Monthly Archive for September, 2006

Dahr Jamail: the situation in Iraq

Published on September 28, 2006 in Iraq and Podcasts. Closed

On September 28, 2006, independent journalist Dahr Jamail spoke at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine on the SITUATION IN IRAQ. This program is the one given at 12:30 pm in the Memorial Union (not the 7:30 pm program).

Dahr Jamail is a rare human being. When he saw that there was a colossal tradgedy unfolding in Iraq, the extent of which barely being reported, he decided to go to work and take on the job of reporting from Iraq himself. Local artist Robert Shetterly has included Dahr Jamail in his stunning exhibit on Americans Who Tell the Truth.

It was a pleasure to meet Dahr Jamail. Please keep his website, http://dahrjamailiraq.com/, on your list of regular reads. It has essential information you will be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. Please download and listen to this extraordinary podcast.

74 min; 28 MB; 48kbps mp3; download link here ->

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Doug Allen on religion and violence

Published on September 21, 2006 in Podcasts and Uncategorized. Closed

Professor Doug Allen spoke about RELIGION AND VIOLENCE (69 min, 23 MB; 48 kbps/24 kHz mp3) on September 21, 2006. The talk was given at the Memorial Union on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine to kick off the Fall 2006 Socialist/Marxist Studies Fall Thursday series. (Speakers’ topics are intended to raise thought-provoking questions, but do not necessarily present socialist or Marxist viewpoints.)

“Some of the most violent religious forces in the worldâ€“and by far the most threatening, to the survival of humankindâ€“are in the United States.” â€“Doug Allen

69 min; 23 MB; 48 kbps mp3; download link here ->

Peace & Justice Center 9/11 five-year forum

Published on September 11, 2006 in Opinion/op-ed and Podcasts. Closed

The PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER 9/11 FORUM took place at the wonderful Bangor, Maine Public Library. Library staff invited the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine to lead this discussion of the real issues involving our security post 9/11.

Are we more secure after Bush’s post-9/11 wars? The answer is no, and the main reasons rarely appear in the usual brand of 5-yr 9/11 assessments blanketing the corporate media over the last couple of weeks.

Panelists included (in order of appearance):

Doug Allen, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maine and Education Committee Coordinator for the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
Ron Warner, member of Veterans for Peace
Mary Horrigan, Gold Star mother
Connie Jenkins, member of Pax Christi

Thanks to Ilze Petersons of the Peace & Justice Center for moderating. And thanks to the Bangor Public Library for sponsoring and providing space for this community event. Special thanks to Mary Horrigan for her courage to speak about her son and the war.

“People flying planes into the World Trade Center, or suicide bombers, those are real concerns. But what I’d like to suggest is these are less than one percent of the real concerns about insecurity in the world that’re not being addressed.”

-â€“Doug Allen