Two schools to hold programs on impact of war in Iraq.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Separate forums Wednesday at Lane Community College and the University of Oregon will explore issues surrounding the war in Iraq and its fallout in the United States.

The LCC event will run from noon to 2 p.m. in Room 307 of the Forum building (Building 17). Speakers are Tamman Adi, director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Eugene, and Stan Taylor, an LCC political science instructor.

Adi will speak on Muslim life in the Old World, the perceived threat of terrorism in the West and how the occupation of Iraq affects these and other issues. Taylor will discuss the neo-conservative agenda in America.

Adi is a Syrian-born computer scientist who taught in Jordan and Saudi Arabia before moving to the United States in 1985. He is chief scientist at a firm that markets a computer search engine based on his design and the founder of the Islamic Cultural Center.

Taylor earned a doctorate in political science from the University of Oregon and a law degree from McGeorge School of Law. He taught business law at Oregon State University and later practiced international law before joining LCC.

The forum is sponsored by the LCC president's office, faculty and classified councils and faculty and classified unions.

At the UO, a campus workshop Wednesday evening will address issues surrounding diversity and the aftermath of the war. "Local Faces, Global Fates" starts at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge in Gerlinger Hall.

Presented by the Center on Diversity and Community, the workshop will look at how the war might affect views of Arabs, people of color and others affected by the war. It also will address ideas for creating places of welcome and community on campus and beyond.

The session will be led by professor Debra Merskin, journalism and communications; professor Steve Bender, school of law; Nerissa Balce, ethnic studies; and Tim McMahon, academic learning services. For information, call 346-3168.