Organizing against the war on Iraq - an analysis of this past year and our organizing experiences here in New York

recorded on 27 June 2003 at St Marks Church, NYC
2hrs 27min

Part of continuing dialogue among organizers designed to create and strengthen activist and community ties focusing on the past few seasons of anti-war organizing in NYC. Panelists summarize and critique the success, failures and developments of the post 9/11 peace movement offering their experience and suggestions for sustainable organizing across racial/cultural/class/age barriers in an increasingly hostile political climate.


List of speakers:

*Hany Khalil - Racial Justice 911 www.rj911.org/homehk.htm & UFPJ (United For Peace and Justice) - www.unitedforpeace.org/, War Times - www.war-times.org/sustain.html

*Monami Maulik - DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) - www.drumnation.org/

*Julie Zuckerman - New Yorkers Say No To War - www.nysaynotowar.org/html/

*Kiyoko McCrae - Peace Williamsburg - www.peacewilliamsburg.org/

*Mike GW - YouthBloc - www.youthbloc.org/

*Christine Karatnytsky - NYCLAW (New York City Labor Against War) - LaborAgainstWar (at) yahoogroups.com, NEFAC (North Eastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists) - nefac.net/, ARA (Anti-Racist Action) - www.antiracistaction.us/index.php

-Organized by the Student & Youth Solidarity Network-
A project that came out of this past year of anti-war organizing- a network of youth and students focused on building communication and cooperation within the New York City activist community, specifically focusing on ways to empower young people to become more politically active.

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