Panel discussion: Anti-war Activism, Then and Now

Panel discussion: Anti-war Activism, Then and Now
Wed. Oct. 20 7:00-9:00pm

Anti-war Activism, Then and Now. Join local peace activists, who have protested wars and conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq, for a discussion of the changes in the movement since the 1960s and where it stands now. Mara Ahmed is an activist filmmaker whose documentary The Muslims I Know was broadcast on WXXI in 2009. Steve Huff, a poet and fiction writer, is Director of Adult Education at Writers & Books. Brian Lenzo is a long-time antiwar activist, an online contributor to the political blog The Sitch.com and to Socialist Worker.org, and recently traveled to the Gaza Strip to witness the effects of Israel’s blockade of the territory. Moderator Jack Bradigan Spula is a freelance journalist, pianist, teacher, (non-combat) veteran and pacifist with three decades’ experience as an organizer and “grunt” in the antiwar, human rights and environmental movements.

Writers & Books
740 University Ave. ROCHESTER
Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.