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Democracy and the Military: A Panel Discussion |
Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 7 pm |
at Historic Northampton |
Since 2003, the United States has been constantly at war. This has profoundly affected the nation's economy, psyche and national security apparatus. This panel discussion, Democracy and the Military, will feature four panelists who will discuss these issues. |
Should there be a draft? Is there such a thing as a just war? The use of private military contractors in combat. The view from the trenches (metaphorically). Why is there no peace movement today? |
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Ben Brody |
Barry Goldstein |
Bill Newman |
Tom Weiner |
Ben Brody is an Iraq War veteran and photojournalist with Global Post. Barry Goldstein is a photojournalist and author of Gray Land: Soldiers on War. Bill Newman is Director of the Western Regional Law Office of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and author of When the War Came Home. Tom Weiner is an educator and author of Called to Serve. |
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Each panelist will speak for 10 minutes, sharing their reflections, excerpts from their books and recent photographs and videos taken in Iraq and Afghanistan. The audience will be invited to join the discussion. Stan Sherer, Vice President of the Board of Trustees, will moderate the event. |
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This event is presented in partnership with the Springfield Public Forum, presenting author Fredrick Logevall and Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam, December 3rd at Springfield Symphony Hall at 7:30 pm |
Contents Historic Northampton.