June 8, 2022 — Host Bill Fletcher, Jr. is joined by Katlyn Thomas and Stephen Zunes for a webinar “Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal vs Independence in Western Sahara: What Solution is Best for Africa’s Last Colony?” presented by The Campaign to End the Occupation of the Western Sahara (freewesternsahara.org) in partnership with the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (ibw21.org) and the Pan African Unity Dialogue (ibw21.org/paud).
About Host
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Co-coordinator of the Campaign to End the Moroccan Occupation of the Western Sahara.
He is a longtime trade unionist, writer, and a past president of TransAfrica Forum.
About Panelists
Katlyn Thomas
Attorney, former MINURSO official, and author of The Emperor’s Clothes: The Naked Truth About Western Sahara.
Stephen Zunes
Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he served as founding director of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is the co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution.
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The Campaign to End the Occupation of the Western Sahara, a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals committed to international justice and respect for national self-determination seeks: The withdrawal of Morocco from Western Sahara; A transition of authority to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, in accordance with the Charter of the African Union; An expeditious return of Sahrawi refugees and Sahrawi diaspora to their homeland; An end to any U.S. assistance to Morocco that could be used to advance a claim to the Western Sahara and/or harm the Sahrawi people. Learn more — freewesternsahara.org
