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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Arab Revolutions of 2011 rocked world politics. Starting in Tunisia 
 and Egypt and spreading to Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria, millions of 
 ordinary \npeople took to the streets, occupied their workplaces, and 
 challenged dictatorial regimes that had ruled for decades.\nTwo years 
 later, the heady optimism of the initial weeks of the uprisings has given 
 way to a drawn out process of social upheaval. In Tunisia and Egypt, 
 \ndictators Ben Ali and Mubarak were overthrown, but their replacements 
 have failed to deliver on the masses' expectations. The uprisings in Libya, 
 \nBahrain, and Yemen, were alternately repressed and coopted by the Gulf 
 States and the West, while the militarization of the uprising in Syria has 
 put a \nquestion mark over the outcome of its revolution.\nBut despite 
 these setbacks, the antagonisms that drove the Arab Revolutions 
 persist--and the revolutionary processes continue to play out. What does 
 \nthe future hold, and what do the revolutions mean for the global struggle 
 against oppression and injustice? Join the International Socialist 
 Organization \n(ISO) for a panel discussion:\n\nFeaturing:Suzan Boulad 
 blogs for Mideast Youth about Kurdish and other minority rights. She is 
 interested in minority rights and anti-sectarian advocacy in Syria. She 
 recently came back from Jordan where she did some work supporting relief 
 efforts for Syrian refugees.Wael Elasady is a Palestinian-Syrian activist 
 and member of Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER) at 
 Portland State University. He \nco-hosts One Land, Many Voices, a radio 
 program focusing on Palestine.Noura Khouri is a long time Palestinian 
 activist in the Bay Area. She recently returned from Egypt, where she spent 
 the past year and a half participating in the revolutionary movement and 
 building a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.Jeremy Tully 
 is a member of the International Socialist Organization and has been active 
 in organizing solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution.\n>> Click to RSVP on 
 Facebook\n\n\nSaturday, January 26th, 6pm\nRedstone Building, 2940 16th 
 Street, San Francisco\n\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/23/18730689.php
SUMMARY:Resistance and Revolution: The Arab Spring 2 Years On
LOCATION:Redstone Building\n2940 16th Street, San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/23/18730689.php
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