International Peace Conference

galway | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Wednesday October 10, 2007 11:13 by Niall Farrell - Galway Alliance Against War

Debates & Documentaries

There are two aspects to the conference, which will be held in Galway's Menlo Park Hotel. A series of award-winning documentaries will be shown throughout the day starting at noon, while the talks dealing with different themes begin at 2pm. The conference runs until 6pm. There will be a traditional music session that evening in the Crane Bar, Sea Road, Galway. All of the events are completely free.

International Anti-War Conference PROGRAMME
Sunday 14th October 2007,
Menlo Park Hotel, Galway

Debates: 2pm - 6pm

2pm: Truth, the First Casualty of War

Ibrahim Mousawi- Editor in Chief of Hezbollah's Alintiqad weekly

David Crouch - UK journalist & Media Workers Against the War

Chair: Galway media person

3.15pm: Democracy and Conflict in the Middle East

Azmi Bishara- A Palestinian Israeli MP who wanted for treason by Israel

Alys Elica Zaerin- of Campaign Iran

Dr Mohamed Atawil - Director of Palestine Trauma Centre &

University of Hertfordshire

Chair: Independent Galway City Cllr Catherine Connolly

4.30pm: Ireland's Role

Patricia McKenna- former Green Party MEP

Sara O'Rourke -Irish Anti-War Movement

Sean Harrington - Rossport 5 spokesperson

Chair: Niall Farrell (GAAW)

Documentaries: 12 Noon - 6pm

12 pm: The Liberace of Baghdad -
Sean McAllister's award winning documentary

1 pm: The Iron Wall -
Israel's Apartheid Wall

2.30 pm: War on Democracy -
A John Pilger expose

3.30pm: Yellow Gate Women -
made by Galway's Margaretta D'Arcy and Finn Arden

4.30pm: Thank You For Your Help -
A short by NUIG film students on the use of Shannon by the US warmongers

4.45pm Sicko -
Michael Moore's critical look at the US health system

Crane bar, Sea road
9.30 pm Traditional session in the Crane Bar

all welcome, no cover charges.