Countering The Lies: National Online Teach-in Sat. Jan. 11 (3pm ET) No War With Iran!
On Saturday, January 11 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/12noon PT we will hold a national online teach-in to build the movement against war with Iran! Featuring anti-war leaders, scholars, journalists, representatives from religious communities and others.
The teach-in features an all star cast representing different sectors of the new anti-war movement that is growing dynamically. We are encouraging the organizers of the Saturday, January 4 local demonstrations to organize watch events in their cities and towns where people can come together to participate in this teach-in and make additional plans for the upcoming Sat. Jan. 25 Global Day of Protest.
Please register for the teach-in here!
Speakers for the teach-in will include:
- Kathy Kelly, Voice for Creative Nonviolence
- Abby Martin, host of The Empire Files
- Dr. Gerald Horne, author and historian
- Claudia De La Cruz, The People's Forum
- Liz Theoharis, Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign
- Mazda Majidi, Iranian-American journalist
- Leila Zanda, Iranian-American activist
- Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate 2016
- Eugene Puryear, ANSWER Coalition
- Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK
- Ciara Taylor, The People's Forum
- Max Blumenthal, journalist at The Grayzone
- Leonardo Flores, CODEPINK Latin America Coordinator
- Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance
- Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund
- Cavan Kharrazian, Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Yasemin Zahra, US Labor Against the War (USLAW)
- Mike Prysner, Iraq anti-war veteran
- Anya Parampil, journalist at The Grayzone
- Brian Becker, ANSWER Coalition
- And others