IN DEFENSE OF IRAN

IN DEFENSE OF IRAN

Is Iran really a threat to world peace?
Is it trying to develop nuclear weapons?
Does it support terrorism? Is it “meddling” in Iraq?
Does it want to destroy Israel?

Come hear author/activist PHIL WILAYTO address these questions & more

Friday, March 13 - 7 pm
Sabathani Community Center
3rd Fl Conference Center, Rm D1
310 E. 38th St., Minneapolis, MN 55409
Followed by a book signing — Free and open to all
Sponsored by: WAMM Middle East Committee
Info: WAMM - 612.827.5364

“A must read for every American curious to learn about Iran.” FATEMEH KESHAVARZ, author of Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
“An excellent book on the history of Iran and U.S. relations.” ANN WRIGHT, retired U.S. Army colonel & anti-war activist

“In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation’s Journey through the Islamic Republic” tells the story of a journey organized by the author in 2007. In describing the delegation’s travels, the book attempts to address the many charges being leveled against Iran and suggests ways the U.S. peace movement can help prevent a new war.

About the Author
A civilian organizer in the Vietnam-era GI Movement, Phil Wilayto is a co-founder of the Virginia Anti-War Network, editor of The Richmond Defender newspaper and a board member of the Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran. Along with other CASMII members, he led workshops on Iran at the national conferences of Historians Against the War (Atlanta, 2007), the National Assembly to End the Iraq & Afghanistan Wars & Occupations (Cleveland, 2008) and United for Peace & Justice (Chicago, 2008). His other works include “We Won’t Go Back,” an eyewitness account of the historic Pittston coal strike in Southwest Virginia (1989) and “The Feeding Trough,” a landmark expose of the right-wing Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (1997). Wilayto’s writings have appeared in Z Magazine, MRZine, Southern Exposure, Southern Changes, the New (Norfolk) Journal & Guide, the Milwaukee Courier, the Final Call and the Richmond Free Press.