Education, reflection and action on the aftermath of September 11. Prominent public intellectuals will speak on key interrelated issues with a focus on understanding the political and historical context of the current crisis and moving forward to achieve justice.
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Featured Speakers:
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.
Senior Minister of the Riverside Church
Dr. Mahmood Mamdani
Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and Anthropology and
Director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia
Dr. Manning Marable
Professor of History and Political Science and founding Director of
the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia
Hans von Sponeck
Former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq,
Former UNDP Chief Representative for Pakistan and India
Syed Nauman Naqvi
Editor of Rethinking Security, Rethinking Development: An Anthology
of Papers from the Third Annual South Asian NGO Summit
Roger Normand
Co-founder and Executive Director, Center for Economic and Social Rights
This teach-in is the first in a series of educational events to be held at the Riverside Church.
Co-Sponsored by
Mission and Social Justice Ministries of the Riverside Church,
the Center for Economic and Social Rights and the Columbia Anti-War Coalition