[IMC-Editorial] Regional Anti-War Conference

[Aaron B. Clark]

PRESS RELEASE

Oberlin Coalition Against the War (OCAW)


Regional Anti-War Conference



The Oberlin Coalition Against the War (OCAW) is sponsoring a Regional 
Anti-War Conference to be held at Oberlin College on the weekend of 
December 7th and 8th.  The explicit purpose of the conference is to 
organize students and youth who oppose war on Iraq, but people of all 
ages are welcome.   OCAW seeks to create a diverse network of regional 
anti-war activists to be an integral part of the larger anti-war movement.

Proposed workshop topics include: Understanding Islam, Post-WWII History 
of Iraq, Lessons from Vietnam, Alternatives to War, U.S. Foreign Policy 
in the Middle East since the Gulf War, Israel/Palestine, How to Frame 
the Anti-war Argument, and the Role of the Media since 9/11. Proposals 
for additional topics or workshops as well as assistance organizing the 
conference are welcome

Students at Oberlin College have established the Oberlin Coalition 
Against the War (OCAW) to create a space on campus in which to unite 
students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members around 
five points of unity:

· No to war on Iraq
· End the sanctions on Iraq
· Defend civil liberties
· Money for jobs, education,
and healthcare, not war
· Commitment to anti-oppression

OCAW believes that we, as people of conscience, make public our 
opposition to the war and collaborate with one another to build a strong 
and expanding anti-war and peace movement in this country. This 
conference will contribute to this effort.

For more information please contact OCAW at ocaw at hotmail.com.