Bill,
the link you sent points to a page that was dated December 1998!!!
The sentence you quote is there, but it's from3 years ago!!
Ana
At 05:02 AM 11/10/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>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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