Mideast Just Peace

War with No End
MidEast:JustPeace joins the US Campaign Against the Israeli Occupation Book Club Selection for February:
The MidEast:JustPeace 2008 Book Club begins on Tuesday February 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Horizon Bookstore in Traverse City.   

The inaugural book for our 2008 series is “War with No End” an important new anthology of essays published by Verso Books in conjunction with United for Peace and Justice and the Stop the War Coalition (UK). Phyllis Bennis, John Berger, Naomi Klein, Arundhati Roy, Joe Sacco and others examine the consequences of the “War on Terror.”

On October 7th 2001, US-led forces invaded Afghanistan, marking the start of George Bush and Tony Blair’s “War on Terror.” Six years on, where have the policies of Bush and Blair left us? Bringing together some of the finest contemporary writers, this wide-ranging anthology, from reportage and “faction” to fiction, explores the impact of this “long war” throughout the world, from Palestine to Iraq, Abu Ghraib, the curtailment of civil liberties and manipulation of public opinion. The February selection provides an urgent, necessary reflection on the causes and consequences of the ideological War on Terror.
Copies of the book are available at Horizon Book Store in Traverse City. There is a 10% discount as part of the MidEast:JustPeace Book Club.  Selections include:
* “Come September,” by Arundhati Roy
* “Human Shield,” by John Berger
* “Songs of Resistance,” by Haifa Zangana
* “Weddings and Beheadings,” by Hanif Kureishi
* “Down! Up!,” by Joe Sacco
* “Mezzaterra,” by Ahdaf Soueif
* “Homeland Wars,” by Tram Nguyen
* “Not in Our Names,” by Sept. 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
* “Building a Booming Economy Based on War with No End: The Lessons of Israel,” by Naomi Klein 

The Campaign Against Torture, a subcommittee of Traverse for Peace and Justice and in conjunction with the American Friends Service Committee, will host a two-hour workshop on our understanding of the practice of torture by the U.S. government on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Traverse Area District Library.

This fast-paced workshop will touch upon difficult questions for Americans: Are we by our by association and acquiescence a nation of torturers?  Are we willing to accept that a “war against terror” justifies just about any act imaginable?  What are the laws governing torture?  What is its history?  What should and can we do to confront the use of torture?  Join us to discuss these questions.
Public Invited/No Charge.
More information call: Terri DeFillipo 231-228-6030