Voices of Resistance: Standing Up To Injustice and War

Spread the word: Four appearances in the DC area in March by Laila Al-Arian and Dave Zirin speaking out against the "War on Terror"

LAILA AL-ARIAN is the daughter of Palestinian political prisoner Dr. Sami al-Arian. Laila has been a tireless advocate for the case of her father who was politically targeted by the U.S. government in its post-9/11 domestic witch-hunt; he has been imprisoned since February 2003 on baseless, trumped-up federal charges. Laila is also a writer and producer for Al-Jazeera English and a contributor to The Nation magazine. She has written extensively on the Middle East and Palestinian resistance to occupation. Her work has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, Alternet and Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, among other publications. She is the coauthor of the recent book, Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians.

DAVE ZIRIN is a prominent political sportswriter for The Nation and author of A People's History of Sports. Dave is an author with Haymarket Books and a contributor to the International Socialist Review. Analyzing the convergence of sports and politics, Dave is also a columnist for SLAM Magazine, The Progressive and is an op-ed writer for the Los Angeles Times. It was recently revealed that Dave was one of many social justice activists illegally spied on by the Maryland State Police for speaking out against the war and against the death penalty.


LOCAL TOUR STOPS:

• March 2: George Washington University, Marvin Center Grand Ballroom at 8pm (Endorsed by Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Arab Students Association)

• March 4: University of Maryland, College Park, Woods Hall 1130 at 7pm

• March 17: Georgetown University at 7:30pm (Location TBA) (Endorsed by Students for Justice in Palestine)

• March 26: Sankofa Books at 7pm