Bring the Troops Home Now!!!
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Rochester Declaration of Peace -- Town Hall MeetingMarch 6th, 2008, at 7:00pm at the First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd. South, Rochester, NY
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Featuring:
-- Scott Ritter, Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector in Iraq 1991 – 1998
-- Elizabeth De la Vega, former federal prosecutor
-- A member of Iraq Veterans Against The War (IVAW) TBA
Invited Legislators or Staff Representatives:
Congressman Kuhl, Congressman Reynolds, Congresswoman Slaughter, Congressman Walsh, Senator Clinton and Senator Schumer
DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED AT DOOR FOR EVENT EXPENSES
Co-sponsors (as of 2/11/08): Rochester Against War (RAW), Peace, Action and Education, Rochester Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, House of Mercy, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, Rochester Poor People’s Coalition, International Socialist Organization, Western New York Peace Center , Veterans for Peace, First Unitarian Church of Rochester and the Peace Advocates Task Force of First Unitarian, The Salmon Valley Observer and Patriots of Western New York, Peace Action New York State, Citizens for a United Earth and many more pending. For more information and to co-sponsor this event contact kcastania@frontiernet.net or maryb_adams@urmc.rochesteredu / 317-2367
Rochester Live Feed of Winter Soldiers' testimony Against the War
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center, 658 Monroe Ave. in Rochester, NY will host free and open to the public live feed video screenings of the Winter Soldier Iraq war testimony by IVAW members (Iraq Vets Against the War):- March 13th (Thurs.) 7pm - 9pm
- March 14th (Fri.) 9am - 5pm
- March 15th (Sat.) 9am - 12 noon and 2pm - 8:30pm
- March 16th (Sun.)10am - 3:30pm
658 Monroe Ave. in Rochester, NY near Oxford St., three blocks north of the Monroe Ave. exit off Rt. 490.
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Info at 585.436.1786/ c 585.978.9987
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Screenings Description (excerpt from longer article):
"Winter Soldiers to Testify Against War"
By Maya Schenwar
t r u t h o u t | Report Saturday 01 March 2008
Thirty-seven years ago, in the midst of a bitter-cold Michigan winter, 109 Vietnam veterans gathered at a Howard Johnson Motel auditorium in Detroit to tell their stories. For three days, they told of ransacking undefended villages, attacking civilians, mutilating bodies, torturing Viet Cong suspects, burning houses, destroying Vietnamese property and livestock and killing innocent children. At the conference, entitled Winter Soldier, the veterans accepted responsibility and mourned for their actions. But, taken collectively, their words incriminated a much larger culprit: the war itself.
This year, from March 13 to 16, about 300 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, gathering for a second Winter Soldier conference, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) it will make up the largest gathering ever of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Their mission? To tell the story of the war in the terms of those who have actually lived it.
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5th Anniversary of the Iraq War Public Art Installation and Open House Reception
"How Do You Feel About 5 Years of War?"Storefront Anti-war Crisis Center
Wednesday March 19th, 2008
Rochester public opinion text and graphic installation. The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center invites the public to share their thoughts about the ongoing war with the Rochester community by contributing to a public opinion "street blog" exhibit throughout the day on March 19th, the fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War.
Hospitality provided all day. | Free Admission - donations appreciated - help keep the storefront open until the wars end!
Installation and Open House Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner Reception 7am to 7pm
Exhibit runs through April 19th
Storefront Anti-war Crisis Center
658 Monroe Ave. (near Oxford St., off street parking in rear)
Gallery Hours Tues. - Fri.:12 noon to 8pm, Sat.-Sun.: 12 noon to 5pm
5 Years Too Many! Mark the bloody anniversary with your feet and your voice!
