Cornel West to speak in Syracuse
SYRACUSE – Dr. Cornel West, a democratic intellectual, philosopher and civil rights and political activist, will present a talk at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27 at Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 515 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse. Entitled, “Connecting the Dots: Poverty, Racism and Drones,” West is speaking as part of the National Spring Days of Actions Against Drones. The talk is free and open to the public.
The event is organized by the Syracuse Peace Council and the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, and has numerous sponsors. Expecting high attendance, organizers explained that the church can seat up to 600 people and there is also standing room. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and seating is general admission.
When asked about the meaning of the talk’s title Ursula Rozum, an organizer for the event, said, “I think there are connections to be made (between poverty, racism and drones). A lot of us see the connection.” She is excited about the event and feels that West will be able to make a very clear and powerful statement about the situation.
She explained that the Peace Council decided to invite West after learning of his speech at CodePink’s anti-drone summit in 2013. In that speech West explored the ties between racism, imperialism and militarism.
“There is a cloud of witnesses that say that those innocent persons, especially the precious babies, who are killed by US drones in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen have exactly the same value as those priceless white children who were killed in Newtown, CT; as those black brothers and sisters in the south side of Chicago,” said West at the summit. “We are here to bear witness and to say we will not allow the kind of callousness toward catastrophe and indifference to criminality to become the norm and routine in America.”
At 4:30 p.m., following the talk is another event, “People’s Orders of Protection Against Drone Terror.” According to the Peace Council website, “there will be a rally and permitted march to Hancock Air Base (where drones are piloted over Afghanistan and drone pilots and sensor operators are trained).”
Rozum, when asked about the purpose of the march, said, “It is to show that there is an on going resistance to the use of drones that are used to kill civilians in the Middle East.”
Anyone interested in participating in the march is asked to gather at the OCM BOCES parking lot, which is located at 6820 Thompson Road near the intersection with E. Molloy Road.
For more details about either event contact Carol at carol@peacecouncil.net or by phone at (315) 472-5478.
The event is organized by the Syracuse Peace Council and the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, and has numerous sponsors. Expecting high attendance, organizers explained that the church can seat up to 600 people and there is also standing room. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and seating is general admission.
When asked about the meaning of the talk’s title Ursula Rozum, an organizer for the event, said, “I think there are connections to be made (between poverty, racism and drones). A lot of us see the connection.” She is excited about the event and feels that West will be able to make a very clear and powerful statement about the situation.
She explained that the Peace Council decided to invite West after learning of his speech at CodePink’s anti-drone summit in 2013. In that speech West explored the ties between racism, imperialism and militarism.
“There is a cloud of witnesses that say that those innocent persons, especially the precious babies, who are killed by US drones in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen have exactly the same value as those priceless white children who were killed in Newtown, CT; as those black brothers and sisters in the south side of Chicago,” said West at the summit. “We are here to bear witness and to say we will not allow the kind of callousness toward catastrophe and indifference to criminality to become the norm and routine in America.”
At 4:30 p.m., following the talk is another event, “People’s Orders of Protection Against Drone Terror.” According to the Peace Council website, “there will be a rally and permitted march to Hancock Air Base (where drones are piloted over Afghanistan and drone pilots and sensor operators are trained).”
Rozum, when asked about the purpose of the march, said, “It is to show that there is an on going resistance to the use of drones that are used to kill civilians in the Middle East.”
Anyone interested in participating in the march is asked to gather at the OCM BOCES parking lot, which is located at 6820 Thompson Road near the intersection with E. Molloy Road.
For more details about either event contact Carol at carol@peacecouncil.net or by phone at (315) 472-5478.
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