January 24, 2006

Meeting on February 2, 2006

Marty Schor will discuss Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) legislative initiatives, the status of PDA organization in PA, and ratification of the PDA Spokescouncil Charter.
Dr. Lawrence Davidson, Middle East history professor at West Chester University, and Dr. Janet Amighi, anthropologist at Montgomery County Community College, will present a slide show (Power Point) of their recent trip to Iran and Syria with Conscience International. They will describe their experiences meeting with Iranians and Syrians and discuss the politics of the region. Janet lived in Iran for seven years in the 1970s and has written a book entitled The Zoroastrians of Iran. Lawrence has written three books on the Middle East: A Concise History of the Middle East, America’s Palestine, and Islamic Fundamentalism.