UNCW Teach-In: Tuesday, April 15, 2003

War On Iraq: History, Perspectives, and Alternative Solutions

10 am-11am (1hour)

Social Science Perspectives on War and Violence: Midori Albert, Anthropology;

Donna King, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Jammie Price, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Patty Turrisi, Center for Teaching Excellence and the Department of Philosophy and Religion

Topics being covered are: Violent Socialization, Historical Approaches to

Conflict and Problem Solving, Corporate Influences in the Media, and Violence

as a Social Change Strategy? Warwick Ballroom #1

10 am-12noon (2 hours)

Connections and Conspiracies: Anthony Garguilo and Denny Best, active members

of the community.

The war in Iraq as a symptom of the new global empire. Behind the scenes of

what drives any war from an economic, social, and critical perspective. This

lecture will look at U.S. propaganda and its effect on the "majority" American view about war using forgotten and discarded history and little known biographical facts about our leaders. UUnion 207

Big Media Distortion versus Independent Media Truth: Dr. Mark Davis, community media activist.

Screenings and discussion of three independent news programs covering the

local peace march, "freedom" rally, and how Wilmington’s city council almost became one of two cities in the U.S. to pass a "pro-war" resolution. King 101

Noon to 1pm (1 hour)

Walk out against the war. Gather at the clock tower of the university. A rally with various community speakers will follow.

1pm-2pm (1 hour)

Peering through the Propaganda curtain: Greg Gulas.

During the entire run up to the current war in Iraq, US mainstream news sources have willingly broadcast carefully controlled agitprop, designed to elicit a response from the American public, and willfully excluded any alternative views. So called "embedded journalists" presented the war from a markedly pro-US position and these journalists by and large abandoned any pretense of objectivity. Alternatives do exist, primarily on the Internet, and those citizens who are interested in finding the other side of the story will be surprised at the wide array of sources available, and how very differently the war was reported outside the US. King 101

2pm-3pm (1 hour)

Strategizing for Social Change: Molly Ramey, Outreach coordinator with Working Films, founding member of P.E.A.C.E., Social Work and Political Science graduate of UNCW.

Strategizing with winnable goals, appropriate targets, and fun tactics while building the progressive social justice movement. UUnion 207

Economic Impacts of the War in Iraq: Dr. John Whitehead, Economics Department.

The impact of the war in Iraq could range from a recession to a mild stimulant. This session provides a (very) quick primer on macroeconomics and reviews the range of possible outcomes. King 101

3pm-4pm (1 hour)

Iraqi History: Reactive or Reactionary? Dr. Lisa Pollard, History Department. Dobo 134

Women and War: Dr. Elizabeth Ervin, English Department and Women’s Studies Director.

This lecture will examine the special burdens of women during wartime (e.g., the need to provide for families in the absence of men, despite lack of education and skills) and the specific ways in which women are victimized (e.g., rape as a form of "enemy occupation"). UUnion 206

4pm-5pm (1hour)

War Crimes and Just Wars (or 'it's just war!’): Dr. T. David Evans, Criminology Department.

What is a war crime? Who decides? Are winners of wars ever criminals? Have

we committed war crimes in Iraq? Has the regime of Saddam committed war crimes? Does our need to fight terrorism, destroy "weapons of mass destruction," and/or our need to make Iraq "safe for democracy" justify war? What is a just war? If it is just, can aggressor be guilty of war crimes?

Dobo 134