2008 Woodie Awards
National Teach-in Day explores Iraqi war
Issue date: 10/11/06 Section: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Across the U.S., institutions of higher education are sponsoring a "National Teach-In" to discuss issues around our country's involvement in Iraq. Why is the United States still occupying Iraq? While many of us incorporate these issues into our class discussions, it is urgent that we engage a larger local audience around the issues and bring out information not covered by the corporate-owned media. Students, faculty and staff at SSU are all affected by the war, its burgeoning costs, and the loss of constitutional protections that have arisen in its wake.
Moreover, the model of autocratic administration in Washington, D.C. has provided a template for business and other institutions to follow, perhaps even our own. It is time to call for accountability and transparency at all levels of governance as we move closer to an election and potential expansion of the war with its attendant erosion of our culture. I would like to encourage interested people at SSU to gather at noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17-19 to discuss the issues presented by the ongoing war. How does the Iraqi occupation relate to the current crisis in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon? And what are the prospects for a new war in Iran or Syria? How is the Bush administration expanding the powers of the executive branch? And what are the domestic effects of its commitment to a prolonged "war on terrorism?" Historians Against the War is urging us-professors and students-across the country to organize and participate in National Teach-In Days, Oct. 17-19. I personally will be showing a film on Noam Chomsky addressing the issues raised by the war in my ArtH 480: Independent Artists and Filmmakers Respond to War on Tuesday Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. in Art 102. The public is welcome to attend and discuss the issues raised by Chomsky.
Other speakers, including Phil Paull, who recently wrote to the STAR about terrorism and its discussion at SSU, are also willing to discuss the war with interested students and faculty. Please join with the students and professors across the country to discuss these critical issues.
~Susan Moulton,
professor of art history
Across the U.S., institutions of higher education are sponsoring a "National Teach-In" to discuss issues around our country's involvement in Iraq. Why is the United States still occupying Iraq? While many of us incorporate these issues into our class discussions, it is urgent that we engage a larger local audience around the issues and bring out information not covered by the corporate-owned media. Students, faculty and staff at SSU are all affected by the war, its burgeoning costs, and the loss of constitutional protections that have arisen in its wake.
Moreover, the model of autocratic administration in Washington, D.C. has provided a template for business and other institutions to follow, perhaps even our own. It is time to call for accountability and transparency at all levels of governance as we move closer to an election and potential expansion of the war with its attendant erosion of our culture. I would like to encourage interested people at SSU to gather at noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17-19 to discuss the issues presented by the ongoing war. How does the Iraqi occupation relate to the current crisis in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon? And what are the prospects for a new war in Iran or Syria? How is the Bush administration expanding the powers of the executive branch? And what are the domestic effects of its commitment to a prolonged "war on terrorism?" Historians Against the War is urging us-professors and students-across the country to organize and participate in National Teach-In Days, Oct. 17-19. I personally will be showing a film on Noam Chomsky addressing the issues raised by the war in my ArtH 480: Independent Artists and Filmmakers Respond to War on Tuesday Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. in Art 102. The public is welcome to attend and discuss the issues raised by Chomsky.
Other speakers, including Phil Paull, who recently wrote to the STAR about terrorism and its discussion at SSU, are also willing to discuss the war with interested students and faculty. Please join with the students and professors across the country to discuss these critical issues.
~Susan Moulton,
professor of art history