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DESCRIPTION:Recent history tells us that while our country has made wars relatively 
 easy to get into, they have often proven extremely difficult to get out of. 
 Our military involvement in Afghanistan is now the longest-running conflict 
 in U.S. history, having topped the Vietnam war a while ago. The spillage of 
 the former conflict into Pakistan also does not forecast an easy or 
 immediate conclusion, nor does our foray into Yemen. The "pullout" from 
 Iraq is likely to even leave thousands of U.S. troops there. And of course 
 there is now Libya, where there are few signs of people who remember the 
 virtues of "talking".\n\nIt may be incumbent upon progressives to step back 
 for a wider look at this succession of conflicts which the U.S. has either 
 initiated or at least participated. With that in mind, longtime activist 
 and former California legislator Tom Hayden will address what he terms a 
 "Long War" doctrine that our government seems bent on pursuing. Hayden will 
 be the special guest of San Mateo County Democracy for America, Peace 
 Action of San Mateo County, Peninsula Democratic Coalition and Coastside 
 Democrats.\n\nAlong with the obvious human costs of these "Long Wars", 
 Hayden will dwell on their trillion-dollar budgetary effects on 
 people-based and domestic priorities. He will also discuss how we can 
 continue to build a peace movement toward ending them.\n\nTom Hayden's name 
 has been synonymous with activism for nearly 50 years. He was a leader of 
 student, civil rights, peace and environmental movements in the 1960's, 
 taking a strong stand against the Vietnam war and becoming one of the 
 Chicago 7 - tried and later acquitted following the 1968 Democratic 
 Convention after leading antiwar protests there. He later served a total of 
 18 years in both California's Assembly and State Senate. Hayden has 
 authored or edited 13 books, and currently publishes the Peace Exchange 
 Bulletin, an online reader-supported journal found at 
 www.tomhayden.com.\n\nCarpenters Hall is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/23/18680358.php
SUMMARY:Tom Hayden Speaks on 'Democracy Vs. Empire'
LOCATION:Carpenter's Hall\n1153 Chess Drive\nFoster City, CA 94404\n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/23/18680358.php
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