DSM Open Street SW 9th is being held this Sunday, September 7, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. on SW 9th Street between Watrous and Park Avenues. This event is free and open to the public.

Visit the DMARC booth to learn more about our work, make a $1 or food item donation to play our MyPlate bean bag toss, and look through our selection of locally-made hand-crafted bowls available with a small donation.

Other activities at DSM Open Street SW 9th include live music, yoga and zumba, appearances by mascots, zoo animals, basketball, bounce house, food vendors, free prizes and games, and much, much more! More details can be found at dsmopen.com.

Jonathan Spyer will speaking tomorrow, September 5, via Skype to discuss the ongoing crises in Syria and Iraq, the rise of Islamic State, the situation of the Kurds, Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood, and much more. The event will be held at Temple B'nai Jeshurun, 5101 Grand Ave. in Des Moines.

Bagel breakfast will begin at 7:15 a.m. with the Skype conversation to begin at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge to attend.

Dr. Jonathan Spyer is a senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center in Herzliya, Israel, and a fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is the author of The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict (Continuum, 2010) and a columnist at the Jerusalem Post newspaper. Spyer holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a Masters' Degree in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His blog can be followed at jonathanspyer.com/.

 

Sponsored by Temple B'nai Jeshurun and the JCRC.

If you plan to attend, rsvp to jcrc@dmjfed.org so they can order enough food.  Thanks!