Tonight! Forum on UW Campaign to Divest from Companies Providing Military Aid to Israel

New College Center for Education and Social Action - Events, 2/11 - 3/ 23

* Feb 11 - Nasser Abufarha & Mark Evenson — Lessons from the University of Wisconsin Campaign to Divest from Companies Providing Military Aid to Israel
* Mar 16 - Josh MacPhee — Artist and author of Stencil Pirates and Realizing the Impossible: Art vs. Authority
* Mar 17 - Ward Churchill — Controversial author of Since Predator Came and On the Justice of Roosting Chickens
* Mar 23 - Film: "Voices of Dissent" — With filmmaker Karil Daniels

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Saturday, February 11th at 7:30 PM
New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia St., SF

Lessons from the University of Wisconsin Campaign to
Divest from Companies Providing Military Aid to Israel

Speakers:

Nasser Abufarha, UW PHD candidate, T.A. member of (TAWP) and leader of the University of Wisconsin Divest from Israel Campaign

Mark Evenson, President Elect of The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP), AFT

Join labor and community activists as we learn about the growing national campaign to divest public pension funds from Israel and to divest stocks from those US companies helping the Israeli military. As a result of special legislation supported by the California state legislature, public pension funds for state workers, teachers and University of California and the California State University system are helping to fund the Israeli government by the purchase of Israeli bonds and by companies that provide support for the military in Israel. This financial and material support is used to further the apartheid wall being constructed by Israel and the discriminatory policies against Palestinians on both sides of their border. Nasser Abhfarha and Mark Eveson have been leaders and advocates for action by the University of Wisconsin on the these issues and they will discuss their campaign (http://alawda.rso.wisc.edu), why labor has joined it and what can be done in California.


On February 11, 2006 10:00 AM there will be a Public Workers' Breakfast with Abufarha and Evenson at the Blue Muse Restaurant (409 Gough St./Hayes) The breakfast cost is $13.00. This includes coffee and one entree. Abufarha will outline the work of their committee and how they have educated their union about these issues. Please make reservations by calling Labor Video Project at (415) 282-1908.

Sponsored by Labor For Palestine, Bay Area Labor Committee for Pleace and Justice, UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine, Labor Action Coalition, New College Center for Educaiton and Social Action, and other organizations.

$5.00 Donation Requested

For more information call (415) 867-0628 or (415) 845-6113 or email laboractionnow [at] yahoo.com

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Thursday, March 16th at 7 PM
New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia St. SF

Josh MacPhee — Artist and author of Stencil Pirates and the
forthcoming AK Press title Realizing the Impossible: Art vs. Authority

$5 donation.
Sponsored by AK Press and New College Center for Education and Social Action

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Friday, March 17th at 7 PM
New College Theater, 777 Valencia St. SF

Ward Churchill — Sometimes controversial author of Since Predator Came
and On the Justice of Roosting Chickens.


$5–10 sliding scale.
Sponsored by AK Press and New College Center for Education and Social Action

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March 23 at 7 PM
New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia Street, SF

Film screening: "Voices of Dissent: Activism & American Democracy"
With filmmaker Karil Daniels

An award-winning video documentary about defending our American heritage of First Amendment rights and civil liberties against government attempts to repress democracy and our freedom to dissent. It includes many of the surprising and creative ways Americans have found to express their views in dissent against the Bush administration policy of war in Iraq. Featuring Martin Sheen, Woody Harrelson, Al Franken, Arianna Huffington, Daniel Ellsberg, Medea Benjamin, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Ambassador Joseph Wilson, Norman Solomon, Will Durst, Rene Hicks, Starhawk, Drew Dellinger, Ron Kovic and many more.

Using events, theater, song, dance, comedy, satire, music, poetry, interviews with many well-known personalities and the wisdom of our founding fathers, VOICES reminds us of our roots and the importance of protecting authentic democracy. It challenges anyone who would limit the freedoms and civil liberties granted in the Constitution and Bill of Rights as fundamentally un-American, even if they are our own leaders. It inspires viewers to speak out, vote and actively protect our heritage of democracy, before we lose it.

Sponsored by New College Center for Education and Social Action.

For more information call: Jon Garfield at 415-437-3425.

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