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