A little Google is instructive - Jawad seems to be a guiding light of the "Dallas Peace Center" and the "Committee in Solidarity with the People of Iraq"
This says he's from Pakistan? What's the deal? . . .
Syed Hadi Jawad
A native of Pakistan, Hadi has lived in the United States since 1972. He came to Texas in 1973 to pursue a degree in Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Since 1976 Hadi has been employed in the Material Handling Industry in the Dallas area. He reads and writes poetry. Since the early nineties Hadi has facilitated "Men's Issues" Support Groups and Poetry Circles in the Metroplex.
Syed Hadi Jawad
A native of Pakistan, Hadi has lived in the United States since 1972. He came to Texas in 1973 to pursue a degree in Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Since 1976 Hadi has been employed in the Material Handling Industry in the Dallas area. He reads and writes poetry. Since the early nineties Hadi has facilitated "Men's Issues" Support Groups and Poetry Circles in the Metroplex.
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| Radical Encuentro 2002 encuentro event: at Wolf Farm, owned by John L. Wolf, aka "Johnny Wolf", a set designer, Quaker, and co-founder with Hadi Jawad (see below) of the Coalition in Solidarity with the People of Iraq. Wolf's wife Vicki is a yoga instructor in Dallas. 17492 Senne Road Forney, Texas 75126-5417 Phone: 972-564-2845 Offsite phone: 214-642-6580 Offsite mail: PO Box 541242, Houston, TX 77254-1242 email: radicalencuentro@yahoo.com Website: www.radicalencuentro.org Description: Radical training camp organization putting on occasional events using all-volunteer labor with activities located on private property, then proceeding to perform at orchestrated protest demonstrations in urban areas. May 2002 session program, from their website: Themes include past & present struggles, future issues, and hands on training for taking action to make change happen. Each workshop will be 2 hours long. Past & Present Struggles Women in the Zapatista Struggle (Melissa, Monkeywrench Collective) Animal Rights & Ecology (Dr. Steve Best, Associate Professor of Humanities and Philosophy, University of Texas El Paso) Women in the Black Panther Movement (Althea Francois, former leader in New Orleans chapter of the Black Panther Party, later key member of Central Committee in Oakland, CA) Exposing Corporate Greed (David Cobb, Texas Green Party; P.O.C.L.A.D., former corporate lawyer) Indigenous Rights (Nelly Ramirez, La Raza Unida; Reuben, Mexika Eagle Society) Political Prisoners (Chris Plummer, recently released Anarchist political prisoner; Reckless, Austin Anarchist Black Cross; chickpea) Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement (Gloria Rubac and Njeri Shakur) Iraq: the sanctions & oil (Hadi Jawad, secretary of the American Muslim Alliance; Coalition in Solidarity with the People of Iraq) ExxonMobil teach-in (impacted community representatives, PressurePoint, GreenPeace, Human Rights Campaign, and more) Non-Violence: History and Tactics (Lisa Fithian) |
