Can you verify that Georgetown fires antiwar faculty member?

From: Bill Barowy (wbarowy@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Nov 10 2001 - 05:02:48 PST


It looks like the Barbara Wein posting is taken from another, posted at the
Independent media center by Betty Reardon 11:38pm Wed Nov 7 '01

When I went to the USIP web site, it had recognized a workshop for antiwar
activitist done by Barbara in October. There is no mention as far as I can
find, that she has been fired. From USIP.
www.usip.org/pubs/pw/1298/instppl.html :

"Barbara Wein, program officer in the Education and Training Program, moderated
a panel on “The Impact of Globalization on Diversity” for a U.S. Information
Agency program for 100 Hubert Humphrey Fellows from around the world on
November 9.

In October, she facilitated a workshop for 50 anti-war activists on “Identity,
Nationalism, and Conflict” at the 75th anniversary conference of the War
Resisters League, held in Davidsonville, Md. "

--- "Paul H.Dillon" <illonph@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I remember several years ago on xmca when I ran into a wall of raging fire
> for suggesting that perhaps a noted feminist should not be able to teach all
> female classes .
>
> With that as a precedent for the list's opposition to the repression of
> academic freedom I would like to offer up the following for your
> consideration and possible supportive action:
>
> Paul H. Dillon
>
>
> > > Forwarded Message:
> > > Subj: Georgetown fires teacher for opposing war
>
> > >
> > > Dear friends,
> > >
> > > Barbara Wein has been fired from USIP (United States Institute for
> > > Peace) for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan. She was told
> > > she would never lead another training program again because she
> > > expressed her opposition to the bombings of Afghanistan. Barbara has
> > > been there for 5 years as a program officer in the training division.
> > > She trains people in negotiation, peace building, cross cultural
> > > communication in war zones, including UN Peacekeepers, foreign service
> > > officers, NGO's, US police officers going to E Timor, Bosnia, Kosovo,
> > > etc. She was part of the civil society effort that helped create the
> > > USIP which is congressionally funded.
> > >
> > > There is growing evidence that some of our civil liberties and civil
> > > rights are being eroded in light of the tragic crisis. Several Members
> > > of Congress, worried about democracy, have called Barbara in a show of
> > > support.
> > >
> > > Barbara has an international reputation as a peace educator, a skill
> > > we desperately need more than ever. She should be reinstated and the
> > > USIP should protect the right to alternative voices as the bedrock of
> > > democracy.
> > >
> > > You can send a real letter to the Chairman of the Board to share with
> > > his Board members .
> > >
> > > Mail to Hon. Chester Crocker,
> > > Chairman of the Board,
> > > USIP,
> > > Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies,
> > > School of Foreign Service,
> > > Georgetown Univ.
> > > Intercultural Center,
> > > Rm 813,
> > > Washington DC 20057
> > > e mail address: crockerc@gunet.georgetown.edu
>
>

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