The Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice and the Healthy Planet
Mobilization Committee are sponsoring a public forum and community speak-out
against escalation of U.S. war in the Middle East on Saturday afternoon August 2
starting at 3pm in the auditorium of the Salt Lake City public library, 210 East
400 South.  The event is partially inspired by the calls for local protests
against an attack on Iran put out by several national antiwar
coalitions.

Our event will start with the screening of the new
documentary film “Blood and Oil” (52 minutes) www.bloodandoilmovie.com followed by brief remarks from a
panel of community activists including Iraq war veterans Gary Barkley and Andy
Figorski, Carla Hitz of Military Families Speak Out, Barbara Szweda of the Peace
and Justice Commission of the Utah Catholic Diocese, Louis Borgenicht MD,
pediatrician and member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, environmental
activist Jean Arnold of Post-Carbon Salt Lake, Kyle Wulle of the Steelworkers
Union and Utah Jobs with Justice, and Fahd Ali, Economics graduate student
from Pakistan.

We’ve assembled a fairly large panel to show the broad
opposition to escalation of U.S. war in the Middle East.  On the other hand
we’ve asked the panelists to make brief initial comments so that there will be
plenty of time for Q&A discussion.  Salt Lake Quaker and long-time Utah
peace activist Diana Lee Hirschi will moderate the program.

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WCPJ  www.wasatchpeaceandjustice.org
HPMC  www.agenda08.org