Seminar: Iraq Five Years On
The Iraq War - 5 years on:
A continuing challenge to Christians - what is our response today?
A continuing challenge to Christians - what is our response today?
Tuesday 12 February 2008
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Arrivals/Registration 2.00pm for a 2.15 start
The Fellowship of Reconciliation and Pax Christi invite you to
an afternoon Seminar
at St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1NL
With speakers
Paul Rogers is professor of peace studies at Bradford University. He is author of Iraq and the War on Terror (Pluto Press), A War Too Far and Losing Control (Pluto Press) and writes weekly column on the openDemocracy website on issues of global security, including the war with Iraq.
Suah Rassam was assistant professor of medicine in the University of Baghdad until the 1990’s when she moved to London. She is author of Christianity in Iraq (Gracewing) and is involved in a newly formed organisation Iraqi Christians in Need.
Milan Ra is co-founder Voices in the Wilderness UK and Justice Not Vengeance. He is author of War Plan Iraq: Ten Reasons Against War with Iraq (Verso, 2002), and Regime Unchanged: Why The War On Iraq Changed Nothing (Pluto, 2003)
There will be opportunity to engage in discussion with our speakers and also to talk about practical responses that churches, groups and organisations might make as we approach the 5th anniversary of the war on 20 March 2008.
PLEASE NOTE: Booking essential is as space is limited.
Please contact Fellowship of Reconciliation or Pax Christi
