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Who's Afraid in the War on Terror?

A public forum presented by the University of Technology,   Sydney, the NSW Civil Rights Network and the Research Initiative on International Activism.

When: Saturday, 13 November 2004 9.30am - 4.30pm
Where:University of Technology, Sydney -  Room 429 Building 2
Contact: manufacturingfear@yahoo.com.au
Phone: James Goodman +61 2 9514 2714

Anti-terrorism stands at the centre of the political agenda. A bipartisan escalation, played out in the 2004 election, pervades the political scene. Strong-arm legislation is nodded through. Fears of a 'dangerous other' are deliberately stoked. Whole communities are racialised as 'the enemy within'. Military intervention is mounted. Vengeful preemptive strikes become the norm. But who stands to benefit? Who are the manufacturers of fear and to what end? Who suffers the post-September 11 fallout? Who lives in fear in the 'war on terror'? What can be done to challenge this? What could justice look like?


A public forum on these themes will be held on 13 November 2004 and the University of Technology, Sydney.


'Manufacturing Fear‘, presents the broad political issues for public debate and action. As terror laws and military strikes escalate, who gains and who loses from manufactured fear? What are the consequences, both internationally and in Australia? How can mainstream advocacy organizations – trade unions, the community sector, environmental and human rights campaigners – take up the issues, and act for justice?