Voices of Opposition
to War, Racism, and Oppression
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Notes about our events:
We hold our events on Tuesdays, at 7 pm in the University of Arizona Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering auditorium, 1130 N. Mountain, Northeast corner of Speedway and Mountain. All events are free and open to the public with free parking east of the building.Last Updated 02/28/11
About
Who is Voices of Opposition? Well, officially we are Voices of Opposition to War, Racism and Oppression.We are centered here in Tucson, Arizona, and our core group of eight or so people organise a political film and lecture series here at the University of Arizona. Hopefully at some point we will branch out to reach Pima Community College and the rest of the community.
Every Monday during the fall and spring semesters, in an effort to present the public with an alternative to the standard media outlets, we present free socially conscious political films and lectures that address the issues that all of us face from day to day, but which our 'leaders' can't seem to solve, our media just doesn't seem to cover, and no one seems to analyze as a symptom of a larger problem.
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TUESDAY NIGHT FILM/LECTURE SERIES FALL 2011
OCT 4
“THE TILLMAN STORY” Pat Tillman's family comes forward to tell the real story about what happened on April 22, 2004, in Afghanistan when the pro football player-turned-U.S. soldier was killed by friendly fire and not the Taliban, as first reported.
OCT 11
“ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MILITARY RECRUITING” A panel of veterans will present short videos and discuss what to expect when you enlist, reasons not to enlist, the poverty draft, and how enlistment affects youth, families, and their communities.
OCT 18
NO EVENT SCHEDULED
OCT 25
“THE MYTH OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION IN LIBYA” UA Professor David Gibbs will analyze the 2011 NATO intervention in the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. He will argue that the doctrine of humanitarian intervention served largely as a pretext for intervention, rather than a genuine motive; and that the intervention stemmed from the geo-strategic interests of the Western powers.
NOV 1
“HOW FUKUSHIMA BECAME THE WORLD’S WORST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT and How Solar with Energy Efficiency Became the Best Energy Strategy” Russell Lowes will present the truth behind Fukushima and Chernobyl, as well as what is happening with the Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear reactors on the Missouri River. He will analyze the economics of energy, given recent developments in cost and efficiency.