Public Forum on the War in Iraq: West Lafayette, IN, Jan 19 7 PM

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January 2006 Public Forum on the War in Iraq: West Lafayette, IN

When: Thursday, January 19 2006 @ 07:00 PM EST - 10:00PM

Event Type: Forum

Where: Purdue University, Stewart Center Room 206,
State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Description: Four Purdue University Professors will speak to the unfolding crisis of events in Iraq.

This free, public forum on the war, its causes and consequences will feature Janet Afary, Professor of History at Purdue and an expert on issues related to the Middle East; George Horwich, Professor Emeritus at the Krannert School of Management; Keith Shimko, Professor of Political Science, and Harry Targ, Professor of Political Science and American Studies.

The Forum comes at a time when legislators in Washington are in fierce debate about timetables for bringing home troops and public support for the war is waning. President Bush has tried to make the war on Iraq the centerpiece of his war on terrorism. The Purdue panelists will discuss and debate these issues in short, prepared remarks. The audience will then be invited to discuss and debate the issues.

Local sponsoring organizations include the Purdue College of Liberal Arts; the Purdue School of Visual and Performing Arts; the Purdue Department of Political Science; the Purdue Department of History; the Purdue Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; The Purdue Program in American Studies. Other sponsors include Purdue Student Government; the Lafayette Area Peace Coalition; Pax Christi of St. Thomas Aquinas and Lafayette Friends Meeting.

http://www.lafayettepeace.org/