Pacifists Kathy Kelly and David Smith-Ferri will discuss “Battlefield Without Borders: Iraqis in Crisis,” Friday, Nov. 2, 12:55-2:30 p.m. in Humanities 019.
The event is sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies.
“We are fortunate to have these long-time peace activists visiting Union. They will report about their visit with Iraqi refugees in Jordan,” said Economics Professor Eshi Motahar. “The U.S. attack on Iraq has created a humanitarian catastrophe in the region. In addition to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead, over 4 million have become refugees.”
Kelly, a teacher and co-founder of the Chicago-based Voices for Creative Non-Violence, formerly Voices in the Wilderness, will talk about the consequences of the war for Iraqis, Americans and the planet.
Smith-Ferri will read from his books of poetry, “Battlefield Without Borders” (Haley’s Publishing, 2007). He visited Iraq for the first time in July 1999 as part of an eight-member fact-finding delegation organized by Kelly’s group. His book includes poems he wrote while in Iraq. For more information, go to: www.battlefieldwithoutborders.org