Palestine Book Tour

Dear Friends,

There are 50,000 US troops in the Persian Gulf region and Bush is preparing to send thousands more in the coming weeks. It looks like Bush, with or without UN blessing, plans his war sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Israeli troops are demolishing Palestinian Authority headquarters and the Sharon cabinet is discussing the possibility of driving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from there homes and out of the Occupied Territories under the cover of a US war on Iraq.

In these dangerous times we need to show our opposition to the drive to war and begin discussing what type of politics we need in the short and long run to build a better world. Please join us for two important events this week: the Struggle for Palestine book tour and the September 28th protest. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or would like to get involved.

In Solidarity,
Todd Chretien
ISO

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Free Palestine! Hands Off Iraq!
Protest and March on Saturday, September 28. Begins at 11am at Dolores Park.
West Coast wide protest.
Sponsored by: Free Palestine Alliance; ADC, SF; ISO, SUSTAIN, ANSWER, GUPS,
and many more!


Book Tour: "The Struggle for Palestine." September 24-26
No War Protest: September 28

September 2002 marks the second anniversary of the Palestinian Intifada against Israeli occupation as well as the beginning of Bush's drive to war against Iraq. Haymarket Press is proud to
announce the release of a new book titled, "The Struggle for Palestine" with contributions Rania Masri, Mostafa Omar, David Barsamian, Edward Said, Ahmed Shawki, and others. Essays cover everything from the history of Israel and Palestine to an explanation of why the United States intervenes in the Middle East to strategies to win the struggle for liberation. Come hear authors and local activists discuss the potential for justice in Palestine and how the
struggle relates to Bush's coming war against Iraq.

Appearing locally:
Paul D'Amato, Associate Editor of the International Socialist Review and author of "U.S. Intervention in the Middle East: Blood for Oil."

Eyad Kishawi, member San Francisco Chapter of the American Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Free Palestine Alliance.

Phil Gasper, author of "Israel: Colonial Settler State," & activist with the International Socialist Organization.

Leila Qatami, General Union of Palestine Students at SFSU

Elias Rashmawi, Sacramento American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Others to be announced.

Schedule of appearances and discussions:

Tuesday, September 24 at 7pm
Women's Building in San Francisco
3543 18th Street (corner of Valencia)

Wednesday, September 25 at 7pm
Wheeler Hall
UC Berkeley

Thursday, September 26 at 2pm
Cesar Chavez Student Center
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue

Thursday, September 26 at 7pm
Walden Pond Books
3316 Grand Avenue, Oakland

"The Struggle for Palestine" is available in local Bay Area bookstores or by
ordering online at http://www.haymarketbooks.org.
Sponsored by Haymarket Books & the Center for Economic Research and Social
Change.
Call 510-333-4604 for all local contact info.