After nearly thirteen years of U.S. wars, the Middle East continues to experience violence and instability. Despite these conditions, organizers in the region continue their work for gender liberation, workers’ justice, anti-imperialism, and global solidarity. This symposium seeks to challenge the national U.S. foreign policy discourse by drawing attention to the human costs of war, engaging with the moral dilemma it poses for soldiers and citizens, highlighting the agency of those living in w...
After nearly thirteen years of U.S. wars, the Middle East continues to experience violence and instability. Despite these conditions, organizers in the region continue their work for gender liberation, workers’ justice, anti-imperialism, and global solidarity. This symposium seeks to challenge the national U.S. foreign policy discourse by drawing attention to the human costs of war, engaging with the moral dilemma it poses for soldiers and citizens, highlighting the agency of those living in war zones, and raising awareness about solidarity and reparations efforts in the U.S. The panel will bring together academics, organizers, and veterans for a community discussion about how we can work towards a postwar world.
PANELISTS
Patrick Deer (moderator): Associate Professor of English at New York University.
Nadia Abu El-Haj: Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College.
Amnah Almukhtar: Co-founder of the Iraqi Transnational Collective, & Administrative & IT Associate at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Sinan Antoon: Iraqi poet and Associate Professor, Gallatin School at New York University.
Kali Rubaii: Co-founder and Director of the Islah Reparations Project.
Jose Vasquez: Former Executive Director of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
SPONSORS
Islah Reparations Project
NYU’s Cultures of War and Post-war Research Collaborative Iraqi Transnational Collective
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Center for Constitutional Rights
ENDORSERS:
BAYAN USA
Brooklyn For Peace
Veterans Peace Council,
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Clarence Fitch Chapter
Veterans For Peace - NYC Chapter 034
War Resisters League
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/envisioningpostwar
