Don't Miss the Discussion THIS FRIDAY: "Iran: Debating Engagement"

Hope you can make it to the panel discussion "Iran:Debating Engagement" sponsored by the SAIC Student Activists.

FRIDAY 7 pm, Columbus Building auditorium.

Hear from experts and participate in a lively q + a to follow!

Click here for the event announcement:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138894642011



The present moment is pivotal on two levels: in the aftermath of its
June presidential election, Iran has seen the largest political
upheaval in the three decades since the revolution; and just this month
the U.S. and Iran engaged in historic discussions on Iran's nuclear
program. Are these two developments related? How should the peace
movement make sense of them? Are antiwar activists in the U.S. tuned in to what the democratic movement in Iran is thinking and saying about the current situation?

This timely discussion will address these questions and illuminate the
multiple issues in play. Robert Naiman, National Coordinator for Just
Foreign Policy, supports engagement unconditionally. Kaveh Ehsani, a
professor of International Studies at DePaul University and a member of the editorial boards of Middle East Report and the Tehran-based journal Goft-o-gu (Dialogue), has long advocated improved relations between Iran and the US but believes that Iran's June presidential election was stolen and that Ahmadinejad now leads a coup d'etat administration that should not be rewarded/legitimized with international recognition.

Come hear these two experts explore both their common ground as well as their disagreements on these vital questions.

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