Winter Soldier NW : Eyewitness accounts of War
Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 12:00pm to 5:00 pm
Location: FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
1011 SW 12th Street (at Main), Portland, OR 97205
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned away
US Veterans, Military Families, Iraqi Refugees, and others speak about
THE OCCUPATIONS IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN AND THE COST OF WAR AT HOME
Hear eyewitness accounts of the realities of war from soldiers, their families, Iraqi refugees, and health care workers. Panelists will discuss the true costs of war, and what we can do here at home to support our veterans, work in solidarity with the Iraqi people and end the war.
Speakers include: Camilo Mejia, first soldier to resist the Iraq war; Dahr Jamail, unembedded journalist in Iraq; Chanan Suarezdiaz, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Seattle Chapter President; Sara Rich, mother of Eugene war resister Suzanne Swift; plus area veterans, Iraqi refugees and health care workers.
Topics include: Veterans' Voices from Iraq and Afghanistan, Human Costs of War and Building Resistance to War.
Sponsored by: PDX Peace Coalition, Veterans for Peace Chapter 72, Military Families Speak Out Oregon and many more.
For more information visit http://www.pdxpeace.org
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan
Eye Witness Accounts of the Occupations
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan has featured testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.
A four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists gave context to the testimony. These panels covered everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.
Winter Soldier continues around the US. IVAW members are organizing regional Winter Soldier events around the US in the coming months.
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