Hope Not Hate : US / Islamic World Relations. A Discussion of America's role in the World. by The People Speak 3:50pm 28th Aug, 2004   The People Speak was launched in October 2003 to raise the level of national dialogue about America’s role in the world. The project was made possible by a nonpartisan coalition of non-profit organizations committed to fostering open-minded discussion on critical global issues.    In 2003, there were 2,200 community events in all 50 states taking place in universities, high schools, church basements, libraries, and family living rooms. There were also thirteen “marquee” events in major media markets across the country, in which high-profile political and academic figures had an interactive discussion with diverse audiences.    Last year, this initiative was hailed as a success by such newspapers as The Boston Globe, which commented, “Politicians take note. Pundits take note. And - most important - citizens take note, for there's a reasoned conversation to be had.”    Between September 13th and October 15th, we will resume this conversation in up to 5,000 locations across the country. Twenty five marquee events, moderated by ABC News correspondents, will give audiences in places as different as Miami and Milwaukee the opportunity to listen to and learn from the considered opinions of foreign policy experts.    Hope not Hate is an initiative by Americans for Informed Democracy to facilitate town hall meetings on US-Islamic world relations in more than 30 communities across America. "Hope not Hate" will take place from September 8 through October 12 and will feature broad, inclusive conversations between citizens and a bi-partisan coalition of Congresspersons, Ambassadors, journalists, military officials, and scholars. The series will finish with "Face to Face" videoconference dialogues between young leaders at six universities in the U.S. and six in the Muslim world, including in Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, and Turkey.    http://www.hopenothate.org/home Visit the related web page
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