[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: anti-war colloquium meeting Feb. 27

[Amanda J Labagnara]

>>To: Department Chairs, Faculty, Student Program Directors,
>>Graduate/undergraduate students, and staff
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>>Subject: Follow-up to  UCR Colloquium on Peace in Iraq Tuesday
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>>This is a cordial invitation to attend a follow-up planning meeting 
>>for a "Peace Colloquium" on the escalating Iraq War.  The meeting 
>>will take place on Tuesday at 12:30 to 2:00 pm in room HMNSS 2412 
>>February 27.  Please dissimate to all interested parties.
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>>As a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies; a human rights 
>>activist; and as a former officer in the United States Army, I am 
>>extremely concerned about the escalating Iraq War Crisis that 
>>increasingly seems to be expanding into a wider regional 
>>conflagration that could involve Iran and the rest of Middle East. 
>>I have spoken about the matter to various faculty members, graduate 
>>undergraduate students, and community people and all concur that 
>>the timing is propitious for UCR, as an intellectual community, to 
>>hold such a colloquium where the Iraq War issue and its divergent 
>>points of view can be debated. I urge you to attend this very 
>>important meeting.  Please inform and invite those you think are 
>>interested in participating in such an event to be with us.  More 
>>specifically, for department chairs please inform and invite your 
>>faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.  For Student Program 
>>Directors, I urge you to notify the various student organizations. 
>>And for all others, please take the initiative and invite others as 
>>well.
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>>In closing, these are difficult and challenging times, our UCR 
>>intellectual community, has a responsibility to provide the 
>>intellectual setting and space to debate the issues that
>>impact society.  If you have any questions pertinent to the 
>>meeting, I can be reached at either 827-1826 or my cell number 
>>(951) 333-6819.  My e-mail address is:
>>armando.navarro at ucr.edu.


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