[pjw] VIDEO: "Phyllis Bennis: Non-Military Solutions to the War on ISIS" this week and next on the Video Bus

[Peace and Justice Works]

Friends of PJW
As noted a while back, the video of our teleconference with Phyllis 
Bennis has now been edited by Flying Focus Video Collective and will be 
cablecast over the next two weeks.

The Iraq Affinity Group is still hoping to raise funds to pay for the 
streaming rights ($75) so if you want to donate some money toward that end 
($5, $10, $15, whatever!) please indicate the purpose of your donation...

As the actual editor of this piece I want to let you know that due to 
technical issues around how the video was recorded, the task of 
synching up the video and audio was arduous and time consuming but well 
worth it in the long run.

Thanks again to the cosponsors of the original event: the Occupy Portland 
Elder Caucus, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights (AUPHR), 
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Jewish Voice for 
Peace-Portland, American Friends Service Committee, Veterans for Peace 
Chapter 72, Pacific Green Party, Women's International League for Peace 
and Freedom-Portland, and of course our own Jan Bone Memorial Fund for 
public forums.

--dan handelman
peace and justice works iraq affinity group

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Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 11:50:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Flying Focus Video Collective <ffvc at flyingfocus.org>

"Phyllis Bennis: Non-Military Solutions to the War on ISIS" this week and
next on the Video Bus

Renowned author and analyst Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy 
Studies talked to an audience in Portland, OR on May 18, 2015 riffing off 
of the US government's own claim: That there is no military solution to 
the Islamic State (ISIS) and its violent takeover of large swaths of Iraq 
and Syria. Speaking over an internet connection from Washington, DC, 
Bennis offered up an 8 point plan to resolve the situation. She also gave 
information on the situations in Yemen, Israel/Palestine, the broader 
region and in the peace movement in the US. Her encouraging words noted 
that all movements, from climate change to Black Lives Matter, are 
interconnected to the military budget and the ongoing overseas wars. 
Bennis' then-upcoming June 2015 book is titled "Understanding ISIS and the 
New Global War on Terror."

The videoconference was held at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House in 
Portland, with video and audio provided locally by Mugnen Cakes, and 
recorded by PC Peri of Flying Focus. The event was hosted by the Peace and 
Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group.

"Phyllis Bennis: Non-Military Solutions to the War on ISIS" plays back at the 
following times:

Part 1:
Tuesday, July 7 (late night Monday July 6) at 12:30 AM
    on Comcast Channel 22
Wednesday, July 8 at 11 PM on Channel 23 Comcast and
Friday, July 10 at 9:30 PM on Channel 11, Cable Access Network,
    Portland.

Part 2:
Tuesday, July 14 (late night Monday July 13) at 12:30 AM
    on Comcast Channel 22
Wednesday, July 15 at 11 PM on Channel 23 Comcast and
Friday, July 17 at 9:30 PM on Channel 11, Cable Access Network,
    Portland.

DVD (or VHS) copies of the show will be available in late July for a suggested 
donation of $11 plus $4 postage. Streaming rights for this show any of our 
shows can be obtained for $75 per program (individuals / nonprofits) or $125 
(larger institutions) Once you obtain streaming rights, the show can be posted 
on line for all the world to see-- for free, on your own site or ours. See our 
current streaming shows at <http://www.youtube.com/FlyingFocusShows>.

Donations of any size are always welcome to help support our all-volunteer 
work. While videos can't be ordered on line (due to restrictions by Network for 
Good), general support can be sent via 
<http://www.flyingfocus.org/donateonline.html>.

Please call or write back if you have any questions.
Thank you
Dan Handelman
Flying Focus

PS: PCM continues to cablecast all programs with "letterboxing" so that our 
shows, created in old-school 4:3 format, appear in the middle of your screen. 
Also, our Wednesday show is carried on the High Definition channel 323 on 
Wednesday nights, but our shows are not yet produced in HD.

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