[act-ma] [UJP] A Foreign Policy for All

Tue Sep 23 16:45:04 PDT 2014

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======== A FOREIGN POLICY FOR ALL ============================================

======== /RE-THINKING U.S. FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY/ =============

-------- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014, 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
         MIT ROOM 34-101, 50 VASSAR ST, CAMBRIDGE - KENDALL T ----------------

-------- CONFIRMED SPEAKERS --------------------------------------------------

*Noam Chomsky*, MIT Institute Professor, author,/Profit Over People:  
Neoliberalism and Global Order/

*Bill Fletcher*, former president, Trans Africa Forum; ; author, /They’re  
Bankrupting Us! And 20 other Myths about Unions/

*Phyllis Bennis*, director, New Internationalism Project, Institute for  
Policy Studies

*Stephen Kinzer*, /Boston Globe/ columnist;  author,/The Brothers: John  
Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War/

*Judith Leblanc*, Field Director, Peace Action; former co-chair, UFPJ; member  
of the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma

After over a decade of costly military engagements in overseas wars in Iraq  
and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains an interventionist,  
military-first foreign policy. Weary of this unsustainable status quo,  
growing numbers of Americans are engaging in a wide-ranging debate about the  
values and goals of U.S. foreign policy, the necessary levels of military  
spending, and the appropriate role for the U.S. in the world in the 21st  
century. As a result, there is now a unique window of opportunity for deep  
and critical reflection over the key priorities of U.S. foreign policy going  
forward.

In this one-day conference to be held immediately after the midterm election,  
we will both critique current foreign policy approaches that exacerbate  
global insecurity, and attempt to outline a more positive vision of U.S.  
global engagement. This vision is one that meets the actual security needs of  
people around the world, and is consistent with the principles of peace and  
justice for all. We will also explore the actions needed to make the changes  
we seek. The discussion will respond to a draft paper, prepared by a working  
group and to be published approximately October 1. Read a summary of the  
Foreign Policy for All project [1].

*Conference fee:* $25 before Oct. 29 for members of sponsoring  
organizations, $30 for others, $35 at the door, $10 for students and low  
income; free to MIT students.  Fee includes morning coffee and lunch.  
 *Register* at fp4a-conf.bpt.me [2]/ or mail check to Massachusetts Peace  
Action, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138; write "FP4A" on memo line.  
 *Info:* 617 354 2169

*Host*: MIT Technology and Culture Forum

*Co-Sponsors:* Massachusetts Peace Action, American Friends Service  
Committee, MIT Western Hemisphere Association, United for Justice with Peace

United for Justice with Peace [3] is a coalition of peace and justice  
organizations and community peace groups in the Greater Boston region. The  
UJP Coalition, formed after September 11th, seeks global peace through social  
and economic justice.

/Help us continue to do this critical work! Make a donation to UJP today.  
[4]/

info at justicewithpeace.org [5]

617-383-4857 www.justicewithpeace.org [6] Upcoming Events:  Iran, the Bomb,  
and Nuclear Disarmament [7] Tue Sep 30 7:00pm MIT Stata Center - Room 32-155  
Cambridge Tapped (film) [8] Thu Oct 2 6:45pm Central Square Library Cambridge  
David Hartsough: Waging Peace – Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist  
[9] Thu Oct 2 7:00pm Cambridge Friends Meeting Cambridge Naomi Klein: This  
Changes Everything [10] Thu Oct 16 7:00pm First Parish in Cambridge Cambridge  
Understanding China & U.S.-Chinese Relations: A Key to World Politics [11]  
Tue Oct 21 7:00pm Encuentro 5 Boston Gasland II [12] Thu Oct 23 7:07pm  
SATV-Salem Salem Instilling Hope in Gaza: The Legacy of Dr. Eyad el Sarraj  
[13] Tue Oct 28 7:00pm First Parish in Cambridge Cambrige A Foreign Policy  
for All [14] Sat Nov 8 9:00am MIT Campus - Room 34-101 Cambridge
/More Peace and Justice Events [15].    How to Submit Events [16]/ 

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[1] http://masspeaceaction.org/learn/foreign-policy-for-all
[2] http://fp4a-conf.bpt.me
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[6] http://www.justicewithpeace.org
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