IYSSE, Tuesday, 5PM, Berkeley -- Iraq, Syria This group offers an excellent worldview on current political dynamics within capitalism. I have attended lectures previously that have been engaging and relevant even though I had only read half the suggested material. Contact me if you are interested in attending. Sincerely, - Troy M. Economist11(a)Gmail.com " You are the source of Freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and action." -----Original Message----- From: "Gabe Black" <gabriel.v.black(a)gmail.com> Sent: ‎9/‎11/‎2014 4:40 PM To: "Gabriel Black" <gabriel.v.black(a)gmail.com> Subject: IYSSE, Tuesday, 5PM, Berkeley -- Iraq, Syria ---IYSSE--- Workers, Students, and youth, Last night, Barack Obama announced that the United States would be escalating its military operation in not just Iraq and Syria, but anywhere he perceived a threat to US interests in the Middle East. You should come, Tuesday, 5pm, UC Berkeley, to the International Youth and Student for Social Equality's first regular weekly meeting. ROOM #: TBA on Monday At this meeting you will learn everything there is to know about what is going on in Syria and Iraq. -CIA's several year arm smuggling campaign through the Jordanian border into Syria -US Military's awareness that the majority of these arms were fueling Jihadist Militias, eventually falling into the hands of ISIS. -The underlying political and economic reasons behind the current escalation of militarism and war. -Why war abroad is accompanied by attacks on workers and youth at home. --- We are the only genuine Marxist student organization on campus. We have weekly educational meetings to deepen the theoretical, historical, and political understanding of students. The IYSSE is an international organization, with chapters in Germany, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, France, and more, that fights for the socialist transformation of society. If you wish to prepare for the discussion, please read the articles referenced at the bottom of this email. To learn more about what we do, and our principles, visit iysse.org --- THE IYSSE will be tabling on Sproul Plaza: Friday, September 12th, 11AM-12:45 PM Tuesday, September 16th, 2PM-4:30PM --- My name is Gabe Black. Please shoot me an email if you want to know more about getting involved with the IYSSE and the World Socialist Website (WSWS). --- References: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/09/09/airi-s09.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/world/middleeast/jihadists-receiving-most… http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-r… http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/21/world/la-fg-cia-syria-20130622 --- To unsubscribe: please write back to the sender, subject title Unsubscribe.