Press Advisory
April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
Contact: Debra Sweet
718 809 3803
Discussion of Alternatives to Both U.S. Intervention and Islamic Fundamentalism
What: Artists, Scholars, Writers Gather to Discuss "U.S. Empire, Islamic Fundamentalism: Both Deadly. Is There Another Way?"
Where: Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 W. 12th Street, New York City
When: Wednesday, April 27 6:30 pm
Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal, NYU professor Sinan Antoon, Laura Lee Schmidt of the Platypus Affiliated Society, Revolution writer Sunsara Taylor, and Gregory Wilpert will speak at The New School in New York City on their views of what people of conscience should do in response to the state and direction of the world. The event, on Wednesday, April 27, is co-sponsored by the Platypus Affiliated Society and World Can’t Wait, is free and open to the public.
Speakers will address the need to oppose both the U.S. government’s claim of the right to militarily intervene in any country in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa as well as to oppose Islamic fundamentalism and theocracy.
Debra Sweet, Director of World Can’t Wait and organizer of the event, states, "Is there an alternative to both empire and Islamic fundamentalism? At a time when the uprisings in the Middle East have given renewed hope to many, there is a chance to break through this impasse and to explore, debate and frame the possibilities of a different way, adding to the urgently needed political oxygen that the peoples of Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere have injected into the atmosphere."