War & the Economy: Popular Education Workshops for Labor Activists and Educators

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U.S. Labor Against the Way & United for a Fair Economy Present -
War & the Economy
a popular education workshop for labor activists and educators

+ Too Many Guns, Not Enough Butter
+ Does war stimulate the economy?
+ Is military spending taking money away from social programs?
+ Does militarism increase inequality?
+ Do we have to spend so much on the military?

This participatory interactive workshop explores the impact of war and militarism on the US economy, examines militarism from race, gender, and class perspectives, and demonstrates how war and militarism drain resources from basic family and community needs. The War & the Economy workshop features a variety of learning activities that include “live illustrations” of economic trends, mini-presentations, and small group discussions.

What should our national priorities be?
What values should guide our foreign and military policies?

1 Cluster Bomb or 2 Kids in Head Start
1 Stealth Bomber or 28,000 Affordable Housing Units
1 Day of War in Iraq or Health Care for 180,000

Plan to attend one of these workshops. Please RSVP if you intend to participate.
Pass this information on to others in your union, organization, and workplace.

Saturday, March 20 LOS ANGELES
Presentation to California Federation of Teachers State Convention
Los Angeles - Universal City Sheraton Hotel
(for delegates and guests at CFT Convention)

Monday, March 22 OAKLAND
3:40 pm Bay 10 Community College Union Council
Oakland
(for representatives of affiliated unions)
For more information, contact Rich Hansen at <HansenRichard [at] fhda.edu>

Monday, March 22 SAN JOSE
7:00-9:00 pm
South Bay Labor for Peace & Justice
Board Room, Labor Temple, 2102 Almaden Rd. (near Curtner & Almaden Rd.)
(open to all South Bay union members)
RSVP; for more information, contact Louise Auerhahn at <info [at] southbaylaborforpeace.org> or (408) 476-8298.

Tuesday, March 23 SAN FRANCISCO
4:30-6:30 pm
AFT Local 2121, Community College of San Francisco Faculty Union
Room 302 in the Arts Building (North end of Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Ave., Ocean Ave. near 280)
Community College of San Francisco
(open to all faculty/staff/students of CCSF and all other San Francisco union members)
RSVP; for more information, contact Allan Fisher at <afisher [at] aft2121.com>

Wednesday, March 24 OAKLAND
5-7:30 pm
Building E, Room E211, Laney College, Oakland (southwest corner of campus facing 7th Street)
(open to all Peralta Community College District faculty/staff/students and all other East Bay union members)
RSVP; for more information, contact Michael Eisenscher <getorganized [at] igc.org> or call 510-594-9575

Thursday, March 25 OAKLAND
5:30-7:00 pm
SEIU 790 - 100 Oak Street, Oakland
(open only to members of SEIU Local 790)
RSVP; for more information, contact Karega Hart, Education Director at <khart [at] seiu790.org>)

Friday, March 26 SAN FRANCISCO
6:00-8:30 pm
Potluck & Planning Discussion
(for Bay Area union activists and labor educators)
at home of Alisa Messer, 1112 Capitol Ave. #1, San Francisco (@ Holloway, 2 blocks off Ocean)
RSVP; for directions, food assignment or more information, contact Alisa Messer at 415-239-7045 or <tbone [at] igc.org>