Title: FW: [globalnews] nyc event: humanitarian consequences of war on Iraq
Check out this event for some alternative news if you’re in the area!
<http://www.cesr.org>
Elisabeth Benjamin, a returning member of CESR's research mission to Iraq, will be speaking about the humanitarian impact of war on the people of Iraq this Friday in New York City.
Dear Friends, For all the 24/7 coverage of the chances of war with Iraq, mainstream media say virtually nothing about the most basic fact of war--innocent people will be killed and civilian infrastructure will be destroyed, with devastating consequences for public health long after the bombing stops. Elisabeth Benjamin, founder and supervising attorney of the New York Legal Aid Society's Health Law Unit, will be speaking about the humanitarian impact of war on the people of Iraq this Friday at Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York City. Benjamin, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), recently returned from a 12-day CESR research mission to Iraq which examined the likely humanitarian consequences of a new war. The reseach team, whose findings are set out in a new report, "The Human Costs of War in Iraq" (see http://www.cesr.org/iraq), concluded that a US-led military intervention in Iraq will trigger the collapse of Iraq's fragile public health and food distribution system, leading to a humanitarian crisis that far exceeds the capacity of the United Nations and relief agencies. "The Big Picture on Iraq: What are media missing about the legality of war and the humanitarian impact?" is being presented by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting). Speakers: - Elisabeth Benjamin, New York Legal Aid Society's Health Law Unit and the Center for Economic and Social Rights
- Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Dr. Victor W. Sidel, past president, Physicians for Social Responsibility and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Time/Venue:
Friday, February 28, 6:30 PM
Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby St (between Prince and Houston), New York
Free and Open to the Public We encourage you to attend this important discussion. In solidarity,
Jacob Park _____________________________ Jacob Park
Center for Economic and Social Rights
Emergency Campaign on Iraq
http://www.cesr.org/iraq
tel: 718-237-9145 x. 21
fax: 718-237-9147
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