PYM Course: America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to Imperialism: How Gaza Exposed America-First’s False Promises | December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 2: From Sovereign Nation to Client State: U.S. Imperialism in Egypt | December 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
PYM Course: America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to Imperialism: How Gaza Exposed America-First’s False Promises | December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 2: From Sovereign Nation to Client State: U.S. Imperialism in Egypt | December 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
PYM Course: America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to Imperialism: How Gaza Exposed America-First’s False Promises | December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 2: From Sovereign Nation to Client State: U.S. Imperialism in Egypt | December 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
PYM Course: America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East
This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation
For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power.
This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.
America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East is a 4-part hybrid course from Dec. 2 – 11, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET. Here is the schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to Imperialism: How Gaza Exposed America-First’s False Promises | December 2, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 2: From Sovereign Nation to Client State: U.S. Imperialism in Egypt | December 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Session 3: America’s War of Terror on Iraq| December 9, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET
Session 4: Imperialism and the Anti-War Struggle in the US | December 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Political Education: Let Them Tremble
LET THEM TREMBLE: Power, Crisis and Opportunity in the Labor Movement
This is a 3 week hybrid course, organized by On the Line, a media and education project that analyses, reports on, and draws lessons from running from the struggles of workers across the country to build a fighting labor movement. This course is hosted at The People's Forum in New York City and runs from November 4 to November 20. Live sessions take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30–8:30 PM ET, but registration also gives you access to take the course at your own pace, on your own time.
The course schedule:
Class 1: Tuesday Nov 4 - Intro into the Labor Movement
Class 2: Thursday Nov 7 - Workers Make History
Class 3: Tuesday Nov 11 - Labor and the Black Freedom Movement
Class 4: Thursday Nov 13 - As goes the south, so goes the nation
Class 5: Tuesday Nov 18 - The War on the labor movement and prospects for revival
Class 6: Thursday Nov 20 - PANEL: A Subterranean Fire: Building a Fighting Labor Movement
We will end the course with a Debrief: Study group on Staten Island: TBD
Political Education: A Short Course on Palestine
Dr. Rashid Khalidi’s guest course, A Short Course on Palestine.
In this course, we will examine the history of Palestine since 1917, not as a “conflict” between equals but as a century-long process of settler-colonial dispossession and persistent Palestinian resistance. It traces the rise of Zionism, emerging from European anti-Semitism and supported by imperial powers, and how Israel has relied on backing from Britain, the United States, and other global powers to pursue wars and consolidate control. At the same time, it highlights the continuous efforts of the Palestinian people to resist occupation, preserve their homeland, and assert their rights in the face of ongoing oppression and violence.
The course schedule:
September 30 - The Origins of the 100 Years' War,
October 7 - The 1947-1949 War and the Nakba
October 14 - The 1967 and 1982 Wars - The United States Steps In
October 21 - Wars on Gaza and the "Peace Process"
October 28 - Genocide in Gaza
We will end the course with a Debrief: Study group on Staten Island: Dec 10, 6pm-9pm
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