A fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War will be held on Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 57 Main St. in Essex.
Keynote speaker will be Andrew Bacevich, Boston University professor of History and International Studies. The featured speaker will be Iraq veteran Liam Madden.
Music will be by Pat Scanlon. A short DVD by IVAW will be shown. Light refreshments will be served.
Proceeds will support the upcoming Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, to be held March 13-16 in Washington, DC. Recent U.S. combat veterans will testify on what is really happening in these areas.
The event is sponsored by Samantha Smith Chapter of Veterans for Peace, and the North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice. For more information, contact: Paul Brailsford at 978-356-7671.
For information about the Winter Soldier event, visit ivaw.org/wintersoldier.
- Saturday March 1, 12:30 PM: Black Dog Cafe and Wine Bar, 308 Prince St., Lowertown, Saint Paul
A Call to Winter Soldiers with Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War and local artists Sandino Gomez, Joe Williams and Cordelia Clancy, and MC'd by Chris Matthews. Adam Kokesh will speak about his combat tours of Iraq while in the Marines and will present a short documentary with three veterans who will testify at the Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan hearings in Maryland this March. The hearings are based on the Winter Soldier hearings held by Viet Nam veterans in 1971 and will describe what is being done daily by the occupying forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. This event is sponsored by Veterans For Peace Corrie-Mizo Chapter 11 to raise funds for, and awareness of the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings. For more information call 831-425-5377.
Cost: $5 - $15 sliding scale
- Thursday February 28, 6:30 - 8:30 PM: Joliet Public Library, Black Road Branch, 3395 Black Road, Joliet, IL 60431
A film showing and panel discussion with local Vietnam and Iraq War Veterans
"These are times that try men’s souls", wrote Thomas Paine, who turned not to sunshine patriots, but rather to winter soldiers who would stand up, even in its darkest hours, for the soul of their country.
In this spirit, hundreds of Vietnam War veterans stood up, risking everything at a 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation. This film documents personal, candid testimony of countless, amoral acts observed and committed by our soldiers, which we learn are the inexorable result of national policy.
Once again March 13-16 in Washington DC, the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) will be holding their own Winter Soldier Event.
Join us in deepening our understanding of these momentous events with a panel discussion and film showing. Suggested Donation $5-$10 This is a Fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War & Rochester Against War
Sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), Rochester Against War (RAW), and Peace Action and Education Task Force of Metro Justice (PA&E)
For more information contact: [email protected]br /> -- Doug Noble, PA&E and RAW, at 585-442-3393br /> -- Mike Totten, IVAW, at 585-520-2851
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter (in photo) will speak at Barnstable High School on Wednesday Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., along with comedian Jimmy Tingle, as part of a fundraiser for the Winter Soldier campaign of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Ritter and Tingle will discuss "the corporate media's coverage of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration's plans for the 'War on Terror,' and the need for diplomacy," according to the website of Cape Codders for Peace and Justice, the sponsoring organization.
The evening will begin with a monologue by Tingle, a presentation by Ritter, an interview of Ritter by Tingle, questions from the audience and a book signing, according to the CCPJ website. Suggested donation at the door, $10.
The event will be held in Knight Auditorium of the high school, 744 West Main St., Hyannis. For more information, contact CCPJ at 508-432-1718 or [email protected].
A showing of the documentary film, "Winter Soldier" will be shown followed by discussion about the upcoming Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan hearings.
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