Protest to counter proponents of war with Iran @ DePaul next week!!!

Written by: Gerry Miriello on Oct 18, 2007 4:31 PM EDT

David Horowitz has announced "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" for October 22-26, to take place on campuses around the country. Horowitz has enlisted some of the most extreme, and dangerous, ideologues as spokespeople, and is working with Christian fundamentalists, military and veteran’s groups, and the entire range of conservative and reactionary student organizations in an attempt to hold what he says will be the largest conservative university protest in US history.

This is a move to deepen the already serious chill in academia by bringing together an aggressive social base and unleashing it on what Horowitz calls the "tenured left." It seeks to unleash a pogromist and hate-filled atmosphere against Muslim students, equate dissent and critical thinking with treason, attack Women’s Studies Departments, and build the US "will to fight" more wars of aggression in the Middle East, particularly against Iran. It hypocritically claims to oppose the oppression of women and gays under Islamic rule, while promoting Christian fundamentalists who want to outlaw not only abortion but birth control as well, and argue that homosexuality is a sin punishable by death and women should not work outside the home.

Go to www.defendcriticalthinking.org for analysis and resources for combatting Horowitz and his dangerous allies.

Confront, Expose, Defeat "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" at Depaul! The newly formed Chicago Committee to Resist "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" is calling on students, faculty, and all people of conscience to come to Depaul to defeat Horowitz' reactionary offensive. CONTACT: resistifaw@yahoo. com

Some links to check out:David Horowitz' magazine website, www.frontpagemag.org

Clearing house on IFAW analysis and counter-organizing materials: www.defendcriticalth inking.org

"Are You Ready for Islamo-Fascism Week?" Chronicle of Higher Education

"Close Encounters of the Horowitz Kind" by Alan Goodman, Revolution newspaper issue 47 & 48

World Can't Wait Youtube video on IFAW

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Location: Chicago, IL 60640