URGENT 9/11 Anthology

[Mark Pavlick]

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>I am writing to offer you a chance to publish in our 
>interdisciplinary anthology in response to 9/11.  Into the Real 
>Terrorist Mind is an attempt to grapple with some of the difficult 
>issues that face us.  I would love to see you submit an article to 
>us.  Present contributers include Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Molefi 
>Kete Asante, Ishmael Reed, Hatem Bazian, Michael Parenti, Marjorie 
>Cohn, John Esposito, Phil Gasper, Charley Reese, John Catalinotto, 
>and more.
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>It can be anything from 300 to 5100 words in the form of an 
>scholarly article, text of a
>delivered speech, and even something already published because our is
>an edited anthology.  Deadline for submission is February 5, 2002. 
>Please also encourage students and faculty to submit as well.  We 
>would also appreciate it if you could forward us the names and 
>emails of others to submit.
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>So far, we have received over 120 submissions from professors and
>students from six continents.  The effort is a part of a global
>education campaign sponsored by Students for International Peace and
>Justice, Inc., which is a youth movement formed in response to 9/11.
>
>The work looks quite promising already.  I have received submissions
>from literally all over the world: China, Australia, Palestine, Jordan,
>India, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Russia, and
>elsewhere.   A similar anthology, edited by two Berkeley grad 
>students, received international interest as well.  I feel this work 
>also has such potential if done properly. 
>
>At this point, I would like to bring you up to speed with the efforts
>of Students for International Peace and Justice. The aim of the student
>coalition is to educate ourselves and our communities that we can,
>indeed, have peace on Earth.  As all youth-driven movements, this
>initiative is fueled by ground work on campuses in the form of teach-
>ins and rallies.  By shaking the intellectual currents of ivory towers
>is where any lasting and credible impact is possible and happened in
>the past, like the Vietnam War era.  Our representatives have made
>speeches in colleges, schools, churches, mosques, synagogues, temples,
>libraries, and other places. 
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>Moreover, we have organized two large peace symposiums with limited
>time, funds, and means.  The first conference was a statewide meeting
>for youth leaders and community activists on September 22, 2001, at the
>Holiday Inn in Altamonte Springs, Florida.  Nationally syndicated
>columnist, Charley Reese; trial lawyer and professor, Daniel Vaughen;
>FBI agent, Ron Rothwell; US Justice Department spokesman, Tom Battles;
>local law enforcement, and other distinguished speakers addressed
>topics like hate crimes, foreign policy, and civil rights.  Almost 200
>people attended that event, which set the stage for our next program,
>Operation Education: Security through Peace, on October 27th in the TD
>Waterhouse Centre, arena for NBA's Orlando Magic.  Bob Bowman, 2000
>American Presidential candidate; Reverend Markel Hutchins of the
>National Youth Connection; Sara Flounders, co-director of the
>International Action Center, which was founded by former US Attorney
>General Ramsey Clark; Mark NeJame, a prominent criminal defense
>attorney; Imam Tariq Rasheed of the Islamic Center of Orlando; UC
>Berkeley's Hatem Bazian; Harvard University's Faiz Shakir; Altaf
>Hussain, National President of Muslim Students' Association, and other
>notables spoke.  The second event coincided with the International Day
>of Action: 75 US cities and over 20 foreign countries participated. 
>Sara Flounders said of our efforts, "What you were able to accomplish
>on October 27 in Orlando still stands out as one of the most important
>actions nationally.  As the war and the bombing continues, we continue
>to plan protests and rallies.  The movement for peace is growing."  
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>Our volunteers are also busy making presentations about our civil
>rights and peaceful alternatives to war.  Future lectures include
>Georgia Southern University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Santa
>Clara University, Stanford University, Rutgers University, Harvard
>University, University of Florida, University of Miami, University of
>Michigan, University of Chicago, Cambridge University, Oxford
>University, and more.
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>May all of us become vehicles to establish an enduring peace on Earth. 
>We appreciate your consideration in the matter.
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>Truly yours,
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>
>Nadia Batool Ahmad, President and Founder
>Students for International Peace and Justice, Inc.
>Website www.sipj911.com
>Email nadia at sipj911.com
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>Peace is not just the season, but a state of mind...

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